Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYB – Get Free Report) and Prosiebensat.1 Media (OTCMKTS:PBSFY – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.
Risk and Volatility
Liberty Global has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prosiebensat.1 Media has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
0.5% of Liberty Global shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Liberty Global shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Liberty Global | -146.30% | -58.32% | -28.23% |
| Prosiebensat.1 Media | -4.83% | 16.83% | 4.18% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for Liberty Global and Prosiebensat.1 Media, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Liberty Global | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Prosiebensat.1 Media | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Liberty Global and Prosiebensat.1 Media”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Liberty Global | $4.88 billion | 0.97 | -$7.14 billion | ($20.80) | -0.68 |
| Prosiebensat.1 Media | $4.16 billion | 0.25 | -$191.16 million | ($0.20) | -5.73 |
Prosiebensat.1 Media has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Liberty Global. Prosiebensat.1 Media is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Liberty Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Prosiebensat.1 Media beats Liberty Global on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Liberty Global
Liberty Global Plc is an international television and broadband company, which engages in the provision of broadband communications services. It operates through the following geographical segments: U.K. and Ireland, Belgium, Switzerland, Central and Eastern Europe, and Central and Corporate. Its products include broadband, WiFi, connectivity products, TV platforms, and TV content. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
About Prosiebensat.1 Media
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE operates as a media company in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the United States, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Entertainment, Dating & Video, and Commerce & Ventures. The Entertainment segment operates free TV stations and digital platforms, such as SAT.1, ProSieben, Kabel Eins, sixx, SAT.1 Gold, ProSieben MAXX, and Kabel Eins Doku, as well as PULS4, PULS24, ATV I, ATV II, and PLUS 8. This segment is involved in operating commercial websites; production and distribution programming portfolio, including entertainment, reality, and factual formats, as well as TV series, TV films, and digital content; and operates Studio71 which creates and sells digital offerings for influencers. Its Dating & Video segment engages in online matchmaking services for online dating and entertainment under the Parship, ElitePartner, eHarmony, LOVOO help singles brand names. This segment provides video-based social entertainment applications, such as MeetMe, Skout, Tagged, and GROWLr content for users. The Commerce & Ventures segment engages in the consumer advice, experiences, and beauty and lifestyle businesses; and offers individual tailored support services for development of companies. This segment is involved in operating Marktguru and wetter.com. ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Unterföhring, Germany.
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