National CineMedia (NCMI) Competitors $4.96 -0.24 (-4.62%) Closing price 05/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.94 -0.02 (-0.48%) As of 05/21/2025 07:49 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NCMI vs. CCO, GOOG, OMC, LAMR, IPG, ANGI, THRY, TZOO, PSQH, and INUVShould you be buying National CineMedia stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of National CineMedia include Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO), Alphabet (GOOG), Omnicom Group (OMC), Lamar Advertising (LAMR), Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG), Angi (ANGI), Thryv (THRY), Travelzoo (TZOO), PSQ (PSQH), and Inuvo (INUV). National CineMedia vs. Clear Channel Outdoor Alphabet Omnicom Group Lamar Advertising Interpublic Group of Companies Angi Thryv Travelzoo PSQ Inuvo National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) and Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE:CCO) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community favor NCMI or CCO? National CineMedia received 167 more outperform votes than Clear Channel Outdoor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.01% of users gave National CineMedia an outperform vote while only 53.84% of users gave Clear Channel Outdoor an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNational CineMediaOutperform Votes53964.01% Underperform Votes30335.99% Clear Channel OutdoorOutperform Votes37253.84% Underperform Votes31946.16% Do analysts recommend NCMI or CCO? National CineMedia currently has a consensus target price of $7.20, suggesting a potential upside of 45.16%. Clear Channel Outdoor has a consensus target price of $2.04, suggesting a potential upside of 82.74%. Given Clear Channel Outdoor's higher probable 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 National CineMedia 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Clear Channel Outdoor 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Which has more volatility and risk, NCMI or CCO? National CineMedia has a beta of 2.12, suggesting that its stock price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clear Channel Outdoor has a beta of 2.58, suggesting that its stock price is 158% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer NCMI or CCO? In the previous week, National CineMedia had 6 more articles in the media than Clear Channel Outdoor. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for National CineMedia and 2 mentions for Clear Channel Outdoor. Clear Channel Outdoor's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat National CineMedia's score of 1.03 indicating that Clear Channel Outdoor is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment National CineMedia 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Clear Channel Outdoor 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in NCMI or CCO? 69.5% of National CineMedia shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.5% of Clear Channel Outdoor shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of National CineMedia shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.7% of Clear Channel Outdoor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is NCMI or CCO more profitable? Clear Channel Outdoor has a net margin of -6.12% compared to National CineMedia's net margin of -9.49%. 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 National CineMedia-9.49% -2.61% -1.94% Clear Channel Outdoor -6.12%N/A -2.70% Which has better valuation & earnings, NCMI or CCO? National CineMedia has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNational CineMedia$238.30M1.96$705.20M-$0.19-26.11Clear Channel Outdoor$1.51B0.37-$310.92M-$0.06-18.58 SummaryClear Channel Outdoor beats National CineMedia on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get National CineMedia News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NCMI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NCMI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNational CineMediaAdvertising IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$490.38M$3.94B$16.37B$8.39BDividend Yield2.37%1.07%2.49%4.10%P/E Ratio-19.8424.5632.2019.71Price / Sales1.9620.75266.83117.39Price / Cash53.2630.5631.5334.62Price / Book1.103.715.284.50Net Income$705.20M$198.49M$195.26M$248.18M7 Day Performance-2.55%-3.11%-0.96%0.20%1 Month Performance-15.07%6.38%14.34%12.37%1 Year Performance-2.36%-4.89%14.95%7.04% National CineMedia Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NCMINational CineMedia3.6532 of 5 stars$4.96-4.6%$7.20+45.2%+0.2%$490.38M$238.30M-19.84350Gap UpCCOClear Channel Outdoor1.4914 of 5 stars$1.16-2.1%$2.04+76.4%-27.6%$566.02M$1.51B-3.984,700Positive NewsGap UpGOOGAlphabet4.7159 of 5 stars$167.87+0.3%$203.94+21.5%-5.3%$2.04T$359.71B20.85190,200Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionOMCOmnicom Group4.9038 of 5 stars$76.950.0%$101.29+31.6%-22.5%$15.01B$15.75B10.3374,200Positive NewsLAMRLamar Advertising3.5136 of 5 stars$119.21-0.6%$132.60+11.2%-4.8%$12.21B$2.21B33.773,500Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementIPGInterpublic Group of Companies4.8402 of 5 stars$25.46-0.1%$33.44+31.4%-22.9%$9.41B$10.52B13.9158,400Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastANGIAngi3.4733 of 5 stars$16.75+2.3%$21.36+27.5%-25.5%$803.78M$1.13B209.404,600High Trading VolumeTHRYThryv2.522 of 5 stars$13.73-3.5%$21.40+55.9%-38.2%$600.52M$771.90M-1.422,960Positive NewsGap DownTZOOTravelzoo3.4855 of 5 stars$13.66-0.3%$25.00+83.0%+56.7%$152.00M$85.06M12.77210Gap UpPSQHPSQ2.7519 of 5 stars$1.97-1.5%$6.00+204.7%-45.5%$84.52M$26.48M-1.5645Positive NewsGap UpINUVInuvo2.0138 of 5 stars$0.53+14.3%$2.00+279.5%+58.0%$76.02M$83.79M-8.7880Analyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Clear Channel Outdoor Competitors Alphabet Competitors Omnicom Group Competitors Lamar Advertising Competitors Interpublic Group of Companies Competitors Angi Competitors Thryv Competitors Travelzoo Competitors PSQ Competitors Inuvo Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:NCMI) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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