GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group (NASDAQ:GLIBK) vs. SoftBank Group (OTCMKTS:SFTBF) Financial Review

SoftBank Group (OTCMKTS:SFTBF) and GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group (NASDAQ:GLIBK) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for SoftBank Group and GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SoftBank Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group	2	0	0	0	1.00

Institutional and Insider Ownership

25.0% of SoftBank Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares SoftBank Group and GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SoftBank Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	$569.15	0.06
GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group	$1.05 billion	0.87	-$309.00 million	($10.71)	-2.36

SoftBank Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 SoftBank Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares SoftBank Group 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
SoftBank Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group	-31.47%	12.74%	6.19%

About SoftBank Group

SoftBank Group Corp. provides telecommunication services in Japan and internationally. It operates through Investment Business of Holding Companies, SoftBank Vision Funds, SoftBank, Arm, and Other segments. The company offers mobile communications and solutions to enterprise customers, and broadband services to retail customers; and sells mobile devices and software tools, as well as related services. It also provides internet advertising and e-commerce services; payment and financial services; information and communication technology services products to enterprise customers; and communication device-related products and Internet of Things equipment to retail customers. In addition, the company engages in design of microprocessor intellectual property and related technology; alternative investment management; ownership of professional baseball team; operation of baseball games; management and maintenance of baseball stadium and other sports facilities; distribution of video, voice, and data content via media businesses. Further, it engages in the certification services, security solutions, and Linux/OSS businesses; operation of comprehensive IT information site ITmedia; sale of indirect materials such as consumable supplies; facility management; planning and operation of fashion e-commerce website; operational support of brands' own e-commerce website; operation of fashion coordination app; management of few funds; generation of electricity from renewable energy sources; and supply and sale of electricity. The company was formerly known as SoftBank Corp. and changed its name to SoftBank Group Corp. in July 2015. SoftBank Group Corp. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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.