Cable One (CABO) Competitors

Cable One (NYSE:CABO) and DISH Network (NASDAQ:DISH) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Which has more risk & volatility, CABO or DISH?

Cable One has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DISH Network has a beta of 1.84, suggesting that its share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CABO or DISH more profitable?

DISH Network has a net margin of 7.81% compared to Cable One's net margin of 4.43%. Cable One's return on equity of 13.24% beat DISH Network's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cable One	4.43%	13.24%	3.39%
DISH Network	7.81%	6.70%	2.28%

Does the media prefer CABO or DISH?

In the previous week, DISH Network had 8 more articles in the media than Cable One. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for DISH Network and 4 mentions for Cable One. Cable One's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat DISH Network's score of 0.19 indicating that Cable One is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cable One	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
DISH Network	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CABO or DISH?

DISH Network received 410 more outperform votes than Cable One when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.54% of users gave Cable One an outperform vote while only 60.14% of users gave DISH Network an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cable One	Outperform Votes 296 61.54%	Underperform Votes 185 38.46%
DISH Network	Outperform Votes 706 60.14%	Underperform Votes 468 39.86%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CABO or DISH?

DISH Network has higher revenue and earnings than Cable One. DISH Network is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cable One, 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
Cable One	$1.71B	1.79	$234.12M	$12.41	43.74
DISH Network	$16.68B	0.11	$2.30B	$1.87	1.89

Do analysts recommend CABO or DISH?

Cable One currently has a consensus target price of $868.00, suggesting a potential upside of 57.04%. DISH Network has a consensus target price of $10.27, suggesting a potential upside of 191.01%. Given DISH Network's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe DISH Network is more favorable than Cable One.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cable One	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
DISH Network	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CABO or DISH?

98.6% of Cable One shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of DISH Network shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Cable One shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 55.5% of DISH Network shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

DISH Network beats Cable One on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.