BCE (NYSE:BCE – Get Free Report) and Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A (NASDAQ:LLYVA – Get Free Report) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares BCE and Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| BCE | $24.49 billion | 0.88 | $251.05 million | $4.81 | 4.82 |
| Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ($3.86) | -20.98 |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for BCE and Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| BCE | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2.17 |
| Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
BCE currently has a consensus target price of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.13%. Given BCE’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BCE is more favorable than Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A.
Profitability
This table compares BCE and Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| BCE | 25.62% | 17.35% | 3.66% |
| Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
41.5% of BCE shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.1% of Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of BCE shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility and Risk
BCE has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
BCE beats Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About BCE
BCE Inc., a communications company, provides wireless, wireline, Internet, and television (TV) services to residential, business, and wholesale customers in Canada. The company operates through two segments, Bell Communication and Technology Services, and Bell Media. The Bell Communication and Technology Services segment provides wireless products and services including mobile data and voice plans and devices; wireline products and services comprising data, including internet access, internet protocol television, cloud-based services, and business solutions, as well as voice, and other communication services and products; and satellite TV and connectivity services for residential, small and medium-sized business, government, and large enterprise customers. This segment also buys and sells local telephone, long distance, and data and other services from or to resellers and other carriers; and operates consumer electronics retail stores. The Bell Media segment provides conventional TV, specialty TV, pay TV, streaming services, digital media services, radio broadcasting services, and out-of-home advertising services. BCE Inc. was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Verdun, Canada.
About Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A
Liberty Live Group operates in the media, communications, and entertainment industries primarily in North America and the United Kingdom. The company is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.
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