Comcast (CMCSA) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, CHTR or CMCSA?

Charter Communications has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comcast has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CHTR or CMCSA more profitable?

Comcast has a net margin of 12.64% compared to Comcast's net margin of 8.50%. Comcast's return on equity of 31.42% beat Charter Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Charter Communications	8.50%	31.42%	3.16%
Comcast	12.64%	20.10%	6.39%

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, CHTR or CMCSA?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Charter Communications	$54.61B	0.76	$4.56B	$30.92	9.29
Comcast	$121.57B	1.29	$15.39B	$3.78	10.59

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CHTR or CMCSA?

Comcast received 479 more outperform votes than Charter Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.55% of users gave Comcast an outperform vote while only 62.79% of users gave Charter Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Charter Communications	Outperform Votes 788 62.79%	Underperform Votes 467 37.21%
Comcast	Outperform Votes 1267 78.55%	Underperform Votes 346 21.45%

Do analysts rate CHTR or CMCSA?

Charter Communications currently has a consensus target price of $356.47, suggesting a potential upside of 24.15%. Comcast has a consensus target price of $49.33, suggesting a potential upside of 23.23%. Given Comcast's higher possible upside, 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)	9 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27
Comcast	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.52

Does the media favor CHTR or CMCSA?

In the previous week, Comcast had 12 more articles in the media than Charter Communications. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Comcast and 7 mentions for Charter Communications. Comcast's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Charter Communications' score of 0.80 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Comcast	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Comcast beats Charter Communications on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.