Contrasting Liberty Broadband (NASDAQ:LBRDP) and Grupo Televisa (NYSE:TV)

Grupo Televisa (NYSE:TV) and Liberty Broadband (NASDAQ:LBRDP) are both communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Dividends

Grupo Televisa pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Liberty Broadband pays an annual dividend of $1.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Grupo Televisa pays out -8.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Grupo Televisa and Liberty Broadband, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grupo Televisa	2	3	1	0	1.83
Liberty Broadband	0	0	0	0	0.00

Grupo Televisa presently has a consensus target price of $6.55, indicating a potential upside of 137.32%. Given Grupo Televisa’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Grupo Televisa is more favorable than Liberty Broadband.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

55.8% of Grupo Televisa shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Grupo Televisa and Liberty Broadband’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grupo Televisa	-15.28%	-8.33%	-3.87%
Liberty Broadband	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Grupo Televisa and Liberty Broadband”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grupo Televisa	$57.98 billion	0.03	-$478.58 million	($0.91)	-3.03
Liberty Broadband	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Liberty Broadband has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Grupo Televisa.

Summary

Grupo Televisa beats Liberty Broadband on 6 of the 10 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 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.