AMC Networks (AMCX) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership 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, 15.6% of AMC Networks shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer CMCSA or AMCX?

In the previous week, Comcast had 38 more articles in the media than AMC Networks. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Comcast and 6 mentions for AMC Networks. Comcast's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat AMC Networks' score of 1.17 indicating that Comcast is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Comcast	36 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AMC Networks	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend CMCSA or AMCX?

Comcast currently has a consensus price target of $40.73, indicating a potential upside of 19.90%. AMC Networks has a consensus price target of $5.38, indicating a potential downside of 23.87%. Given Comcast's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research 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

Which has better valuation and earnings, 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	1.01	$16.19B	$6.05	5.61
AMC Networks	$2.42B	0.13	-$226.55M	-$4.37	-1.62

Which has more risk & volatility, CMCSA or AMCX?

Comcast has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AMC Networks has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CMCSA or AMCX more profitable?

Comcast has a net margin of 18.44% compared to AMC Networks' net margin of -7.42%. Comcast's return on equity of 18.86% beat AMC Networks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Comcast	18.44%	18.86%	6.24%
AMC Networks	-7.42%	15.73%	3.47%

Summary

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