Charter Communications (CHTR) Competitors

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

Is CHTR or CMCSA more profitable?

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
Charter Communications	9.53%	26.77%	3.50%
Comcast	18.44%	18.86%	6.24%

Does the media prefer CHTR or CMCSA?

In the previous week, Charter Communications had 5 more articles in the media than Comcast. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for Charter Communications and 51 mentions for Comcast. Comcast's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Charter Communications' score of 0.70 indicating that Comcast is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Charter Communications	23 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	26 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Comcast	39 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, CHTR or CMCSA?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Charter Communications	$55.09B	0.69	$5.08B	$36.52	7.60
Comcast	$123.73B	1.02	$16.19B	$6.05	5.64

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CHTR or CMCSA?

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

Do analysts recommend CHTR or CMCSA?

Charter Communications presently has a consensus target price of $404.71, suggesting a potential upside of 45.80%. Comcast has a consensus target price of $40.73, suggesting a potential upside of 19.27%. Given Charter Communications' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Charter Communications is more favorable than Comcast.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Charter Communications	3 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.26
Comcast	3 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41

Which has more volatility & risk, CHTR or CMCSA?

Charter Communications has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comcast has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Comcast beats Charter Communications on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.