Cable One (CABO) Competitors

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

Does the media favor CABO or AMCX?

In the previous week, AMC Networks had 4 more articles in the media than Cable One. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for AMC Networks and 14 mentions for Cable One. Cable One's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat AMC Networks' score of 0.50 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AMC Networks	8 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend CABO or AMCX?

Cable One presently has a consensus price target of $590.83, indicating a potential upside of 52.50%. AMC Networks has a consensus price target of $11.75, indicating a potential downside of 24.73%. Given Cable One's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cable One is more favorable than AMC Networks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cable One	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
AMC Networks	3 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.40

Is CABO or AMCX more profitable?

Cable One has a net margin of 15.50% compared to AMC Networks' net margin of 6.09%. AMC Networks' return on equity of 23.57% beat Cable One's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cable One	15.50%	12.76%	3.42%
AMC Networks	6.09%	23.57%	4.89%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CABO or AMCX?

89.9% of Cable One shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.5% of AMC Networks shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Cable One shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 27.1% of AMC Networks shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, CABO or AMCX?

Cable One has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AMC Networks has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CABO or AMCX?

Cable One has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AMC Networks. AMC Networks 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	$1.68B	1.30	$267.44M	$43.67	8.87
AMC Networks	$2.71B	0.25	$215.46M	$3.57	4.37

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CABO or AMCX?

AMC Networks received 218 more outperform votes than Cable One when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.15% of users gave Cable One an outperform vote while only 54.48% of users gave AMC Networks an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cable One	Outperform Votes 299 61.15%	Underperform Votes 190 38.85%
AMC Networks	Outperform Votes 517 54.48%	Underperform Votes 432 45.52%

Summary

Cable One beats AMC Networks on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.