Charter Communications Inc vs Northrop Grumman Corporation — how do they compare? Charter Communications Inc trades at $156.89 (market cap $18.81B), while Northrop Grumman Corporation trades at $575.54 (market cap $81.78B). The key difference: Northrop Grumman Corporation is far larger — about 4.3× Charter Communications Inc's market cap, and Northrop Grumman Corporation pays a 1.63% dividend while Charter Communications Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CHTR | NOC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $18.81B | $81.78B |
Sector | Media | Industrials |
52-Week High | $282.74 | $768.02 |
52-Week Low | $123.31 | $496.02 |
Enterprise Value | $115.01B | $95.77B |
Dividend Yield | — | 1.63% |
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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 →Northrop Grumman is a defense contractor that is diversified across short-cycle and long-cycle businesses. The firm's segments include aeronautics, mission systems, defense services, and space systems. The company's aerospace segment creates the fuselage for the massive F-35 program and produces various piloted and autonomous flight systems. Mission systems creates a variety of sensors and processors for defense hardware. The defense systems segment is a long-range missile manufacturer. Finally, the company's space systems segment produces various space structures, sensors, and satellites.
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