Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYK – Get Free Report) and FOX (NASDAQ:FOX – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.
Volatility & Risk
Liberty Global has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FOX has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Liberty Global and FOX, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Liberty Global | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| FOX | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.43 |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
46.1% of Liberty Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.4% of FOX shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.9% of Liberty Global shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.1% of FOX shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Liberty Global and FOX’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% |
| FOX | 11.41% | 18.14% | 9.40% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Liberty Global and FOX”s gross 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 | 0.80 | -$7.14 billion | ($20.80) | -0.56 |
| FOX | $16.30 billion | 1.51 | $2.26 billion | $4.16 | 13.88 |
FOX has higher revenue and earnings than Liberty Global. Liberty Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FOX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
FOX beats Liberty Global on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Liberty Global
Liberty Global Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides broadband internet, video, fixed-line telephony, and mobile communications services to residential and business customers. It offers value-added broadband services, such as WiFi features, security, anti-virus, firewall, spam protection, smart home services, online storage solutions, and web spaces; and Connect Box that delivers in-home Wi-Fi service. The company provides various tiers of digital video programming and audio services, as well as digital video recorders and multimedia home gateway systems; Horizon 5, a cloud-based, multi-screen entertainment platform that combines linear television, including recording and replay features and video-on-demand services; Horizon Go, an online mobile app; and channels, including general entertainment, sports, movies, series, documentaries, lifestyles, news, adult, children, and ethnic and foreign channels. In addition, it offers postpaid and prepaid mobile services; circuit-switched telephony services; and personal call manager, unified messaging, and a second or third phone line at an incremental cost. Further, the company offers business services comprising voice, advanced data, video, wireless, cloud-based services, and mobile and converged fixed-mobile services to small or home offices, small businesses, and medium and large enterprises, as well as on a wholesale basis to other operators. It operates in Belgium, Switzerland, Ireland, Slovakia, and internationally. Liberty Global Ltd. was founded in 2004 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.
About FOX
Fox Corporation operates as a news, sports, and entertainment company in the United States (U.S.). The company operates through four segments: Cable Network Programming, Television, Credible, and The FOX Studio Lot. The Cable Network Programming segment produces and licenses news and sports content for distribution through traditional cable television systems, direct broadcast satellite operators and telecommunication companies, virtual multi-channel video programming distributors, and other digital platforms primarily in the U.S. Television segment produces, acquires, markets, and distributes programming through the FOX broadcast network, advertising supported video-on-demand service Tubi, and operates power broadcast television stations including duopolies and other digital platform; and produces content for third parties. The Credible segment engages in the consumer finance marketplace. The FOX Studio Lot segment provides television and film production services along with office space, studio operation services and includes all operations of the facility. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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