Cinemark (CNK) Competitors

AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) and Cinemark (NYSE:CNK) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, profitability and dividends.

Do analysts recommend AMC or CNK?

AMC Entertainment currently has a consensus price target of $3.33, indicating a potential upside of 18.12%. Cinemark has a consensus price target of $34.91, indicating a potential upside of 33.81%. Given Cinemark's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cinemark is more favorable than AMC Entertainment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AMC Entertainment	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.88
Cinemark	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AMC or CNK?

Cinemark has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AMC Entertainment. AMC Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cinemark, 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
AMC Entertainment	$4.64B	0.31	-$352.60M	-$0.89	-3.16
Cinemark	$3.05B	0.98	$309.70M	$1.83	14.26

Does the media prefer AMC or CNK?

In the previous week, AMC Entertainment had 1 more articles in the media than Cinemark. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for AMC Entertainment and 3 mentions for Cinemark. Cinemark's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat AMC Entertainment's score of 0.45 indicating that Cinemark is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AMC Entertainment	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cinemark	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AMC or CNK more profitable?

Cinemark has a net margin of 9.13% compared to AMC Entertainment's net margin of -7.39%. Cinemark's return on equity of 59.16% beat AMC Entertainment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AMC Entertainment	-7.39%	N/A	-4.07%
Cinemark	9.13%	59.16%	5.99%

Which has more volatility & risk, AMC or CNK?

AMC Entertainment has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cinemark has a beta of 1.75, indicating that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AMC or CNK?

28.8% of AMC Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of AMC Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Cinemark shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cinemark beats AMC Entertainment on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.