Grupo Televisa (NYSE:TV) vs. Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A (NASDAQ:LLYVA) Critical Comparison

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

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Grupo Televisa and Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grupo Televisa	$3.07 billion	0.46	-$478.58 million	($0.81)	-3.31
Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A	N/A	N/A	N/A	($3.54)	-28.14

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

55.8% of Grupo Televisa shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.1% of Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Grupo Televisa has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Grupo Televisa and Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grupo Televisa	-13.93%	-7.65%	-3.55%
Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Grupo Televisa and Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grupo Televisa	2	4	1	0	1.86
Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A	2	0	0	0	1.00

Grupo Televisa currently has a consensus price target of $5.27, suggesting a potential upside of 96.15%. Given Grupo Televisa’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Grupo Televisa is more favorable than Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A.

Summary

Grupo Televisa beats Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Grupo Televisa

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates cable companies and provides direct-to-home satellite pay television system in Mexico and the United States. It operates through three segments: Cable, Sky, and Other Businesses. The Cable segment operates cable multiple system that provides basic and premium television subscription, pay-per-view, installation, Internet subscription, and telephone and mobile services subscription, as well as local and national advertising services; and telecommunication facilities, which offers data and long-distance services solutions to carriers and other telecommunications service providers through its fiber-optic network. The Sky segment offers direct-to-home broadcast satellite pay television services comprising program, installation, and equipment rental services to subscribers in Mexico, Central America, and the Dominican Republic; and national advertising sales. The Other Businesses segment is involved in the sports and show business promotion, soccer, publishing and publishing distribution, and gaming, as well as provides transmission concessions and facilities. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.

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.