VZ vs. CHTR, CMCSA, GOOG, GOOGL, META, TMUS, WBA, MMM, MO, and T
Should you be buying Verizon Communications stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Verizon Communications include Charter Communications (CHTR), Comcast (CMCSA), Alphabet (GOOG), Alphabet (GOOGL), Meta Platforms (META), T-Mobile US (TMUS), Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), 3M (MMM), Altria Group (MO), and AT&T (T).
Verizon Communications vs. Its Competitors
Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
Verizon Communications has a net margin of 13.28% compared to Charter Communications' net margin of 9.53%. Charter Communications' return on equity of 26.77% beat Verizon Communications' return on equity.
In the previous week, Verizon Communications had 6 more articles in the media than Charter Communications. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for Verizon Communications and 51 mentions for Charter Communications. Verizon Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Charter Communications' score of 0.69 indicating that Verizon Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.
62.1% of Verizon Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of Charter Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Verizon Communications shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Charter Communications shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Verizon Communications has higher revenue and earnings than Charter Communications. Charter Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Verizon Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Verizon Communications currently has a consensus target price of $47.35, suggesting a potential upside of 7.04%. Charter Communications has a consensus target price of $404.71, suggesting a potential upside of 52.39%. Given Charter Communications' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Charter Communications is more favorable than Verizon Communications.
Verizon Communications has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Charter Communications has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Verizon Communications beats Charter Communications on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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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This page (NYSE:VZ) was last updated on 9/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
