Liberty Broadband (NASDAQ:LBRDA – Get Free Report) and Television Fran (OTCMKTS:TVFCF – 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 risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Volatility and Risk
Liberty Broadband has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Television Fran has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Liberty Broadband and Television Fran, as provided by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Liberty Broadband | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.40 |
Television Fran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Liberty Broadband and Television Fran’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Liberty Broadband | 86.40% | 9.24% | 5.43% |
Television Fran | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
10.3% of Liberty Broadband shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.6% of Liberty Broadband 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.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Liberty Broadband and Television Fran”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Liberty Broadband | $1.02 billion | 13.21 | $869.00 million | $6.26 | 14.96 |
Television Fran | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Liberty Broadband has higher revenue and earnings than Television Fran.
Summary
Liberty Broadband beats Television Fran on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Liberty Broadband
Liberty Broadband Corporation engages in the communications businesses. The company’s GCI Holdings segment provides data, wireless, video, voice, and managed services to residential customers, businesses, governmental entities, educational, and medical institutions in Alaska under the GCI brand. Its Charter segment offers subscription-based Internet and video services, and mobile and voice services; and state-of-the-art residential and business services, which includes Spectrum Internet, TV, mobile and voice for small and medium-sized companies; Spectrum Business provides a suite of broadband products and services for businesses and government application; Spectrum Enterprise offers customized fiber-based solutions; Spectrum Reach provides advertising and production for the modern media landscape. In addition, the company provides security suite that offers computer viruses, spyware and threats from malicious actors across the internet; offers internet access, data networking, fiber connectivity to cellular towers and office buildings, video entertainment, and business telephone services; advertising services on cable television networks, streaming services, and advertising platforms; and operates regional sports and news networks. Liberty Broadband Corporation was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Englewood, Colorado.
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.
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