Hellenic Telecom Organization (OTCMKTS:HLTOY – Get Free Report) and Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Risk & Volatility
Hellenic Telecom Organization has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty Global has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
37.2% of Liberty Global shares are held by institutional investors. 13.3% of Liberty Global shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Hellenic Telecom Organization | $2.10 billion | 3.77 | $518.11 million | N/A | N/A |
| Liberty Global | $4.34 billion | 0.91 | $1.59 billion | ($9.77) | -1.18 |
Liberty Global has higher revenue and earnings than Hellenic Telecom Organization.
Profitability
This table compares Hellenic Telecom Organization and Liberty Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Hellenic Telecom Organization | 12.39% | 26.09% | 10.03% |
| Liberty Global | -60.38% | -22.64% | -10.77% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Hellenic Telecom Organization and Liberty Global, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Hellenic Telecom Organization | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Liberty Global | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2.11 |
Liberty Global has a consensus target price of $14.26, suggesting a potential upside of 23.23%. Given Liberty Global’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Liberty Global is more favorable than Hellenic Telecom Organization.
Summary
Liberty Global beats Hellenic Telecom Organization on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Hellenic Telecom Organization
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. provides telecommunications and related services to businesses and individuals primarily in Greece and Romania. It operates through OTE, COSMOTE Group, and Telekom Romania Mobile segments. The company offers fixed-line, Internet access, ICT, and TV production services; and international carrier services. It also provides mobile and satellite telecommunication, electronic money, e-commerce, financing, consultancy and security, real estate, insurance brokerage, training, wholesale telephony, retail, marketing, overdue accounts management, wholesale broadband, and infrastructure services. Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. was incorporated in 1949 and is based in Athens, Greece. Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG.
About Liberty Global
Liberty Global Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides broadband internet, video, fixed-line telephony, and mobile communications services to residential and business customers. It offers value-added broadband services, such as WiFi features, security, anti-virus, firewall, spam protection, smart home services, online storage solutions, and web spaces; and Connect Box that delivers in-home Wi-Fi service. The company provides various tiers of digital video programming and audio services, as well as digital video recorders and multimedia home gateway systems; Horizon 5, a cloud-based, multi-screen entertainment platform that combines linear television, including recording and replay features and video-on-demand services; Horizon Go, an online mobile app; and channels, including general entertainment, sports, movies, series, documentaries, lifestyles, news, adult, children, and ethnic and foreign channels. In addition, it offers postpaid and prepaid mobile services; circuit-switched telephony services; and personal call manager, unified messaging, and a second or third phone line at an incremental cost. Further, the company offers business services comprising voice, advanced data, video, wireless, cloud-based services, and mobile and converged fixed-mobile services to small or home offices, small businesses, and medium and large enterprises, as well as on a wholesale basis to other operators. It operates in Belgium, Switzerland, Ireland, Slovakia, and internationally. Liberty Global Ltd. was founded in 2004 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.
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