Beasley Broadcast Group (NASDAQ:BBGI – Get Free Report) and Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYK – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Beasley Broadcast Group and Liberty Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Beasley Broadcast Group | -3.84% | -2.59% | -0.69% |
| Liberty Global | -146.30% | -58.32% | -28.23% |
Volatility and Risk
Beasley Broadcast Group has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty Global has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Beasley Broadcast Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Liberty Global | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Beasley Broadcast Group and Liberty Global”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Beasley Broadcast Group | $240.29 million | 0.03 | -$5.89 million | ($4.73) | -0.77 |
| Liberty Global | $4.88 billion | 0.80 | -$7.14 billion | ($20.80) | -0.56 |
Beasley Broadcast Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Liberty Global. Beasley Broadcast Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Liberty Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
21.7% of Beasley Broadcast Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.1% of Liberty Global shares are held by institutional investors. 52.8% of Beasley Broadcast Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of Liberty Global shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Beasley Broadcast Group beats Liberty Global on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Beasley Broadcast Group
Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., a multi-platform media company, owns and operates radio stations in the United States. The company offers local and national advertisers integrated marketing solutions across audio, digital, and event platforms. It operates Houston Outlaws, an esports team that competes in the Overwatch League; and an esports team that competes in the Rocket League. Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. was founded in 1961 and is based in Naples, Florida.
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.
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