Comcast (CMCSA) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to CHTR or CMCSA?

In the previous week, Comcast had 13 more articles in the media than Charter Communications. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Comcast and 7 mentions for Charter Communications. Charter Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Comcast's score of 0.82 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Comcast	10 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CHTR or CMCSA?

Comcast received 483 more outperform votes than Charter Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.34% of users gave Comcast an outperform vote while only 62.20% of users gave Charter Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Charter Communications	Outperform Votes 790 62.20%	Underperform Votes 480 37.80%
Comcast	Outperform Votes 1273 78.34%	Underperform Votes 352 21.66%

Which has higher 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	$54.66B	0.86	$4.56B	$30.92	10.59
Comcast	$121.11B	1.28	$15.39B	$3.78	10.48

Do analysts prefer CHTR or CMCSA?

Charter Communications currently has a consensus target price of $360.93, suggesting a potential upside of 10.23%. Comcast has a consensus target price of $45.78, suggesting a potential upside of 15.58%. Given Comcast's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Comcast is more favorable than Charter Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Charter Communications	4 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Comcast	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.39

Do institutionals & insiders 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. 0.7% 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, CHTR or CMCSA?

Charter Communications has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comcast has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CHTR or CMCSA more profitable?

Comcast has a net margin of 12.46% compared to Charter Communications' net margin of 8.51%. Charter Communications' return on equity of 30.11% beat Comcast's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Charter Communications	8.51%	30.11%	3.15%
Comcast	12.46%	20.17%	6.39%

Summary

Comcast beats Charter Communications on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.