AMC Networks (AMCX) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AMCX or CMCSA?

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
AMC Networks	$2.42B	0.12	-$226.55M	-$5.94	-1.06
Comcast	$123.56B	1.08	$16.19B	$4.07	8.77

Which has more risk & volatility, AMCX or CMCSA?

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

Do analysts rate AMCX or CMCSA?

AMC Networks presently has a consensus price target of $5.38, indicating a potential downside of 14.27%. Comcast has a consensus price target of $42.10, indicating a potential upside of 17.95%. 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
AMC Networks	4 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.60
Comcast	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AMCX or CMCSA?

78.5% of AMC Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of Comcast shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.9% of AMC Networks shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Comcast 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.

Is AMCX or CMCSA 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
AMC Networks	-10.68%	17.26%	3.79%
Comcast	12.72%	19.70%	6.34%

Does the media prefer AMCX or CMCSA?

In the previous week, Comcast had 52 more articles in the media than AMC Networks. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for Comcast and 2 mentions for AMC Networks. Comcast's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat AMC Networks' score of 0.63 indicating that Comcast is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AMC Networks	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Comcast	40 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Comcast beats AMC Networks on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.