AMC Networks (AMCX) Competitors

Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) and AMC Networks (NASDAQ:AMCX) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CMCSA or AMCX?

84.3% of Comcast shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.5% of AMC Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Comcast shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 25.9% of AMC Networks shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CMCSA or AMCX?

Comcast has higher revenue and earnings than AMC Networks. AMC Networks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Comcast, 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
Comcast	$123.73B	1.04	$16.19B	$4.07	8.49
AMC Networks	$2.42B	0.11	-$226.55M	-$5.94	-1.04

Which has more risk and volatility, CMCSA or AMCX?

Comcast has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AMC Networks has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CMCSA or AMCX more profitable?

Comcast has a net margin of 12.72% compared to AMC Networks' net margin of -10.68%. Comcast's return on equity of 19.70% beat AMC Networks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Comcast	12.72%	19.70%	6.34%
AMC Networks	-10.68%	17.26%	3.79%

Do analysts recommend CMCSA or AMCX?

Comcast currently has a consensus price target of $41.10, indicating a potential upside of 18.98%. AMC Networks has a consensus price target of $5.38, indicating a potential downside of 12.60%. Given Comcast's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Comcast is more favorable than AMC Networks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Comcast	3 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41
AMC Networks	4 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.60

Does the media prefer CMCSA or AMCX?

In the previous week, Comcast had 44 more articles in the media than AMC Networks. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Comcast and 3 mentions for AMC Networks. Comcast's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat AMC Networks' score of -0.58 indicating that Comcast is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Comcast	34 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AMC Networks	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Summary

Comcast beats AMC Networks on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.