Hellenic Telecom Organization (OTCMKTS:HLTOY – Get Free Report) and GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group (NASDAQ:GLIBK – Get Free Report) are both communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Hellenic Telecom Organization and GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Hellenic Telecom Organization | 15.83% | 30.19% | 12.14% |
| GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group | -32.53% | 11.56% | 5.78% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Hellenic Telecom Organization and GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Hellenic Telecom Organization | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Hellenic Telecom Organization and GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Hellenic Telecom Organization | $3.92 billion | 2.20 | $566.95 million | $0.81 | 12.99 |
| GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group | $942.00 million | 0.80 | -$309.00 million | ($11.25) | -1.87 |
Hellenic Telecom Organization has higher revenue and earnings than GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group. GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hellenic Telecom Organization, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
Hellenic Telecom Organization has a beta of 0.18, suggesting that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group has a beta of -0.89, suggesting that its share price is 189% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Hellenic Telecom Organization beats GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Hellenic Telecom Organization
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. provides telecommunications and related services to businesses and individuals primarily in Greece and Romania. It operates through OTE, COSMOTE Group, and Telekom Romania Mobile segments. The company offers fixed-line, Internet access, ICT, and TV production services; and international carrier services. It also provides mobile and satellite telecommunication, electronic money, e-commerce, financing, consultancy and security, real estate, insurance brokerage, training, wholesale telephony, retail, marketing, overdue accounts management, wholesale broadband, and infrastructure services. Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. was incorporated in 1949 and is based in Athens, Greece. Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG.
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.
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