AMC Networks (AMCX) Competitors

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

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%

Do analysts prefer CMCSA or AMCX?

Comcast currently has a consensus target price of $39.94, indicating a potential upside of 31.50%. AMC Networks has a consensus target price of $5.38, indicating a potential downside of 31.66%. Given Comcast's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly 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)	14 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.37
AMC Networks	5 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86

Which has more volatility & risk, CMCSA or AMCX?

Comcast has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AMC Networks has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CMCSA or AMCX?

In the previous week, Comcast had 56 more articles in the media than AMC Networks. MarketBeat recorded 60 mentions for Comcast and 4 mentions for AMC Networks. Comcast's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat AMC Networks' score of 0.73 indicating that Comcast is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Comcast	37 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	8 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AMC Networks	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CMCSA or AMCX?

84.3% of Comcast shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.5% of AMC Networks shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Comcast shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.6% of AMC Networks shares are held 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	0.91	$16.19B	$6.05	5.02
AMC Networks	$2.35B	0.14	-$226.55M	-$4.37	-1.80

Summary

Comcast beats AMC Networks on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.