National CineMedia (NCMI) Competitors

Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE:CCO) and National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

Does the media prefer CCO or NCMI?

In the previous week, National CineMedia had 16 more articles in the media than Clear Channel Outdoor. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for National CineMedia and 17 mentions for Clear Channel Outdoor. Clear Channel Outdoor's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat National CineMedia's score of 0.46 indicating that Clear Channel Outdoor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Clear Channel Outdoor	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
National CineMedia	5 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CCO or NCMI?

85.5% of Clear Channel Outdoor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of National CineMedia shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.7% of Clear Channel Outdoor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of National CineMedia shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, CCO or NCMI?

Clear Channel Outdoor has a beta of 2.65, meaning that its stock price is 165% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National CineMedia has a beta of 2.14, meaning that its stock price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CCO or NCMI?

Clear Channel Outdoor presently has a consensus price target of $2.04, indicating a potential upside of 94.98%. National CineMedia has a consensus price target of $6.90, indicating a potential upside of 52.93%. Given Clear Channel Outdoor's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Clear Channel Outdoor is more favorable than National CineMedia.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clear Channel Outdoor	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
National CineMedia	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Is CCO or NCMI more profitable?

Clear Channel Outdoor has a net margin of 1.25% compared to National CineMedia's net margin of -8.62%. Clear Channel Outdoor's return on equity of 0.00% beat National CineMedia's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clear Channel Outdoor	1.25%	N/A	-2.52%
National CineMedia	-8.62%	-3.51%	-2.58%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CCO or NCMI?

National CineMedia has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Clear Channel Outdoor. National CineMedia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Clear Channel Outdoor, 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
Clear Channel Outdoor	$1.54B	0.34	-$179.25M	$0.04	26.13
National CineMedia	$240.80M	1.76	-$22.30M	-$0.21	-21.49

Summary

Clear Channel Outdoor beats National CineMedia on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.