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NASDAQ:CMCSA

Comcast (CMCSA) Competitors

$39.04
-0.31 (-0.79%)
(As of 06/1/2023 ET)
Compare
Today's Range
$38.68
$39.54
50-Day Range
$35.92
$41.64
52-Week Range
$28.39
$43.84
Volume
30.45 million shs
Average Volume
19.63 million shs
Market Capitalization
$162.75 billion
P/E Ratio
29.58
Dividend Yield
2.97%
Price Target
$45.21

CMCSA vs. CHTR, NKE, DIS, NFLX, SONY, ATVI, MAR, LULU, LVS, and LBTYA

Should you be buying Comcast stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Comcast include Charter Communications (CHTR), NIKE (NKE), Walt Disney (DIS), Netflix (NFLX), Sony Group (SONY), Activision Blizzard (ATVI), Marriott International (MAR), Lululemon Athletica (LULU), Las Vegas Sands (LVS), and Liberty Global (LBTYA). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector.

Comcast vs.

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

66.1% of Charter Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Comcast shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Charter Communications shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Comcast shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Charter Communications$54.02 billion0.93$5.06 billion$30.5210.75
Comcast$121.43 billion1.34$5.37 billion$1.3229.58

Charter Communications presently has a consensus target price of $481.35, suggesting a potential upside of 46.74%. Comcast has a consensus target price of $45.21, suggesting a potential upside of 15.80%. Given Charter Communications' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Charter Communications is more favorable than Comcast.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Charter Communications
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Comcast
2 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
15 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.54

Charter Communications has a net margin of 8.95% compared to Comcast's net margin of 4.71%. Charter Communications' return on equity of 37.99% beat Comcast's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Charter Communications 8.95% 37.99% 3.38%
Comcast 4.71% 19.07% 6.21%

Charter Communications has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comcast has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Comcast received 474 more outperform votes than Charter Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 79.63% of users gave Comcast an outperform vote while only 64.04% of users gave Charter Communications an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Charter CommunicationsOutperform Votes
773
64.04%
Underperform Votes
434
35.96%
ComcastOutperform Votes
1247
79.63%
Underperform Votes
319
20.37%

In the previous week, Comcast had 7 more articles in the media than Charter Communications. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Comcast and 3 mentions for Charter Communications. Charter Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Comcast's score of 0.56 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
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Comcast
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Comcast beats Charter Communications on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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CMCSA vs. The Competition

MetricComcastCable & other pay television services IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$162.75B$13.14B$6.58B$6.21B
Dividend Yield2.96%3.65%3.03%6.15%
P/E Ratio29.5815.6312.8511.88
Price / Sales1.341.919.4795.60
Price / Cash5.513.5018.73108.26
Price / Book1.964.905.227.26
Net Income$5.37B$401.17M$213.24M$193.48M
7 Day Performance-0.13%102.51%0.28%2.62%
1 Month Performance-6.24%71.61%-3.96%3.10%
1 Year Performance-11.13%-22.57%-9.14%1.72%

Comcast Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CHTR
Charter Communications
2.7337 of 5 stars
$333.34
+0.9%
$481.35
+44.4%
-35.7%$50.88B$54.02B10.92101,700
NKE
NIKE
3.1523 of 5 stars
$106.52
-0.9%
$134.33
+26.1%
-11.4%$163.72B$46.71B30.7079,100
DIS
Walt Disney
3.0038 of 5 stars
$87.82
-0.5%
$124.00
+41.2%
-20.4%$160.47B$82.72B39.03220,000Analyst Report
Analyst Revision
NFLX
Netflix
2.2166 of 5 stars
$392.98
+3.7%
$349.72
-11.0%
+100.2%$174.70B$31.62B42.2612,800Analyst Report
Insider Selling
SONY
Sony Group
2.0243 of 5 stars
$94.76
-1.3%
$110.00
+16.1%
-0.4%$116.93B$85.23B17.10108,900Gap Up
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
2.1123 of 5 stars
$80.02
+1.7%
$91.53
+14.4%
+3.0%$62.76B$7.53B34.0513,000
MAR
Marriott International
2.2988 of 5 stars
$169.09
-1.6%
$184.00
+8.8%
-2.2%$51.29B$20.77B19.78377,000
LULU
Lululemon Athletica
2.6222 of 5 stars
$336.64
-1.1%
$404.50
+20.2%
+13.4%$42.81B$8.11B50.4034,000Earnings Report
Options Volume
LVS
Las Vegas Sands
2.1008 of 5 stars
$55.04
-2.3%
$68.54
+24.5%
+55.5%$42.07B$4.11B-76.4435,700
LBTYA
Liberty Global
2.6141 of 5 stars
$16.35
+0.1%
$27.34
+67.2%
-33.0%$7.28B$7.20B0.0010,100Positive News

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