Airborne Wireless Network (OTCMKTS:ABWN) and Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LILAK) Critical Analysis

Airborne Wireless Network (OTCMKTS:ABWN) and Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LILAK) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

53.0% of Liberty Global shares are held by institutional investors. 9.7% of Liberty Global shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Airborne Wireless Network and Liberty Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Airborne Wireless Network	N/A	N/A	N/A
Liberty Global	-26.61%	-71.58%	-9.23%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Airborne Wireless Network and Liberty Global, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Airborne Wireless Network	0	0	0	0	0.00
Liberty Global	1	2	0	0	1.67

Liberty Global has a consensus target price of $7.85, indicating a potential upside of 1.29%. Given Liberty Global’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Liberty Global is more favorable than Airborne Wireless Network.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Airborne Wireless Network and Liberty Global”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Airborne Wireless Network	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Liberty Global	$4.46 billion	0.35	-$657.00 million	($5.93)	-1.31

Airborne Wireless Network has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Liberty Global.

Summary

Liberty Global beats Airborne Wireless Network on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Airborne Wireless Network

Airborne Wireless Network, a development stage company, focuses on developing, marketing, and licensing a fully-meshed high-speed broadband airborne wireless network by linking aircraft in flight. It focuses on developing Infinitus, a high-speed broadband airborne wireless network that would enable participating aircraft to act as an airborne repeater or router, sending and receiving broadband signals from one aircraft to another. It intends to sell broadband wireless bandwidth to the telecommunications companies and Internet service providers. The company was formerly known as Ample-Tee, Inc. and changed its name to Airborne Wireless Network in May 2016. Airborne Wireless Network was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Simi Valley, California.

About Liberty Global

Liberty Latin America Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides fixed, mobile, and subsea telecommunications services. The company operates through C&W Caribbean, C&W Panama, Liberty Networks, Liberty Puerto Rico, and Liberty Costa Rico segments. It offers communications and entertainment services, including video, broadband internet, fixed-line, telephony, and mobiles services to residential and business customers; and business products and services that include enterprise-grade connectivity, data center, hosting, and managed solutions, as well as information technology solutions for small and medium enterprises, international companies, and governmental agencies. The company also operates a sub-sea and terrestrial fiber optic cable network that connects approximately 40 markets. It provides its services under the brands of C&W, Liberty Costa Rica, Liberty Communications, BTC, Flow, and Mas Móvil. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.