Critical Contrast: PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk (NYSE:TLK) versus Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A (NASDAQ:LLYVA)

Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A (NASDAQ:LLYVA) and PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk (NYSE:TLK) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A and PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk	14.78%	13.86%	7.44%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A and PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A	1	1	0	0	1.50
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk	1	1	0	0	1.50

Institutional & Insider Ownership

25.1% of Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A and PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A	N/A	N/A	N/A	($3.86)	-21.28
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk	$9.45 billion	2.20	$1.47 billion	$1.35	15.55

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk has higher revenue and earnings than Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A. Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk beats Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk

Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk provides information and communications technology, and telecommunications network services worldwide. The company operates through mobile, consumer, enterprise, Wholesale and International Business, and Other segments. The Mobile segment offers mobile voice, SMS, value added services, and mobile broadband services. The Consumer segment provides fixed wireline, pay TV, and internet services; and other telecommunication services to home customers. The Enterprise segment offers end-to-end solution to corporate and institutions. The Wholesale and International Business segment provides interconnection services, broadband access, information technology services, data, and internet services to other licensed operator and institutions. The Other segment offers digital content products, big data, business to business commerce, and financial services to individual and corporate customers. The company also engages in leasing of towers, and digital support and other telecommunication services; provision of consultation service of hardware, computer software, and data center, as well as multimedia portal services; business management consulting; property development and management; trading service related to telecommunication, information, multimedia technology, entertainment, and investment; and digital content exchange hub services. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in Bandung, Indonesia.