GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group (NASDAQ:GLIBK – Get Free Report) and Data Storage (NASDAQ:DTST – Get Free Report) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.
Risk and Volatility
GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group has a beta of -0.86, suggesting that its share price is 186% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Data Storage has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
11.6% of Data Storage shares are held by institutional investors. 21.2% of Data Storage shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group and Data Storage, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
| Data Storage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Profitability
This table compares GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group and Data Storage’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group | -32.53% | 11.56% | 5.78% |
| Data Storage | 1,247.09% | -5.48% | -4.86% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group and Data Storage”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group | $1.05 billion | 0.91 | -$309.00 million | ($11.25) | -2.37 |
| Data Storage | $1.38 million | 4.46 | $19.20 million | ($0.76) | -3.46 |
Data Storage has lower revenue, but higher earnings than GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group. Data Storage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Data Storage beats GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group
GCI Liberty Inc. consists of its wholly owned subsidiary GCI. The company is communications provider, providing data, voice and managed services to consumer and business customers throughout Alaska. GCI Liberty Inc. is based in ENGLEWOOD, Colo.
About Data Storage
Data Storage Corporation provides data management and cloud solutions in the United States and internationally. It offers a suite of multi-cloud IT solutions, including cyber security solutions, which comprise ezSecurity, a security solution for endpoint security, system assessments, and risk analysis, as well as IBM system protection, including Ransomware defense. The company also provides data protection and recovery solutions, such as ezVault for offsite data protection; ezRecovery for fast data recovery; ezAvailability for real-time data replication with minimal recovery objectives; and ezMirror for data mirroring at the storage level. In addition, it offers cloud hosted production systems comprising ezHost, which delivers managed cloud services; and voice and data solutions, including Nexxis, which specializes in voice over internet protocol, internet access, and data transport solutions, which comprise dedicated internet services, SD-WAN options, and a cloud-based PBX solution. The company offers its solutions and services to businesses in healthcare, banking and finance, distribution services, manufacturing, construction, education, and government industries. Data Storage Corporation was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Melville, New York.
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