AMCX vs. WOW, IDEX, LILA, CABO, GTN, MBUU, SWBI, RGR, RSVR, and BALY
Should you be buying AMC Networks stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AMC Networks include WideOpenWest (WOW), Ideanomics (IDEX), Liberty Latin America (LILA), Cable One (CABO), Gray Television (GTN), Malibu Boats (MBUU), Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI), Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (RGR), Reservoir Media (RSVR), and Bally's (BALY).
AMC Networks (NASDAQ:AMCX) and WideOpenWest (NYSE:WOW) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
In the previous week, AMC Networks had 12 more articles in the media than WideOpenWest. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for AMC Networks and 1 mentions for WideOpenWest. WideOpenWest's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat AMC Networks' score of 0.65 indicating that WideOpenWest is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
AMC Networks has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WideOpenWest has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.
AMC Networks has higher revenue and earnings than WideOpenWest. WideOpenWest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AMC Networks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
78.5% of AMC Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of WideOpenWest shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.9% of AMC Networks shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of WideOpenWest shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
AMC Networks has a net margin of 6.09% compared to WideOpenWest's net margin of -39.16%. AMC Networks' return on equity of 23.57% beat WideOpenWest's return on equity.
AMC Networks presently has a consensus price target of $11.75, indicating a potential downside of 28.79%. WideOpenWest has a consensus price target of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 71.67%. Given WideOpenWest's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe WideOpenWest is more favorable than AMC Networks.
AMC Networks received 70 more outperform votes than WideOpenWest when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.41% of users gave WideOpenWest an outperform vote while only 54.48% of users gave AMC Networks an outperform vote.
Summary
AMC Networks beats WideOpenWest on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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