Head to head
Comcast vs Verizon
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: CMCSA · VZ
CMCSA
Comcast
20.94-1.37%
1-year price shape — -24% over the period
Quant Rating E · 14/100
vs
VZ
Verizon
45.77-0.46%
1-year price shape — +18% over the period
Quant Rating C · 59/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Verizon edges it on the scoreable measures. Verizon has the highest Quant Rating (59); Verizon has done best over the past year (+18%).
| CMCSA | VZ | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Telecom Services | Telecom Services |
| Last price | 20.94 | 45.77 |
| Change today | -1.37% | -0.46% |
| 1-year return | -24.2% | +18.1% |
| Market cap | $74.31B | $190.16B |
| 52-week range | 20.88 – 31.55 | 36.55 – 51.67 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 6.71 | 11.92 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 20th | 73rd |
| P/B | 0.83 | 1.83 |
| Dividend yield | 6.30% | 6.11% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 5.39 | 4.06 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $19.13B | $16.87B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $124.91B | $138.90B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -1.2% | -0.7% |
| Gross margin | 69.4% | 59.3% |
| Operating margin | 14.7% | 20.5% |
| Net margin | 9.0% | 11.6% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $17.82B | $20.16B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 90.6% | 70.4% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 32 buy / 18 sell | 43 buy / 7 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 2.3% | 2.0% |
| Analyst consensus | 33% buy / 53% hold / 13% sell (15) | 40% buy / 60% hold (15) |
| Analyst price target | $28 (+32%) | $50 (+9%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | E (14) | C (59) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 179,000 | 89,900 |
| Founded | 1963 | 1983 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.