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CHTR vs. CMCSA, LBRDA, LBRDK, TMUS, T, VZ, SIRI, LBTYA, AMCX, and CABO

Should you be buying Charter Communications stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Charter Communications include Comcast (CMCSA), Liberty Broadband (LBRDA), Liberty Broadband (LBRDK), T-Mobile US (TMUS), AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), Sirius XM (SIRI), Liberty Global (LBTYA), AMC Networks (AMCX), and Cable One (CABO).

Charter Communications vs. Its Competitors

Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) and Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation.

84.3% of Comcast shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of Charter Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Comcast shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Charter Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Comcast has higher revenue and earnings than Charter Communications. Comcast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Charter Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Comcast$123.73B0.91$16.19B$6.055.02
Charter Communications$55.09B0.67$5.08B$36.527.38

Comcast presently has a consensus price target of $39.94, indicating a potential upside of 31.63%. Charter Communications has a consensus price target of $373.71, indicating a potential upside of 38.68%. Given Charter Communications' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Charter Communications is more favorable than Comcast.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Comcast
3 Sell rating(s)
14 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.37
Charter Communications
4 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.19

Comcast has a net margin of 18.44% compared to Charter Communications' net margin of 9.53%. Charter Communications' return on equity of 26.77% beat Comcast's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Comcast18.44% 18.86% 6.24%
Charter Communications 9.53%26.77%3.50%

In the previous week, Comcast had 5 more articles in the media than Charter Communications. MarketBeat recorded 59 mentions for Comcast and 54 mentions for Charter Communications. Comcast's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Charter Communications' score of 0.15 indicating that Comcast is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Comcast
37 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
8 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Charter Communications
7 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
30 Neutral mention(s)
7 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Comcast has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Charter Communications has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Comcast beats Charter Communications on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CHTR vs. The Competition

MetricCharter CommunicationsCABLE TV IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$36.96B$20.45B$8.27B$10.58B
Dividend YieldN/A1.64%3.06%4.71%
P/E Ratio7.414.1218.3027.45
Price / Sales0.672.766.54202.26
Price / Cash2.856.0616.5761.55
Price / Book1.941.114.916.77
Net Income$5.08B$3.13B$256.85M$275.88M
7 Day Performance-0.05%-4.26%-1.96%2.63%
1 Month Performance2.33%-6.96%-0.63%9.10%
1 Year Performance-19.32%-15.29%35.29%35.69%

Charter Communications Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CHTR
Charter Communications
4.8038 of 5 stars
$269.48
-1.8%
$373.71
+38.7%
-16.2%$36.96B$55.09B7.4194,500Trending News
Analyst Forecast
CMCSA
Comcast
4.9805 of 5 stars
$31.49
-0.7%
$40.11
+27.4%
-24.9%$116.27B$123.73B5.20182,000Analyst Forecast
LBRDA
Liberty Broadband
4.3394 of 5 stars
$63.30
+1.1%
$100.67
+59.0%
-18.9%$9.08B$1.02B8.351,900Positive News
LBRDK
Liberty Broadband
3.6127 of 5 stars
$63.51
+1.0%
N/A-19.1%$9.11B$1.02B8.381,900Positive News
Analyst Forecast
TMUS
T-Mobile US
4.9565 of 5 stars
$237.96
+0.2%
$258.02
+8.4%
+7.3%$267.80B$81.40B22.4570,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
T
AT&T
4.795 of 5 stars
$28.07
-0.8%
$30.74
+9.5%
+20.0%$200.71B$122.34B15.95140,990Trending News
Analyst Forecast
VZ
Verizon Communications
4.8575 of 5 stars
$43.23
-0.9%
$47.53
+10.0%
-6.0%$182.27B$134.79B10.0899,600Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
SIRI
Sirius XM
4.5426 of 5 stars
$22.69
0.0%
$26.70
+17.7%
-3.6%$7.64B$8.70B-3.365,515
LBTYA
Liberty Global
3.0004 of 5 stars
$11.60
+0.3%
$14.26
+22.9%
-45.9%$3.95B$4.34B-1.196,820Positive News
Analyst Forecast
AMCX
AMC Networks
1.8098 of 5 stars
$8.34
+0.1%
$5.38
-35.6%
-4.6%$361.79M$2.42B-1.911,800News Coverage
Analyst Upgrade
CABO
Cable One
4.0852 of 5 stars
$167.74
+0.8%
$279.25
+66.5%
-46.0%$944.39M$1.58B-1.902,817Positive News
Analyst Forecast

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This page (NASDAQ:CHTR) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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