AMC Networks (AMCX) Competitors

AMC Networks (NASDAQ:AMCX) and Hemisphere Media Group (NASDAQ:HMTV) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings, profitability and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility and risk, AMCX or HMTV?

AMC Networks has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hemisphere Media Group has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AMCX or HMTV?

78.5% of AMC Networks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.9% of Hemisphere Media Group shares are held by institutional investors. 25.9% of AMC Networks shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 53.5% of Hemisphere Media Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend AMCX or HMTV?

AMC Networks presently has a consensus price target of $8.50, indicating a potential downside of 8.11%. Given AMC Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe AMC Networks is more favorable than Hemisphere Media Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AMC Networks	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Hemisphere Media Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is AMCX or HMTV more profitable?

AMC Networks has a net margin of 1.45% compared to Hemisphere Media Group's net margin of -15.74%. AMC Networks' return on equity of 17.41% beat Hemisphere Media Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AMC Networks	1.45%	17.41%	3.92%
Hemisphere Media Group	-15.74%	-13.65%	-5.57%

Does the media refer more to AMCX or HMTV?

In the previous week, AMC Networks had 9 more articles in the media than Hemisphere Media Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for AMC Networks and 0 mentions for Hemisphere Media Group. AMC Networks' average media sentiment score of 0.10 beat Hemisphere Media Group's score of 0.00 indicating that AMC Networks is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
AMC Networks	Neutral
Hemisphere Media Group	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AMCX or HMTV?

AMC Networks has higher revenue and earnings than Hemisphere Media Group. Hemisphere Media Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AMC Networks, 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 Networks	$2.71B	0.15	$215.46M	$0.63	14.68
Hemisphere Media Group	$195.65M	1.48	$11.06M	-$0.83	-8.61

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AMCX or HMTV?

AMC Networks received 235 more outperform votes than Hemisphere Media Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.54% of users gave AMC Networks an outperform vote while only 52.94% of users gave Hemisphere Media Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AMC Networks	Outperform Votes 523 54.54%	Underperform Votes 436 45.46%
Hemisphere Media Group	Outperform Votes 288 52.94%	Underperform Votes 256 47.06%

Summary

AMC Networks beats Hemisphere Media Group on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.