Comcast Corporation vs General Motors Company — how do they compare? Comcast Corporation trades at $25.63 (market cap $89.43B), while General Motors Company trades at $89.22 (market cap $76.85B). The key difference: Comcast Corporation is the larger of the two by market cap, and Comcast Corporation pays the higher dividend (5.24%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CMCSA | GM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $89.43B | $76.85B |
Sector | Media | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $32.50 | $90.30 |
52-Week Low | $21.92 | $54.16 |
Enterprise Value | $172.15B | $179.83B |
Dividend Yield | 5.24% | 0.82% |
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Latest headlines on both assets
Comcast is made up of three parts. The core cable business owns networks capable of providing television, internet access, and phone services to roughly 61 million U.S. homes and businesses, or nearly half of the country. About 56% of the homes in this territory subscribe to at least one Comcast service. Comcast acquired NBCUniversal from General Electric in 2011. NBCU owns several cable networks, including CNBC, MSNBC, and USA, the NBC broadcast network, several local NBC affiliates, Universal Studios, and several theme parks. Sky, acquired in 2018, is the dominant television provider in the U.K. and has invested heavily in exclusive and proprietary content to build this position. The firm is also the largest pay-television provider in Italy and has a presence in Germany and Austria.
Read more on CMCSA →General Motors Co. emerged from the bankruptcy of General Motors Corp. (old GM) in July 2009. GM has eight brands and operates under four segments: GM North America, GM International, Cruise, and GM Financial. The United States now has four brands instead of eight under old GM. The company lost its U.S. market share leader crown in 2021 with share down 280 basis points to 14.6%, but we expect GM to reclaim the top spot in 2022 as 2021 suffered from the chip shortage. GM Financial became the company's captive finance arm in October 2010 via the purchase of AmeriCredit.
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