Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA – Get Free Report) is one of 257 public companies in the “Media” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Comcast to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
84.3% of Comcast shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of shares of all “Media” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Comcast shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of shares of all “Media” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Comcast and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Comcast | 6 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2.15 |
| Comcast Competitors | 2341 | 6935 | 10790 | 491 | 2.46 |
Comcast presently has a consensus price target of $28.77, suggesting a potential upside of 14.30%. As a group, “Media” companies have a potential upside of 28.82%. Given Comcast’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Comcast has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.
Profitability
This table compares Comcast and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Comcast | 9.20% | 14.64% | 5.14% |
| Comcast Competitors | -19.17% | -48.96% | -4.96% |
Risk & Volatility
Comcast has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comcast’s peers have a beta of 0.96, indicating that their average stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Comcast and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Comcast | $123.00 billion | $20.00 billion | 7.97 |
| Comcast Competitors | $2.97 billion | $35.12 million | -2.98 |
Comcast has higher revenue and earnings than its peers. Comcast is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Dividends
Comcast pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Comcast pays out 41.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Media” companies pay a dividend yield of 5.3% and pay out 98.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Comcast has raised its dividend for 18 consecutive years.
Summary
Comcast beats its peers on 8 of the 15 factors compared.
Comcast Company Profile
Comcast Corporation is a media and telecommunications company whose businesses include broadband, cable television, wireless and voice services, as well as entertainment, news and theme parks. Its Xfinity brand offers residential and business connectivity and entertainment services in the United States. Through NBCUniversal, Comcast operates the NBC broadcast network, cable channels, the Peacock streaming service, Universal Pictures and Universal theme parks. The company also owns Sky, which provides television, broadband and related services in the United Kingdom and other European markets.
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