Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE:CCO) and uCloudlink Group (NASDAQ:UCL) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and earnings.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
93.1% of Clear Channel Outdoor shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Clear Channel Outdoor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Clear Channel Outdoor and uCloudlink Group, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Clear Channel Outdoor | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2.20 |
uCloudlink Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Clear Channel Outdoor currently has a consensus price target of $4.44, indicating a potential upside of 125.38%. Given Clear Channel Outdoor's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Clear Channel Outdoor is more favorable than uCloudlink Group.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Clear Channel Outdoor and uCloudlink Group's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Clear Channel Outdoor | $2.68 billion | 0.34 | $-363,300,000.00 | ($0.63) | -3.13 |
uCloudlink Group | $158.38 million | 1.77 | $5.21 million | N/A | N/A |
uCloudlink Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Clear Channel Outdoor.
Profitability
This table compares Clear Channel Outdoor and uCloudlink Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Clear Channel Outdoor | -25.43% | N/A | -7.14% |
uCloudlink Group | -38.79% | -116.61% | -50.46% |
Summary
Clear Channel Outdoor beats uCloudlink Group on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.