National CineMedia (NCMI) Competitors

Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE:CCO) and National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CCO or NCMI?

National CineMedia received 159 more outperform votes than Clear Channel Outdoor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.58% of users gave National CineMedia an outperform vote while only 53.80% of users gave Clear Channel Outdoor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Clear Channel Outdoor	Outperform Votes 368 53.80%	Underperform Votes 316 46.20%
National CineMedia	Outperform Votes 527 64.58%	Underperform Votes 289 35.42%

Does the media refer more to CCO or NCMI?

In the previous week, Clear Channel Outdoor and Clear Channel Outdoor both had 4 articles in the media. Clear Channel Outdoor's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat National CineMedia's score of 1.47 indicating that National CineMedia is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Clear Channel Outdoor	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
National CineMedia	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts prefer CCO or NCMI?

Clear Channel Outdoor currently has a consensus target price of $2.16, suggesting a potential upside of 47.61%. National CineMedia has a consensus target price of $6.08, suggesting a potential upside of 5.80%. Given National CineMedia's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Clear Channel Outdoor is more favorable than National CineMedia.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clear Channel Outdoor	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
National CineMedia	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CCO or NCMI?

85.5% of Clear Channel Outdoor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of National CineMedia shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.2% of Clear Channel Outdoor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of National CineMedia shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, CCO or NCMI?

Clear Channel Outdoor has a beta of 2.91, meaning that its share price is 191% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National CineMedia has a beta of 1.93, meaning that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CCO or NCMI more profitable?

National CineMedia has a net margin of 426.76% compared to National CineMedia's net margin of -16.05%. Clear Channel Outdoor's return on equity of 3.45% beat National CineMedia's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clear Channel Outdoor	-16.05%	N/A	-3.27%
National CineMedia	426.76%	3.45%	2.51%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CCO or NCMI?

National CineMedia has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Clear Channel Outdoor. Clear Channel Outdoor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National CineMedia, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clear Channel Outdoor	$2.13B	0.33	-$310.92M	-$0.77	-1.89
National CineMedia	$165.20M	3.35	$705.20M	$34.07	0.17

Summary

National CineMedia beats Clear Channel Outdoor on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.