Charter Communications (CHTR) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, CHTR or CMCSA?

Charter Communications has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comcast has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CHTR or CMCSA?

In the previous week, Comcast had 37 more articles in the media than Charter Communications. MarketBeat recorded 60 mentions for Comcast and 23 mentions for Charter Communications. Charter Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Comcast's score of 1.29 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	19 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Comcast	46 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate CHTR or CMCSA?

Charter Communications presently has a consensus target price of $389.39, indicating a potential upside of 5.96%. Comcast has a consensus target price of $43.83, indicating a potential upside of 19.74%. Given Comcast's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Comcast is more favorable than Charter Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Charter Communications	4 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11
Comcast	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CHTR or CMCSA?

Comcast received 501 more outperform votes than Charter Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.77% of users gave Comcast an outperform vote while only 61.78% of users gave Charter Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Charter Communications	Outperform Votes 797 61.78%	Underperform Votes 493 38.22%
Comcast	Outperform Votes 1298 77.77%	Underperform Votes 371 22.23%

Is CHTR or CMCSA more profitable?

Comcast has a net margin of 13.09% compared to Charter Communications' net margin of 9.23%. Charter Communications' return on equity of 29.01% beat Comcast's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Charter Communications	9.23%	29.01%	3.41%
Comcast	13.09%	19.98%	6.38%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CHTR or CMCSA?

Comcast has higher revenue and earnings than Charter Communications. Comcast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Charter Communications, 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	$55.09B	0.95	$5.08B	$34.96	10.51
Comcast	$123.73B	1.12	$16.19B	$4.15	8.82

Summary

Comcast beats Charter Communications on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.