Charter Communications (CHTR) Competitors

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

Is CHTR or CMCSA more profitable?

Comcast has a net margin of 18.44% compared to Charter Communications' net margin of 9.53%. Charter Communications' return on equity of 26.77% beat Comcast's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Charter Communications	9.53%	26.77%	3.50%
Comcast	18.44%	18.86%	6.24%

Does the media prefer CHTR or CMCSA?

In the previous week, Comcast had 10 more articles in the media than Charter Communications. MarketBeat recorded 63 mentions for Comcast and 53 mentions for Charter Communications. Comcast's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Charter Communications' score of 0.59 indicating that Comcast is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Charter Communications	16 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	31 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Comcast	48 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, CHTR or CMCSA?

Charter Communications has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comcast has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CHTR or CMCSA?

Charter Communications presently has a consensus price target of $392.94, suggesting a potential upside of 49.41%. Comcast has a consensus price target of $40.56, suggesting a potential upside of 21.13%. Given Charter Communications' higher probable 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	4 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Comcast	3 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Do institutionals and insiders 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. 0.8% of Charter Communications shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Comcast shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher 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	0.65	$5.08B	$36.52	7.20
Comcast	$123.73B	1.00	$16.19B	$6.05	5.53

Summary

Comcast beats Charter Communications on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.