Reviewing GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group (NASDAQ:GLIBK) & PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk (NYSE:TLK)
by Michael Walen · The Markets DailyGCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group (NASDAQ:GLIBK – Get Free Report) and PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk (NYSE:TLK – Get Free Report) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and earnings.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group and PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Risk and Volatility
GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group has a beta of -0.89, meaning that its stock price is 189% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group and PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk’s 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% |
| PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk | 11.62% | 11.53% | 5.86% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group and PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group | $942.00 million | 0.88 | -$309.00 million | ($11.25) | -2.07 |
| PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk | $8.80 billion | 1.42 | $1.05 billion | $1.04 | 12.10 |
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk 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 PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk beats GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk
Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk provides information and communications technology, and telecommunications network services worldwide. The company operates through mobile, consumer, enterprise, Wholesale and International Business, and Other segments. The Mobile segment offers mobile voice, SMS, value added services, and mobile broadband services. The Consumer segment provides fixed wireline, pay TV, and internet services; and other telecommunication services to home customers. The Enterprise segment offers end-to-end solution to corporate and institutions. The Wholesale and International Business segment provides interconnection services, broadband access, information technology services, data, and internet services to other licensed operator and institutions. The Other segment offers digital content products, big data, business to business commerce, and financial services to individual and corporate customers. The company also engages in leasing of towers, and digital support and other telecommunication services; provision of consultation service of hardware, computer software, and data center, as well as multimedia portal services; business management consulting; property development and management; trading service related to telecommunication, information, multimedia technology, entertainment, and investment; and digital content exchange hub services. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in Bandung, Indonesia.