Liberty Global (LBTYB) Competitors

Rogers Communications (NYSE:RCI) and Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYB) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment and dividends.

Does the media favor RCI or LBTYB?

In the previous week, Rogers Communications had 10 more articles in the media than Liberty Global. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Rogers Communications and 2 mentions for Liberty Global. Rogers Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Liberty Global's score of 0.00 indicating that Rogers Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rogers Communications	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Liberty Global	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RCI or LBTYB?

Rogers Communications received 218 more outperform votes than Liberty Global when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.72% of users gave Liberty Global an outperform vote while only 56.16% of users gave Rogers Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rogers Communications	Outperform Votes 410 56.16%	Underperform Votes 320 43.84%
Liberty Global	Outperform Votes 192 58.72%	Underperform Votes 135 41.28%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in RCI or LBTYB?

45.5% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.5% of Liberty Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.0% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Liberty Global shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, RCI or LBTYB?

Rogers Communications has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty Global has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate RCI or LBTYB?

Rogers Communications currently has a consensus target price of $61.75, indicating a potential upside of 122.48%. Given Rogers Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Rogers Communications is more favorable than Liberty Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rogers Communications	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Liberty Global	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has higher valuation & earnings, RCI or LBTYB?

Rogers Communications has higher revenue and earnings than Liberty Global. Liberty Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rogers Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rogers Communications	$20.60B	0.72	$1.27B	$2.32	11.96
Liberty Global	$4.34B	0.97	-$4.05B	$4.19	2.81

Is RCI or LBTYB more profitable?

Liberty Global has a net margin of 23.09% compared to Rogers Communications' net margin of 8.40%. Rogers Communications' return on equity of 25.19% beat Liberty Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rogers Communications	8.40%	25.19%	3.86%
Liberty Global	23.09%	9.83%	4.49%

Summary

Rogers Communications beats Liberty Global on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.