Comcast (CMCSA) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, CMCSA or CHTR?

Comcast has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Charter Communications has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CMCSA or CHTR?

Comcast received 499 more outperform votes than Charter Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.17% of users gave Comcast an outperform vote while only 61.79% of users gave Charter Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Comcast	Outperform Votes 1293 78.17%	Underperform Votes 361 21.83%
Charter Communications	Outperform Votes 794 61.79%	Underperform Votes 491 38.21%

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 media favor CMCSA or CHTR?

In the previous week, Comcast had 28 more articles in the media than Charter Communications. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Comcast and 20 mentions for Charter Communications. Comcast's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Charter Communications' score of 0.79 indicating that Comcast is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Comcast	31 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Charter Communications	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend CMCSA or CHTR?

Comcast currently has a consensus price target of $47.33, indicating a potential upside of 29.40%. Charter Communications has a consensus price target of $383.89, indicating a potential upside of 9.26%. Given Comcast's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68
Charter Communications	4 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CMCSA or CHTR?

84.3% of Comcast shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of Charter Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Comcast shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Charter Communications shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings and 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	1.14	$15.39B	$3.72	9.83
Charter Communications	$54.61B	0.91	$4.56B	$31.93	11.00

Summary

Comcast beats Charter Communications on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.