Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR – Get Free Report) and Grupo Televisa (NYSE:TV – Get Free Report) are both communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Charter Communications and Grupo Televisa, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Charter Communications | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1.90 |
| Grupo Televisa | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.83 |
Charter Communications currently has a consensus price target of $216.56, suggesting a potential upside of 49.75%. Grupo Televisa has a consensus price target of $6.55, suggesting a potential upside of 178.13%. Given Grupo Televisa’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Grupo Televisa is more favorable than Charter Communications.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Charter Communications | $54.77 billion | 0.31 | $4.99 billion | $38.51 | 3.76 |
| Grupo Televisa | $3.07 billion | 0.41 | -$478.58 million | ($0.91) | -2.59 |
Charter Communications has higher revenue and earnings than Grupo Televisa. Grupo Televisa is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Charter Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Charter Communications and Grupo Televisa’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Charter Communications | 9.05% | 23.71% | 3.19% |
| Grupo Televisa | -15.28% | -8.33% | -3.87% |
Volatility and Risk
Charter Communications has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grupo Televisa has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
81.8% of Charter Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.8% of Grupo Televisa shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Charter Communications shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Charter Communications beats Grupo Televisa on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Charter Communications
Charter Communications, Inc. operates as a broadband connectivity and cable operator company serving residential and commercial customers in the United States. The company offers subscription-based internet, video, and mobile and voice services; a suite of broadband connectivity services, including fixed internet, WiFi, and mobile; Advanced WiFi services; Spectrum Security Shield; in-home WiFi, which provides customers with high performance wireless routers and managed WiFi services to enhance their fixed wireless internet experience; out-of-home WiFi; and Spectrum WiFi services. It also offers voice communications services using voice over internet protocol technology; and broadband communications solutions, such as internet access, data networking, fiber connectivity, video entertainment, and business telephone services to cellular towers and office buildings for business and carrier organizations. In addition, the company provides mobile services; video programming, static IP and business WiFi, voice, and e-mail and security services; sells local advertising across various platforms for networks, such as TBS, CNN, and ESPN; sells advertising inventory to local sports and news channels; and offers Audience App to create data-driven linear TV campaigns for local advertisers. Further, the company offers communications products and managed service solutions; data connectivity services to mobile and wireline carriers on a wholesale basis; and owns and operates regional sports networks and news channels. It serves approximately 32 million customers in 41 states. Charter Communications, Inc.was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.
About Grupo Televisa
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates cable companies and provides direct-to-home satellite pay television system in Mexico and the United States. It operates through three segments: Cable, Sky, and Other Businesses. The Cable segment operates cable multiple system that provides basic and premium television subscription, pay-per-view, installation, Internet subscription, and telephone and mobile services subscription, as well as local and national advertising services; and telecommunication facilities, which offers data and long-distance services solutions to carriers and other telecommunications service providers through its fiber-optic network. The Sky segment offers direct-to-home broadcast satellite pay television services comprising program, installation, and equipment rental services to subscribers in Mexico, Central America, and the Dominican Republic; and national advertising sales. The Other Businesses segment is involved in the sports and show business promotion, soccer, publishing and publishing distribution, and gaming, as well as provides transmission concessions and facilities. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.
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