Charter Communications (CHTR) Competitors

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

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

84.3% of Comcast shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of Charter Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Comcast shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Charter Communications shares are owned by 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 media favor CMCSA or CHTR?

In the previous week, Comcast had 8 more articles in the media than Charter Communications. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Comcast and 11 mentions for Charter Communications. Charter Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Comcast's score of 0.14 indicating that Charter Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Comcast	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Charter Communications	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, CMCSA or CHTR?

Comcast has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Charter Communications has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CMCSA or CHTR more profitable?

Comcast has a net margin of 11.92% compared to Charter Communications' net margin of 8.52%. Charter Communications' return on equity of 28.73% beat Comcast's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Comcast	11.92%	19.81%	6.28%
Charter Communications	8.52%	28.73%	3.15%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CMCSA or CHTR?

Comcast received 495 more outperform votes than Charter Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.22% of users gave Comcast an outperform vote while only 61.84% of users gave Charter Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Comcast	Outperform Votes 1289 78.22%	Underperform Votes 359 21.78%
Charter Communications	Outperform Votes 794 61.84%	Underperform Votes 490 38.16%

Do analysts prefer CMCSA or CHTR?

Comcast currently has a consensus target price of $47.06, suggesting a potential upside of 23.13%. Charter Communications has a consensus target price of $384.42, suggesting a potential upside of 9.37%. Given Comcast's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Comcast is more favorable than Charter Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Comcast	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Charter Communications	4 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CMCSA or CHTR?

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
Comcast	$123.07B	1.19	$15.39B	$3.72	10.27
Charter Communications	$54.87B	0.91	$4.56B	$31.93	11.01

Summary

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