AMC Networks (AMCX) Competitors

Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) and AMC Networks (NASDAQ:AMCX) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts recommend CMCSA or AMCX?

Comcast currently has a consensus target price of $44.13, indicating a potential upside of 21.73%. AMC Networks has a consensus target price of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.76%. Given Comcast's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Comcast is more favorable than AMC Networks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Comcast	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65
AMC Networks	3 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75

Does the media refer more to CMCSA or AMCX?

In the previous week, Comcast had 38 more articles in the media than AMC Networks. MarketBeat recorded 62 mentions for Comcast and 24 mentions for AMC Networks. Comcast's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat AMC Networks' score of -0.20 indicating that Comcast is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Comcast	55 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AMC Networks	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	11 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CMCSA or AMCX?

Comcast received 774 more outperform votes than AMC Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.80% of users gave Comcast an outperform vote while only 54.37% of users gave AMC Networks an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Comcast	Outperform Votes 1297 77.80%	Underperform Votes 370 22.20%
AMC Networks	Outperform Votes 523 54.37%	Underperform Votes 439 45.63%

Is CMCSA or AMCX more profitable?

Comcast has a net margin of 13.09% compared to AMC Networks' net margin of -9.36%. Comcast's return on equity of 19.98% beat AMC Networks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Comcast	13.09%	19.98%	6.38%
AMC Networks	-9.36%	18.61%	4.14%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CMCSA or AMCX?

84.3% of Comcast shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.5% of AMC Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Comcast shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.9% of AMC Networks shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings & valuation, CMCSA or AMCX?

Comcast has higher revenue and earnings than AMC Networks. AMC Networks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Comcast, 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
Comcast	$123.73B	1.11	$16.19B	$4.15	8.74
AMC Networks	$2.42B	0.14	-$226.55M	-$5.25	-1.47

Which has more risk & volatility, CMCSA or AMCX?

Comcast has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, AMC Networks has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Comcast beats AMC Networks on 17 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.