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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and earnings.

Is CCO or NCMI more profitable?

Clear Channel Outdoor has a net margin of -1.44% compared to National CineMedia's net margin of -7.68%. 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	-1.44%	N/A	-2.71%
National CineMedia	-7.68%	-2.83%	-2.07%

Does the media refer more to CCO or NCMI?

In the previous week, National CineMedia had 9 more articles in the media than Clear Channel Outdoor. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for National CineMedia and 1 mentions for Clear Channel Outdoor. Clear Channel Outdoor's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat National CineMedia's score of -0.47 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
National CineMedia	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate CCO or NCMI?

Clear Channel Outdoor presently has a consensus target price of $2.04, suggesting a potential upside of 71.94%. National CineMedia has a consensus target price of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 42.13%. Given Clear Channel Outdoor's higher possible upside, equities 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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CCO or NCMI?

85.5% of Clear Channel Outdoor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of National CineMedia shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of Clear Channel Outdoor shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of National CineMedia 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 stronger earnings and valuation, 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	$1.51B	0.39	-$179.25M	-$0.06	-19.75
National CineMedia	$238.30M	1.95	-$22.30M	-$0.19	-25.92

Which has more risk and volatility, CCO or NCMI?

Clear Channel Outdoor has a beta of 2.58, suggesting that its stock price is 158% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National CineMedia has a beta of 2.06, suggesting that its stock price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Clear Channel Outdoor beats National CineMedia on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.