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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CCO or NCMI?

National CineMedia received 160 more outperform votes than Clear Channel Outdoor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.70% of users gave National CineMedia an outperform vote while only 53.67% of users gave Clear Channel Outdoor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Clear Channel Outdoor	Outperform Votes 366 53.67%	Underperform Votes 316 46.33%
National CineMedia	Outperform Votes 526 64.70%	Underperform Votes 287 35.30%

Which has better earnings and valuation, CCO or NCMI?

National CineMedia has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Clear Channel Outdoor	$2.13B	0.34	-$310.92M	-$0.65	-2.28
National CineMedia	$165.20M	2.62	$705.20M	$31.33	0.14

Is CCO or NCMI more profitable?

National CineMedia has a net margin of 426.68% compared to Clear Channel Outdoor's net margin of -13.28%. 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	-13.28%	N/A	-3.74%
National CineMedia	426.68%	-22.42%	-3.47%

Do institutionals & 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. 1.5% of Clear Channel Outdoor shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of National CineMedia shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer CCO or NCMI?

In the previous week, Clear Channel Outdoor had 2 more articles in the media than National CineMedia. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Clear Channel Outdoor and 3 mentions for National CineMedia. Clear Channel Outdoor's average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat National CineMedia's score of 0.81 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
National CineMedia	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, CCO or NCMI?

Clear Channel Outdoor has a beta of 2.88, indicating that its share price is 188% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National CineMedia has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CCO or NCMI?

Clear Channel Outdoor currently has a consensus price target of $2.16, indicating a potential upside of 45.13%. National CineMedia has a consensus price target of $6.08, indicating a potential upside of 34.89%. 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
National CineMedia	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

National CineMedia beats Clear Channel Outdoor on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.