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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CMCSA or AMCX?

Comcast received 777 more outperform votes than AMC Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.35% of users gave Comcast an outperform vote while only 54.13% of users gave AMC Networks an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Comcast	Outperform Votes 1301 77.35%	Underperform Votes 381 22.65%
AMC Networks	Outperform Votes 524 54.13%	Underperform Votes 444 45.87%

Does the media refer more to CMCSA or AMCX?

In the previous week, Comcast had 47 more articles in the media than AMC Networks. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for Comcast and 5 mentions for AMC Networks. AMC Networks' average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Comcast's score of 0.89 indicating that AMC Networks is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Comcast	35 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AMC Networks	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and 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	$123.56B	1.07	$16.19B	$4.07	8.67
AMC Networks	$2.38B	0.12	-$226.55M	-$5.94	-1.10

Do analysts prefer CMCSA or AMCX?

Comcast presently has a consensus target price of $42.10, suggesting a potential upside of 19.35%. AMC Networks has a consensus target price of $5.38, suggesting a potential downside of 17.43%. Given Comcast's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Comcast is more favorable than AMC Networks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Comcast	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
AMC Networks	4 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.60

Which has more volatility & risk, CMCSA or AMCX?

Comcast has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AMC Networks has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CMCSA or AMCX more profitable?

Comcast has a net margin of 13.09% compared to AMC Networks' net margin of -9.36%. Comcast's return on equity of 19.98% beat AMC Networks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Comcast	13.09%	19.98%	6.38%
AMC Networks	-9.36%	18.61%	4.14%

Summary

Comcast beats AMC Networks on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.