Adeia vs Liberty Capital
ADEA and GLIBA side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ADEA and GLIBA compare
Adeia is the larger company, worth 1.7 times as much as Liberty Capital ($1.9B against $1.1B).
On earnings, Liberty Capital is cheaper: it trades at 14.4× trailing earnings, against 16.8× for Adeia.
Adeia grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (22.1% versus −0.10% for Liberty Capital).
Adeia keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 25.0% compared with 7.4% at Liberty Capital.
Adeia pays a dividend yielding 1.2%; Liberty Capital does not pay one.
Adeia scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 9 for Liberty Capital), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ADEA | GLIBA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.9B | $1.1B |
| Share price | $17.13 | $28.20 |
| Change, 1 year | 20.7% | −15.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −10.2% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.95 | −0.30 |
| Employees | 150 | – |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 17 (better) | 9 |
| Valuation score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 16.8× | 14.4× (better) |
| P/S | 4.1× | 1.1× (better) |
| P/B | 3.9× | 0.6× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.0× | 5.3× (better) |
| P/FCF | 10.8× (better) | 37.5× |
| FCF yield | 9.3% (better) | 2.7% |
| Fair value | $17.69 | $47.50 |
| Margin of safety | 3.2% | 40.6% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 22.1% (better) | −0.10% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −3.0% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 58.2% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 56.9% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −10.8% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 38.4% (better) | 12.1% |
| Net margin | 25.0% (better) | 7.4% |
| FCF margin | 37.9% (better) | 2.9% |
| Return on equity | 25.9% (better) | 4.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 18.6% (better) | 3.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.79 | 0.62 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.42 (better) | 2.07 |
| Interest coverage | 5.2× (better) | 2.8× |
| Current ratio | 3.64 (better) | 2.85 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.63 (better) | 0.72 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.2% | – |
| Payout ratio | 18.9% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −16.7% | – |
| Buyback yield | 1.6% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 2.8% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 103% | 89.8% |
| Held by insiders | 3.2% | 7.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$3.2M | $15.1M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 2 |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.5% | – |
Go deeper
- ADEA stock overview
- ADEA income statement
- ADEA valuation and score
- GLIBA stock overview
- GLIBA income statement
- GLIBA valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.