Comcast (CMCSA) Competitors

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

Comcast presently has a consensus price target of $34.79, indicating a potential upside of 39.99%. Charter Communications has a consensus price target of $290.38, indicating a potential upside of 107.01%. Given Charter Communications' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Charter Communications is more favorable than Comcast.

84.3% of Comcast shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of Charter Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Comcast shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Charter Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Comcast has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Charter Communications has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Charter Communications had 2 more articles in the media than Comcast. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Charter Communications and 16 mentions for Comcast. Comcast's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Charter Communications' score of 0.75 indicating that Comcast is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Comcast has a net margin of 15.00% compared to Charter Communications' net margin of 9.03%. Charter Communications' return on equity of 24.20% beat Comcast's return on equity.

Comcast pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. FOX pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Comcast pays out 26.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FOX pays out 14.8% 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 and FOX has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Comcast is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, FOX had 60 more articles in the media than Comcast. MarketBeat recorded 76 mentions for FOX and 16 mentions for Comcast. Comcast's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat FOX's score of -0.12 indicating that Comcast is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Comcast has a net margin of 15.00% compared to FOX's net margin of 10.56%. FOX's return on equity of 18.90% beat Comcast's return on equity.

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

Comcast has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, FOX has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the broader market.

Comcast currently has a consensus target price of $34.79, indicating a potential upside of 39.99%. FOX has a consensus target price of $75.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.88%. Given Comcast's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Comcast is more favorable than FOX.

84.3% of Comcast shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.4% of FOX shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Comcast shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.1% of FOX shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Comcast pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Comcast pays out 26.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alphabet pays out 6.4% 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 raised its dividend for 18 consecutive years and Alphabet has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Comcast is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Comcast has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alphabet has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the broader market.

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

In the previous week, Alphabet had 182 more articles in the media than Comcast. MarketBeat recorded 198 mentions for Alphabet and 16 mentions for Comcast. Comcast's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Alphabet's score of 0.71 indicating that Comcast is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Alphabet has a net margin of 37.92% compared to Comcast's net margin of 15.00%. Alphabet's return on equity of 38.99% beat Comcast's return on equity.

84.3% of Comcast shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.3% of Alphabet shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Comcast shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of Alphabet shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Comcast currently has a consensus target price of $34.79, indicating a potential upside of 39.99%. Alphabet has a consensus target price of $376.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.91%. Given Comcast's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Comcast is more favorable than Alphabet.

40.0% of Alphabet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of Comcast shares are held by institutional investors. 11.6% of Alphabet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Comcast shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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

Alphabet presently has a consensus target price of $413.04, suggesting a potential upside of 14.15%. Comcast has a consensus target price of $34.79, suggesting a potential upside of 39.99%. Given Comcast's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Comcast is more favorable than Alphabet.

Alphabet has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Comcast has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Alphabet had 209 more articles in the media than Comcast. MarketBeat recorded 225 mentions for Alphabet and 16 mentions for Comcast. Comcast's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Alphabet's score of 0.80 indicating that Comcast is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Alphabet has a net margin of 37.92% compared to Comcast's net margin of 15.00%. Alphabet's return on equity of 38.99% beat Comcast's return on equity.

Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Comcast pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Alphabet pays out 6.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Comcast pays out 26.0% 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. Alphabet has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Comcast has raised its dividend for 18 consecutive years. Comcast is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.