National CineMedia (NCMI) Competitors $4.84 -0.05 (-1.02%) As of 06/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NCMI vs. CCO, GOOG, OMC, LAMR, IPG, IAS, STGW, NEXN, TTGT, and GCIShould 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), Integral Ad Science (IAS), Stagwell (STGW), Nexxen International (NEXN), TechTarget (TTGT), and Gannett (GCI). National CineMedia vs. Its Competitors Clear Channel Outdoor Alphabet Omnicom Group Lamar Advertising Interpublic Group of Companies Integral Ad Science Stagwell Nexxen International TechTarget Gannett Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE:CCO) and National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility & risk, CCO or NCMI? Clear Channel Outdoor has a beta of 2.59, indicating that its stock price is 159% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National CineMedia has a beta of 2.12, indicating that its stock price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation and 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioClear Channel Outdoor$1.51B0.39-$179.25M-$0.06-19.58National CineMedia$240.80M1.90-$22.30M-$0.19-25.47 Do insiders and institutionals 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. 7.2% of Clear Channel Outdoor shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of National CineMedia shares are owned by company 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. Does the media prefer CCO or NCMI? In the previous week, National CineMedia had 7 more articles in the media than Clear Channel Outdoor. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for National CineMedia and 2 mentions for Clear Channel Outdoor. Clear Channel Outdoor's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat National CineMedia's score of -0.14 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive National CineMedia 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer CCO or NCMI? Clear Channel Outdoor presently has a consensus target price of $2.04, suggesting a potential upside of 73.40%. National CineMedia has a consensus target price of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 44.63%. Given Clear Channel Outdoor's higher possible upside, equities research 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) 2.25National 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 -1.44% 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% SummaryClear Channel Outdoor beats National CineMedia on 10 of the 16 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 NCMI 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/MKTG SVCS IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$461.15M$1.80B$13.00B$8.90BDividend Yield2.45%3.08%2.60%4.13%P/E Ratio-25.4717.4528.1819.67Price / Sales1.904.4439.67110.28Price / Cash12.516.3524.0427.49Price / Book1.121.696.265.42Net Income-$22.30M$122.61M$188.17M$248.34M7 Day Performance-7.46%-1.11%1.07%0.81%1 Month Performance-12.16%-0.43%3.49%5.01%1 Year Performance14.69%-30.10%25.68%18.10% National CineMedia Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NCMINational CineMedia2.0456 of 5 stars$4.84-1.0%$7.00+44.6%+10.3%$461.15M$240.80M-25.47350CCOClear Channel Outdoor2.2713 of 5 stars$1.18+5.4%$2.04+72.7%-16.7%$556.32M$1.51B-19.664,100High Trading VolumeGOOGAlphabet4.8414 of 5 stars$166.01-1.0%$204.88+23.4%-3.3%$2.04T$350.02B18.51190,200Trending NewsOMCOmnicom Group4.9157 of 5 stars$71.75+2.1%$100.00+39.4%-19.7%$13.71B$15.75B9.8274,900High Trading VolumeLAMRLamar Advertising3.5015 of 5 stars$120.92+0.7%$134.00+10.8%+1.5%$12.30B$2.21B29.353,500IPGInterpublic Group of Companies4.8219 of 5 stars$24.48+4.5%$33.44+36.6%-15.8%$8.66B$10.69B18.6953,300High Trading VolumeIASIntegral Ad Science3.1905 of 5 stars$7.92-0.3%$13.55+71.1%-14.5%$1.31B$530.10M27.31760STGWStagwell2.9671 of 5 stars$4.43-0.4%$8.60+94.1%-34.0%$1.19B$2.84B-443.0014,607NEXNNexxen International4.3208 of 5 stars$9.60-1.0%$15.33+59.7%-7.4%$615.15M$365.48M18.82895Positive NewsTTGTTechTarget4.0784 of 5 stars$7.09+4.0%$19.33+172.7%-75.1%$487.55M$284.90M-16.882,100High Trading VolumeGCIGannett3.7633 of 5 stars$3.31+0.6%$5.55+67.7%-22.3%$481.77M$2.51B331.008,900Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Clear Channel Outdoor Competitors Alphabet Competitors Omnicom Group Competitors Lamar Advertising Competitors Interpublic Group of Companies Competitors Integral Ad Science Competitors Stagwell Competitors Nexxen International Competitors TechTarget Competitors Gannett 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 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in JanuaryFree summit: How to profit from the Coinbase-Deribit deal Our hedge fund experts know exactly what this mea...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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