Charter Communications (CHTR) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, CHTR or CMCSA?

Charter Communications has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comcast has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CHTR or CMCSA?

In the previous week, Comcast had 31 more articles in the media than Charter Communications. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for Comcast and 19 mentions for Charter Communications. Charter Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Comcast's score of 1.36 indicating that Charter Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Charter Communications	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Comcast	37 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate CHTR or CMCSA?

Charter Communications presently has a consensus price target of $422.37, suggesting a potential upside of 5.70%. Comcast has a consensus price target of $40.98, suggesting a potential upside of 14.99%. Given Comcast's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Comcast is more favorable than Charter Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Charter Communications	3 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.24
Comcast	3 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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	1.02	$5.08B	$35.83	11.15
Comcast	$123.73B	1.08	$16.19B	$4.07	8.76

Is CHTR or CMCSA more profitable?

Comcast has a net margin of 12.72% compared to Charter Communications' net margin of 9.42%. Charter Communications' return on equity of 27.70% beat Comcast's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Charter Communications	9.42%	27.70%	3.47%
Comcast	12.72%	19.70%	6.34%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CHTR or CMCSA?

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

Summary

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