National CineMedia (NCMI) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer NCMI or CCO?

In the previous week, National CineMedia and National CineMedia both had 2 articles in the media. National CineMedia's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Clear Channel Outdoor's score of 0.00 indicating that National CineMedia is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in NCMI or CCO?

69.5% of National CineMedia shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.5% of Clear Channel Outdoor shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of National CineMedia shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Clear Channel Outdoor shares are held by company 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.

Do analysts prefer NCMI or CCO?

National CineMedia currently has a consensus target price of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Clear Channel Outdoor has a consensus target price of $2.42, indicating a potential upside of 41.74%. Given Clear Channel Outdoor's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Clear Channel Outdoor	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is NCMI or CCO more profitable?

National CineMedia has a net margin of 78.04% compared to Clear Channel Outdoor's net margin of -16.71%. National CineMedia's return on equity of 3.50% beat Clear Channel Outdoor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National CineMedia	78.04%	3.50%	2.63%
Clear Channel Outdoor	-16.71%	N/A	-3.18%

Which has more volatility and risk, NCMI or CCO?

National CineMedia has a beta of 2.08, meaning that its share price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clear Channel Outdoor has a beta of 3.07, meaning that its share price is 207% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, NCMI or CCO?

National CineMedia has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Clear Channel Outdoor. Clear Channel Outdoor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National CineMedia, 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
National CineMedia	$207.60M	3.26	$705.20M	$34.07	0.21
Clear Channel Outdoor	$2.20B	0.38	-$310.92M	-$0.77	-2.21

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NCMI or CCO?

National CineMedia received 163 more outperform votes than Clear Channel Outdoor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.72% of users gave National CineMedia an outperform vote while only 53.87% of users gave Clear Channel Outdoor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
National CineMedia	Outperform Votes 532 64.72%	Underperform Votes 290 35.28%
Clear Channel Outdoor	Outperform Votes 369 53.87%	Underperform Votes 316 46.13%

Summary

National CineMedia beats Clear Channel Outdoor on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.