Ideanomics (SSC) Competitors

Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) and Ideanomics (NASDAQ:SSC) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking and dividends.

Is CMCSA or SSC more profitable?

Comcast has a net margin of 13.09% compared to Ideanomics' net margin of -5.37%. Comcast's return on equity of 19.98% beat Ideanomics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Comcast	13.09%	19.98%	6.38%
Ideanomics	-5.37%	-72.38%	-19.27%

Which has more risk and volatility, CMCSA or SSC?

Comcast has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ideanomics has a beta of 2.12, indicating that its share price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CMCSA or SSC?

Comcast currently has a consensus price target of $42.10, indicating a potential upside of 22.16%. Given Comcast's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Comcast is more favorable than Ideanomics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Comcast	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.52
Ideanomics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CMCSA or SSC?

Comcast has higher revenue and earnings than Ideanomics.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Comcast	$123.56B	1.05	$16.19B	$4.07	8.47
Ideanomics	$144.34M	0.01	-$9.83M	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to CMCSA or SSC?

In the previous week, Comcast had 47 more articles in the media than Ideanomics. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Comcast and 0 mentions for Ideanomics. Comcast's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Ideanomics' score of 0.00 indicating that Comcast is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Comcast	Positive
Ideanomics	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CMCSA or SSC?

84.3% of Comcast shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.7% of Ideanomics shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Comcast shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 40.4% of Ideanomics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CMCSA or SSC?

Comcast received 1086 more outperform votes than Ideanomics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.39% of users gave Comcast an outperform vote while only 67.61% of users gave Ideanomics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Comcast	Outperform Votes 1301 77.39%	Underperform Votes 380 22.61%
Ideanomics	Outperform Votes 215 67.61%	Underperform Votes 103 32.39%

Summary

Comcast beats Ideanomics on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.