Comcast (CMCSA) Competitors $37.58 +0.64 (+1.72%) As of 02:27 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CMCSA vs. CHTR, SIRI, LBTYA, AMCX, WBD, RCI, LBRDK, LBRDA, ROKU, and LBTYKShould you be buying Comcast stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Comcast include Charter Communications (CHTR), Sirius XM (SIRI), Liberty Global (LBTYA), AMC Networks (AMCX), Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), Rogers Communications (RCI), Liberty Broadband (LBRDK), Liberty Broadband (LBRDA), Roku (ROKU), and Liberty Global (LBTYK). Comcast vs. Charter Communications Sirius XM Liberty Global AMC Networks Warner Bros. Discovery Rogers Communications Liberty Broadband Liberty Broadband Roku Liberty Global Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR) and Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. 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 Communications9.23% 29.01% 3.41% Comcast 13.09%19.98%6.38% Do institutionals and insiders believe 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Comcast shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer CHTR or CMCSA? In the previous week, Comcast had 46 more articles in the media than Charter Communications. MarketBeat recorded 69 mentions for Comcast and 23 mentions for Charter Communications. Charter Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Comcast's score of 1.20 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 17 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Comcast 50 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCharter Communications$55.09B0.98$5.08B$34.9610.91Comcast$123.73B1.14$16.19B$4.159.03 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CHTR or CMCSA? Comcast received 501 more outperform votes than Charter Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.72% of users gave Comcast an outperform vote while only 61.74% of users gave Charter Communications an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCharter CommunicationsOutperform Votes79761.74% Underperform Votes49438.26% ComcastOutperform Votes129877.72% Underperform Votes37222.28% Do analysts rate CHTR or CMCSA? Charter Communications presently has a consensus target price of $389.39, indicating a potential upside of 2.07%. Comcast has a consensus target price of $43.64, indicating a potential upside of 16.48%. Given Comcast's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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) 2.11Comcast 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.62 Which has more risk and volatility, CHTR or CMCSA? Charter Communications has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comcast has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. SummaryComcast beats Charter Communications on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Comcast News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CMCSA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CMCSA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricComcastCable & other pay television services IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$141.19B$13.42B$7.79B$8.30BDividend Yield3.40%3.50%2.97%4.02%P/E Ratio9.007.1317.0319.25Price / Sales1.141.9910.4694.32Price / Cash4.347.8016.4234.64Price / Book1.651.584.394.46Net Income$16.19B$588.01M$261.14M$247.07M7 Day Performance3.82%2.06%0.07%0.14%1 Month Performance6.74%2.08%-4.84%-4.39%1 Year Performance-11.80%7.95%-1.16%4.85% Comcast Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CMCSAComcast4.9036 of 5 stars$37.58+1.7%$43.64+16.1%-13.4%$142.00B$123.73B9.05186,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsCHTRCharter Communications3.3168 of 5 stars$369.89+1.7%$389.39+5.3%+29.0%$52.57B$55.09B10.57101,700Analyst DowngradePositive NewsSIRISirius XM3.8294 of 5 stars$23.91+1.9%$26.81+12.1%-37.7%$8.09B$8.90B-3.735,515LBTYALiberty Global3.6069 of 5 stars$11.55-1.0%$17.43+50.8%-31.1%$4.03B$4.34B2.769,860Positive NewsAMCXAMC Networks3.3978 of 5 stars$6.67-7.4%$8.00+20.0%-42.9%$294.61M$2.42B-1.271,950WBDWarner Bros. Discovery2.4332 of 5 stars$10.85+1.0%$11.91+9.8%+29.8%$26.58B$39.32B-2.3637,500RCIRogers Communications4.7972 of 5 stars$27.16-0.5%$61.75+127.4%-33.2%$14.56B$20.60B11.7126,000News CoverageLBRDKLiberty Broadband2.2054 of 5 stars$85.09+1.7%$80.00-6.0%+53.6%$12.19B$1.02B15.671,900Positive NewsLBRDALiberty Broadband3.094 of 5 stars$84.73+1.6%$79.00-6.8%+53.7%$12.14B$1.02B15.611,900Positive NewsROKURoku3.1973 of 5 stars$81.15+3.7%$97.67+20.4%+26.4%$11.84B$4.11B-91.193,600Analyst ForecastLBTYKLiberty Global1.8484 of 5 stars$11.98-1.4%N/A-31.7%$4.18B$4.34B2.8610,100News CoveragePositive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Charter Communications Competitors Sirius XM Competitors Liberty Global Competitors AMC Networks Competitors Warner Bros. 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