Charter Communications Inc vs Match Group Inc — how do they compare? Charter Communications Inc trades at $156.89 (market cap $18.81B), while Match Group Inc trades at $37 (market cap $8.45B). The key difference: Charter Communications Inc is far larger — about 2.2× Match Group Inc's market cap, and Match Group Inc pays a 2.17% dividend while Charter Communications Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CHTR | MTCH | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $18.81B | $8.45B |
Sector | Media | Media |
52-Week High | $282.74 | $41.24 |
52-Week Low | $123.31 | $28.90 |
Enterprise Value | $115.01B | $11.42B |
Dividend Yield | — | 2.17% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
Charter is the product of the 2016 merger of three cable companies, each with a decades-long history in the business: Legacy Charter, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks. The firm now holds networks capable of providing television, internet access, and phone services to roughly 54 million U.S. homes and businesses, around 40% of the country. Across this footprint, Charter serves 29 million residential and 2 million commercial customer accounts under the Spectrum brand, making it the second-largest U.S. cable company behind Comcast. The firm also owns, in whole or in part, sports and news networks, including Spectrum SportsNet (long-term local rights to Los Angeles Lakers games), SportsNet LA (Los Angeles Dodgers), SportsNet New York (New York Mets), and Spectrum News NY1.
Read more on CHTR →Match Group is a provider of online dating products. The firm became public in 2015 and was more than 80% owned by IAC/InterActiveCorp until IAC spun it off in the second quarter of 2020. The company has a vast portfolio of different online dating service providers, including Tinder, Match.com, OkCupid, Plenty of Fish, and Meetic. Match Group has more than 45 brands of online dating sites and/or apps, from which it generates user fee revenue (95%) and advertising revenue (5%).
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