Head-To-Head Analysis: Taboola.com (NASDAQ:TBLA) vs. Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYB)

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYB) and Taboola.com (NASDAQ:TBLA) are both communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Liberty Global and Taboola.com’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Liberty Global	-44.40%	-25.59%	-11.30%
Taboola.com	6.05%	12.15%	7.22%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Liberty Global and Taboola.com”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Liberty Global	$4.88 billion	0.82	-$7.14 billion	($8.98)	-1.31
Taboola.com	$1.91 billion	0.36	$42.28 million	$0.40	6.85

Taboola.com has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Liberty Global. Liberty Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Taboola.com, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.5% of Liberty Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.9% of Taboola.com shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Liberty Global shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.6% of Taboola.com shares are held 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 & Risk

Liberty Global has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Taboola.com has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Liberty Global and Taboola.com, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Liberty Global	1	0	0	0	1.00
Taboola.com	0	2	4	0	2.67

Taboola.com has a consensus price target of $5.75, suggesting a potential upside of 109.85%. Given Taboola.com’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Taboola.com is more favorable than Liberty Global.

Summary

Taboola.com beats Liberty Global on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Liberty Global

Liberty Global Plc is an international television and broadband company, which engages in the provision of broadband communications services. It operates through the following geographical segments: U.K. and Ireland, Belgium, Switzerland, Central and Eastern Europe, and Central and Corporate. Its products include broadband, WiFi, connectivity products, TV platforms, and TV content. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

About Taboola.com

Taboola.com Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, operates an artificial intelligence-based algorithmic engine platform in Israel, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and internationally. It offers Taboola, a platform that partners with websites, devices, and mobile apps to recommend editorial content and advertisements on the open web to users. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, New York.