Cumulus Media (CMLS) Competitors

Urban One (NASDAQ:UONEK) and Cumulus Media (NASDAQ:CMLS) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Which has more risk & volatility, UONEK or CMLS?

Urban One has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cumulus Media has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, UONEK or CMLS?

Urban One has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cumulus Media. Urban One is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cumulus Media, 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
Urban One	$452.89M	0.10	$2.05M	-$1.70	-0.58
Cumulus Media	$829.80M	0.02	-$117.88M	-$9.04	-0.08

Does the media refer more to UONEK or CMLS?

In the previous week, Cumulus Media had 2 more articles in the media than Urban One. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Cumulus Media and 0 mentions for Urban One. Urban One's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat Cumulus Media's score of -0.17 indicating that Urban One is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Urban One	Very Positive
Cumulus Media	Neutral

Do analysts prefer UONEK or CMLS?

Cumulus Media has a consensus target price of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 952.77%. Given Cumulus Media's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cumulus Media is more favorable than Urban One.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Urban One	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Cumulus Media	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor UONEK or CMLS?

Urban One received 7 more outperform votes than Cumulus Media when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.16% of users gave Urban One an outperform vote while only 48.57% of users gave Cumulus Media an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Urban One	Outperform Votes 92 62.16%	Underperform Votes 56 37.84%
Cumulus Media	Outperform Votes 85 48.57%	Underperform Votes 90 51.43%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in UONEK or CMLS?

19.7% of Urban One shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.7% of Cumulus Media shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.5% of Urban One shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Cumulus Media shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is UONEK or CMLS more profitable?

Urban One has a net margin of -17.82% compared to Cumulus Media's net margin of -18.11%. Urban One's return on equity of 17.29% beat Cumulus Media's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Urban One	-17.82%	17.29%	4.02%
Cumulus Media	-18.11%	-30.27%	-5.62%

Summary

Urban One beats Cumulus Media on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.