Liberty Latin America (LILA) Competitors

Liberty Latin America (NASDAQ:LILA) and MSG Networks (NYSE:MSGN) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LILA or MSGN?

Liberty Latin America received 1 more outperform votes than MSG Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.68% of users gave MSG Networks an outperform vote while only 58.10% of users gave Liberty Latin America an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Liberty Latin America	Outperform Votes 294 58.10%	Underperform Votes 212 41.90%
MSG Networks	Outperform Votes 293 61.68%	Underperform Votes 182 38.32%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in LILA or MSGN?

18.5% of Liberty Latin America shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.3% of MSG Networks shares are held by institutional investors. 11.4% of Liberty Latin America shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 29.3% of MSG Networks shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is LILA or MSGN more profitable?

MSG Networks has a net margin of 28.10% compared to Liberty Latin America's net margin of -0.12%. Liberty Latin America's return on equity of -0.23% beat MSG Networks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Liberty Latin America	-0.12%	-0.23%	-0.04%
MSG Networks	28.10%	-36.42%	19.58%

Do analysts recommend LILA or MSGN?

Liberty Latin America presently has a consensus price target of $8.67, suggesting a potential downside of 4.45%. Given Liberty Latin America's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Liberty Latin America is more favorable than MSG Networks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Liberty Latin America	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
MSG Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, LILA or MSGN?

Liberty Latin America has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MSG Networks has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer LILA or MSGN?

In the previous week, Liberty Latin America had 9 more articles in the media than MSG Networks. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Liberty Latin America and 0 mentions for MSG Networks. Liberty Latin America's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat MSG Networks' score of 0.00 indicating that Liberty Latin America is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Liberty Latin America	Positive
MSG Networks	Neutral

Which has better earnings & valuation, LILA or MSGN?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Liberty Latin America	$4.51B	0.40	-$73.60M	-$0.03	-302.23
MSG Networks	$685.80M	1.17	$185.22M	$2.92	4.85

Summary

MSG Networks beats Liberty Latin America on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.