Reviewing Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYB) and Television Fran (OTCMKTS:TVFCF)

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYB) and Television Fran (OTCMKTS:TVFCF) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Liberty Global and Television Fran, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Liberty Global	1	0	0	0	1.00
Television Fran	1	1	0	0	1.50

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Liberty Global and Television Fran”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) 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
Television Fran	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Television Fran has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Liberty Global.

Volatility and Risk

Liberty Global has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Television Fran has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.5% of Liberty Global shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Liberty Global shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Liberty Global and Television Fran’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Liberty Global	-146.30%	-58.32%	-28.23%
Television Fran	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Television Fran beats Liberty Global on 5 of the 8 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 Television Fran

TF1 SA engages in the broadcasting, studios and entertainment, and digital businesses in France and internationally. The company offers DTT channels, including TMC, TFX, LCI, and TF1 Séries Films; Theme channels, such as TV Breizh, Ushuaïa TV, Serie club, and Histoire TV; e-TF1; TF1 production; e-commerce activities; music/events; TF1 business solutions; TF1 films production; websites; and advertising services, as well as TF1, which covers sports, French drama, news, entertainment, and movies. It also provides streaming platforms, such as MYTF1, TFOU MAX, and Salto; and operates studios, including Newen Studios. TF1 SA was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.