Financial Survey: GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group (GLIBK) vs. Its Rivals

GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group (NASDAQ:GLIBK) is one of 202 public companies in the “Diversified Telecommunication Services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

33.0% of shares of all “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 19.6% of shares of all “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group	2	0	0	0	1.00
GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group Competitors	1681	5139	7367	367	2.44

As a group, “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies have a potential upside of 21.06%. Given GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group	-32.53%	11.56%	5.78%
GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group Competitors	-12.23%	-229.19%	-3.15%

Volatility & Risk

GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group has a beta of -1.02, indicating that its share price is 202% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group’s competitors have a beta of -4.71, indicating that their average share price is 571% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group	$1.05 billion	-$309.00 million	-2.34
GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group Competitors	$12.35 billion	$976.35 million	-191.79

GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group. GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group competitors beat GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group

GCI Liberty Inc. consists of its wholly owned subsidiary GCI. The company is communications provider, providing data, voice and managed services to consumer and business customers throughout Alaska. GCI Liberty Inc. is based in ENGLEWOOD, Colo.