GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group (NASDAQ:GLIBA – Get Free Report) and Telenet Group (OTCMKTS:TLGHF – Get Free Report) are both communication services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group and Telenet Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group | $1.05 billion | 0.73 | -$309.00 million | ($11.25) | -2.37 |
| Telenet Group | N/A | N/A | N/A | $0.29 | 49.94 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
16.7% of Telenet Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.9% of GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group shares are owned by 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.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group and Telenet Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Telenet Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Profitability
This table compares GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group and Telenet Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group | -32.53% | 11.56% | 5.78% |
| Telenet Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group beats Telenet Group on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group
GCI Liberty, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides various communication services in the United States. The company offers data, wireless, video, voice, and managed services to residential customers, businesses, governmental entities, and educational and medical institutions primarily in Alaska under the GCI brand. It also operates a digital invitation platform that provides custom display advertising, native advertising content, custom video, and brand partnership services. The company is based in Englewood, Colorado.
About Telenet Group
Telenet Group Holding NV provides video services to residential and business customers in Belgium and Luxembourg. The company offers high definition, pay television, and video-on-demand services; broadband Internet services, fixed-line, and mobile telephony services; voice, data, and Internet product and services; interconnection services; and value-added services, such as cloud, hosting, and security solutions. It also sells mobile handsets and set-top boxes; and provides advertising and production services, as well as product activation and installation services. The company serves small and medium enterprises, larger corporations, public, healthcare and educational institutions, and carrier customers that include international voice, data, and internet service providers. Telenet Group Holding NV was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Mechelen, Belgium. Telenet Group Holding NV is a subsidiary of Liberty Global plc.
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