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 superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends and valuation.

Which has more risk & volatility, CCO or NCMI?

Clear Channel Outdoor has a beta of 2.65, suggesting that its stock price is 165% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National CineMedia has a beta of 2.14, suggesting that its stock price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Do institutionals and insiders 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. 7.7% of Clear Channel Outdoor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of National CineMedia shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation & 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	$1.51B	0.42	-$179.25M	$0.04	31.88
National CineMedia	$240.80M	1.77	-$22.30M	-$0.21	-21.62

Do analysts prefer CCO or NCMI?

Clear Channel Outdoor presently has a consensus target price of $2.04, suggesting a potential upside of 59.80%. National CineMedia has a consensus target price of $6.90, suggesting a potential upside of 51.98%. Given Clear Channel Outdoor's higher probable 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)	2.25
National CineMedia	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the media favor CCO or NCMI?

In the previous week, Clear Channel Outdoor had 2 more articles in the media than National CineMedia. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Clear Channel Outdoor and 1 mentions for National CineMedia. Clear Channel Outdoor's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat National CineMedia's score of 0.59 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	2 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Clear Channel Outdoor beats National CineMedia on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.