AMC Networks (AMCX) Competitors

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AMCX vs. CMCSA, CHTR, SIRI, LBTYA, and GTN.A

Should you buy AMC Networks stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares AMC Networks with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with AMC Networks include Comcast (CMCSA), Charter Communications (CHTR), Sirius XM (SIRI), Liberty Global (LBTYA), and Gray Media (GTN.A).

How does AMC Networks compare to Comcast?

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

Comcast has higher revenue and earnings than AMC Networks. Comcast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AMC Networks, 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	$2.31B	0.15	$89.40M	$0.60	13.80
Comcast	$123.71B	0.73	$20.00B	$5.08	4.95

AMC Networks currently has a consensus price target of $8.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.67%. Comcast has a consensus price target of $34.79, suggesting a potential upside of 38.24%. 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	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Comcast	2 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27

Comcast has a net margin of 15.00% compared to AMC Networks' net margin of 2.28%. Comcast's return on equity of 15.47% beat AMC Networks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AMC Networks	2.28%	8.70%	2.16%
Comcast	15.00%	15.47%	5.45%

AMC Networks has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Comcast has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the broader market.

78.5% of AMC Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of Comcast shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.6% of AMC Networks shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Comcast shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Comcast had 27 more articles in the media than AMC Networks. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Comcast and 5 mentions for AMC Networks. Comcast's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat AMC Networks' score of -0.11 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Comcast	13 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Comcast beats AMC Networks on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AMC Networks compare to Charter Communications?

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

78.5% of AMC Networks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of Charter Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 15.6% of AMC Networks shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Charter Communications shares are held by company 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.

Charter Communications has a net margin of 9.03% compared to AMC Networks' net margin of 2.28%. Charter Communications' return on equity of 24.20% beat AMC Networks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AMC Networks	2.28%	8.70%	2.16%
Charter Communications	9.03%	24.20%	3.22%

AMC Networks presently has a consensus price target of $8.50, indicating a potential upside of 2.67%. Charter Communications has a consensus price target of $315.67, indicating a potential upside of 119.51%. Given Charter Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Charter Communications is more favorable than AMC Networks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AMC Networks	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Charter Communications	6 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

AMC Networks has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Charter Communications has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market.

Charter Communications has higher revenue and earnings than AMC Networks. Charter Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AMC Networks, 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	$2.31B	0.15	$89.40M	$0.60	13.80
Charter Communications	$54.77B	0.32	$4.99B	$37.03	3.88

In the previous week, Charter Communications had 9 more articles in the media than AMC Networks. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Charter Communications and 5 mentions for AMC Networks. Charter Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat AMC Networks' score of -0.11 indicating that Charter Communications 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Charter Communications	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Charter Communications beats AMC Networks on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AMC Networks compare to Sirius XM?

Sirius XM (NASDAQ:SIRI) 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, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Sirius XM presently has a consensus target price of $27.55, indicating a potential upside of 7.17%. AMC Networks has a consensus target price of $8.50, indicating a potential upside of 2.67%. Given Sirius XM's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sirius XM is more favorable than AMC Networks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sirius XM	3 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.09
AMC Networks	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

In the previous week, Sirius XM had 8 more articles in the media than AMC Networks. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Sirius XM and 5 mentions for AMC Networks. Sirius XM's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat AMC Networks' score of -0.11 indicating that Sirius XM is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

10.7% of Sirius XM shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.5% of AMC Networks shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Sirius XM shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.6% of AMC Networks shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Sirius XM has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AMC Networks has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the broader market.

Sirius XM has higher revenue and earnings than AMC Networks. Sirius XM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AMC Networks, 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
Sirius XM	$8.56B	1.01	$805M	$2.37	10.84
AMC Networks	$2.31B	0.15	$89.40M	$0.60	13.80

Sirius XM has a net margin of 9.86% compared to AMC Networks' net margin of 2.28%. Sirius XM's return on equity of 9.19% beat AMC Networks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sirius XM	9.86%	9.19%	3.89%
AMC Networks	2.28%	8.70%	2.16%

Summary

Sirius XM beats AMC Networks on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AMC Networks compare to Liberty Global?

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

In the previous week, AMC Networks had 1 more articles in the media than Liberty Global. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for AMC Networks and 4 mentions for Liberty Global. Liberty Global's average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat AMC Networks' score of -0.11 indicating that Liberty Global 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Liberty Global	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

78.5% of AMC Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.2% of Liberty Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.6% of AMC Networks shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Liberty Global 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.

AMC Networks currently has a consensus target price of $8.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.67%. Liberty Global has a consensus target price of $16.15, suggesting a potential upside of 40.01%. Given Liberty Global's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Liberty Global is more favorable than AMC Networks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AMC Networks	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Liberty Global	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

AMC Networks has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Liberty Global. Liberty Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AMC Networks, 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	$2.31B	0.15	$89.40M	$0.60	13.80
Liberty Global	$4.88B	0.80	-$7.14B	-$16.00	N/A

AMC Networks has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Liberty Global has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market.

AMC Networks has a net margin of 2.28% compared to Liberty Global's net margin of -109.64%. AMC Networks' return on equity of 8.70% beat Liberty Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AMC Networks	2.28%	8.70%	2.16%
Liberty Global	-109.64%	-47.65%	-22.51%

Summary

AMC Networks beats Liberty Global on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AMC Networks compare to Gray Media?

AMC Networks (NASDAQ:AMCX) and Gray Media (NYSE:GTN.A) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

In the previous week, Gray Media had 1 more articles in the media than AMC Networks. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Gray Media and 5 mentions for AMC Networks. AMC Networks' average media sentiment score of -0.11 beat Gray Media's score of -0.38 indicating that AMC Networks is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AMC Networks	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Gray Media	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

78.5% of AMC Networks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Gray Media shares are held by institutional investors. 15.6% of AMC Networks shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of Gray Media shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

AMC Networks currently has a consensus target price of $8.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.67%. Given AMC Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe AMC Networks is more favorable than Gray Media.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AMC Networks	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Gray Media	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

AMC Networks has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Gray Media. Gray Media is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AMC Networks, 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	$2.31B	0.15	$89.40M	$0.60	13.80
Gray Media	$3.08B	0.35	-$85M	-$1.53	N/A

AMC Networks has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Gray Media has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the broader market.

AMC Networks has a net margin of 2.28% compared to Gray Media's net margin of -3.12%. AMC Networks' return on equity of 8.70% beat Gray Media's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AMC Networks	2.28%	8.70%	2.16%
Gray Media	-3.12%	-3.07%	-0.64%

Summary

AMC Networks beats Gray Media on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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AMCX vs. The Competition

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Metric	AMC Networks	BRDCST Industry	Discretionary Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$354.07M	$17.90B	$7.12B	$12.28B
Dividend Yield	N/A	5.41%	2.95%	5.35%
P/E Ratio	13.82	20.07	17.97	25.35
Price / Sales	0.15	1.13	3.60	73.28
Price / Cash	0.33	7.41	14.60	56.33
Price / Book	0.36	2.40	3.65	6.86
Net Income	$89.40M	$292.30M	$246.84M	$333.62M
7 Day Performance	-5.92%	-4.75%	0.16%	0.13%
1 Month Performance	2.84%	0.56%	14.09%	1.96%
1 Year Performance	28.96%	30.01%	17.10%	32.94%

AMC Networks Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
AMCX AMC Networks	0.8145 of 5 stars	$8.28 -0.4%	$8.50 +2.7%	+35.3%	$354.07M	$2.31B	13.82	1,738	Earnings Report
CMCSA Comcast	4.836 of 5 stars	$27.07 -0.4%	$34.94 +29.1%	-27.2%	$97.13B	$125.28B	5.33	179,000	Dividend Announcement Analyst Forecast
CHTR Charter Communications	4.9073 of 5 stars	$165.34 -3.7%	$315.67 +90.9%	-64.2%	$21.12B	$54.64B	4.47	91,900
SIRI Sirius XM	4.8099 of 5 stars	$26.77 -1.7%	$27.55 +2.9%	+19.8%	$9.16B	$8.56B	11.30	5,119
LBTYA Liberty Global	2.8695 of 5 stars	$11.81 -1.3%	$15.12 +28.0%	+18.0%	$4.01B	$4.88B	N/A	6,636	Positive News

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