Comcast (CMCSA) Competitors $32.69 -0.54 (-1.61%) As of 02:32 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CMCSA vs. AMZN, CHTR, GOOG, GOOGL, NFLX, PARA, ROKU, WBD, DIS, and TShould you be buying Comcast stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Comcast include Amazon.com (AMZN), Charter Communications (CHTR), Alphabet (GOOG), Alphabet (GOOGL), Netflix (NFLX), Paramount Global (PARA), Roku (ROKU), Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), Walt Disney (DIS), and AT&T (T). Comcast vs. Its Competitors Amazon.com Charter Communications Alphabet Alphabet Netflix Paramount Global Roku Warner Bros. Discovery Walt Disney AT&T Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Which has more volatility and risk, AMZN or CMCSA? Amazon.com has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comcast has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, AMZN or CMCSA? Amazon.com has higher revenue and earnings than Comcast. Comcast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amazon.com, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmazon.com$650.31B3.50$59.25B$6.1434.95Comcast$123.73B0.99$16.19B$4.078.03 Is AMZN or CMCSA more profitable? Comcast has a net margin of 12.72% compared to Amazon.com's net margin of 10.14%. Amazon.com's return on equity of 24.14% beat Comcast's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Amazon.com10.14% 24.14% 10.90% Comcast 12.72%19.70%6.34% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AMZN or CMCSA? 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of Comcast shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.7% of Amazon.com shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Comcast shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is AMZN or CMCSA a better dividend stock? Amazon.com pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Comcast pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Amazon.com pays out 3.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Comcast pays out 32.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Comcast has increased its dividend for 18 consecutive years. Comcast is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts rate AMZN or CMCSA? Amazon.com presently has a consensus price target of $260.85, suggesting a potential upside of 21.57%. Comcast has a consensus price target of $40.77, suggesting a potential upside of 24.70%. Given Comcast's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Comcast is more favorable than Amazon.com.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Amazon.com 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 46 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Comcast 3 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.41 Does the media prefer AMZN or CMCSA? In the previous week, Amazon.com had 277 more articles in the media than Comcast. MarketBeat recorded 358 mentions for Amazon.com and 81 mentions for Comcast. Comcast's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Amazon.com's score of 0.96 indicating that Comcast is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Amazon.com 199 Very Positive mention(s) 61 Positive mention(s) 41 Neutral mention(s) 23 Negative mention(s) 5 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Comcast 46 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 20 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAmazon.com beats Comcast on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Comcast News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CMCSA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CMCSA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CMCSA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricComcastCABLE TV IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$122.00B$25.84B$7.95B$9.29BDividend Yield4.06%3.15%3.23%4.06%P/E Ratio8.034.9419.2124.30Price / Sales0.993.394.92168.61Price / Cash3.875.6216.3158.21Price / Book1.441.144.775.54Net Income$16.19B$3.13B$218.51M$259.03M7 Day Performance-2.93%-6.11%-4.55%-4.63%1 Month Performance-10.01%-15.17%39.38%5.86%1 Year Performance-18.79%-0.39%17.13%15.16% Comcast Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CMCSAComcast4.9852 of 5 stars$32.69-1.6%$40.77+24.7%-19.5%$122.00B$123.73B8.03182,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAMZNAmazon.com4.8898 of 5 stars$232.82+0.6%$254.33+9.2%+25.2%$2.47T$637.96B37.911,556,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionGap DownCHTRCharter Communications4.8865 of 5 stars$301.67-2.6%$416.00+37.9%-29.1%$42.37B$55.14B8.2794,500Earnings ReportInsider TradeGOOGAlphabet4.8642 of 5 stars$192.62-0.8%$215.19+11.7%+11.4%$2.34T$371.40B20.52190,200Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementGOOGLAlphabet4.5683 of 5 stars$191.64-0.8%$211.32+10.3%+11.9%$2.33T$371.40B20.42183,323Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNFLXNetflix4.662 of 5 stars$1,172.53-0.7%$1,297.66+10.7%+84.5%$498.26B$39.00B49.9614,000Trending NewsPARAParamount Global1.3311 of 5 stars$13.15+0.7%$11.60-11.8%+10.1%$8.86B$29.21B-1.6018,600Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionROKURoku2.9556 of 5 stars$94.25+4.6%$93.92-0.4%+61.8%$13.77B$4.25B-129.243,340Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownWBDWarner Bros. Discovery1.6034 of 5 stars$13.69+1.4%$12.41-9.3%+52.3%$33.62B$39.32B-3.1135,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDISWalt Disney4.8343 of 5 stars$120.19-1.1%$128.13+6.6%+27.1%$216.27B$91.36B24.60233,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastTAT&T4.5102 of 5 stars$27.63-1.3%$29.66+7.4%+42.2%$198.78B$122.34B15.70140,990Trending News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Amazon.com Competitors Charter Communications Competitors Alphabet Competitors Alphabet Competitors Netflix Competitors Paramount Global Competitors Roku Competitors Warner Bros. 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