Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO) Competitors

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 businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk and volatility, CCO or NCMI?

Clear Channel Outdoor has a beta of 2.64, meaning that its stock price is 164% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National CineMedia has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CCO or NCMI?

85.5% of Clear Channel Outdoor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of National CineMedia shares are held by institutional investors. 7.7% of Clear Channel Outdoor shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of National CineMedia shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clear Channel Outdoor	$1.54B	0.48	-$179.25M	$0.04	37.38
National CineMedia	$240.80M	1.72	-$22.30M	-$0.21	-21.10

Does the media favor CCO or NCMI?

In the previous week, National CineMedia had 2 more articles in the media than Clear Channel Outdoor. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for National CineMedia and 3 mentions for Clear Channel Outdoor. Clear Channel Outdoor's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat National CineMedia's score of 0.43 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)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
National CineMedia	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate CCO or NCMI?

Clear Channel Outdoor presently has a consensus target price of $2.12, suggesting a potential upside of 41.81%. National CineMedia has a consensus target price of $6.90, suggesting a potential upside of 55.76%. Given National CineMedia's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe National CineMedia is more favorable than Clear Channel Outdoor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clear Channel Outdoor	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
National CineMedia	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Is CCO or NCMI more profitable?

Clear Channel Outdoor has a net margin of 1.25% compared to National CineMedia's net margin of -8.62%. 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	1.25%	N/A	-2.52%
National CineMedia	-8.62%	-3.51%	-2.58%

Summary

Clear Channel Outdoor beats National CineMedia on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.