AMC Networks (AMCX) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, CMCSA or AMCX?

Comcast has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AMC Networks has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer CMCSA or AMCX?

In the previous week, Comcast had 53 more articles in the media than AMC Networks. MarketBeat recorded 59 mentions for Comcast and 6 mentions for AMC Networks. Comcast's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat AMC Networks' score of 0.74 indicating that Comcast is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Comcast	32 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AMC Networks	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CMCSA or AMCX?

84.3% of Comcast shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.5% of AMC Networks shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Comcast shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.9% of AMC Networks shares are held 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.

Which has stronger 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	1.05	$16.19B	$4.15	8.29
AMC Networks	$2.42B	0.11	-$226.55M	-$5.25	-1.13

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 analysts recommend CMCSA or AMCX?

Comcast presently has a consensus price target of $42.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.55%. AMC Networks has a consensus price target of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 26.48%. Given AMC Networks' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AMC Networks is more favorable than Comcast.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Comcast	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
AMC Networks	4 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.60

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CMCSA or AMCX?

Comcast received 776 more outperform votes than AMC Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.60% of users gave Comcast an outperform vote while only 54.31% of users gave AMC Networks an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Comcast	Outperform Votes 1299 77.60%	Underperform Votes 375 22.40%
AMC Networks	Outperform Votes 523 54.31%	Underperform Votes 440 45.69%

Summary

Comcast beats AMC Networks on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.