National CineMedia (NCMI) Competitors $5.01 +0.24 (+5.12%) As of 02:39 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NCMI vs. CCO, GOOG, OMC, LAMR, IPG, IAS, STGW, NEXN, GCI, and TTGTShould you be buying National CineMedia stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of National CineMedia include Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO), Alphabet (GOOG), Omnicom Group (OMC), Lamar Advertising (LAMR), Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG), Integral Ad Science (IAS), Stagwell (STGW), Nexxen International (NEXN), Gannett (GCI), and TechTarget (TTGT). National CineMedia vs. Its Competitors Clear Channel Outdoor Alphabet Omnicom Group Lamar Advertising Interpublic Group of Companies Integral Ad Science Stagwell Nexxen International Gannett TechTarget National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) and Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE:CCO) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership. Is NCMI or CCO more profitable? Clear Channel Outdoor has a net margin of -1.44% compared to National CineMedia's net margin of -7.68%. Clear Channel Outdoor's return on equity of 0.00% beat National CineMedia's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets National CineMedia-7.68% -2.83% -2.07% Clear Channel Outdoor -1.44%N/A -2.71% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NCMI or CCO? 69.5% of National CineMedia shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.5% of Clear Channel Outdoor shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of National CineMedia shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Clear Channel Outdoor shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation and earnings, NCMI or CCO? National CineMedia has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Clear Channel Outdoor. National CineMedia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Clear Channel Outdoor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNational CineMedia$240.80M1.96-$22.30M-$0.19-26.39Clear Channel Outdoor$1.51B0.41-$179.25M-$0.06-20.58 Which has more risk & volatility, NCMI or CCO? National CineMedia has a beta of 2.06, suggesting that its stock price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clear Channel Outdoor has a beta of 2.58, suggesting that its stock price is 158% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor NCMI or CCO? In the previous week, National CineMedia had 8 more articles in the media than Clear Channel Outdoor. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for National CineMedia and 0 mentions for Clear Channel Outdoor. Clear Channel Outdoor's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat National CineMedia's score of 0.07 indicating that Clear Channel Outdoor is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment National CineMedia Neutral Clear Channel Outdoor Neutral Do analysts prefer NCMI or CCO? National CineMedia presently has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 39.61%. Clear Channel Outdoor has a consensus price target of $2.04, indicating a potential upside of 64.98%. Given Clear Channel Outdoor's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Clear Channel Outdoor is more favorable than National CineMedia.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score National CineMedia 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Clear Channel Outdoor 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 SummaryClear Channel Outdoor beats National CineMedia on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get National CineMedia News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NCMI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NCMI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NCMI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNational CineMediaADVERTISING/MKTG SVCS IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$470.09M$1.74B$15.02B$9.30BDividend Yield2.45%3.24%2.73%4.03%P/E Ratio-26.2417.5427.9919.67Price / Sales1.967,133.55567.93185.66Price / Cash12.546.0326.2657.93Price / Book1.162.156.405.64Net Income-$22.30M$122.61M$196.38M$257.73M7 Day Performance4.24%7.91%0.04%0.21%1 Month Performance-6.28%20.35%4.84%8.47%1 Year Performance-0.71%-34.79%21.51%13.93% National CineMedia Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NCMINational CineMedia3.1721 of 5 stars$5.01+5.1%$7.00+39.6%-2.9%$470.09M$240.80M-26.24350CCOClear Channel Outdoor2.3132 of 5 stars$1.19-4.4%$2.04+71.9%-33.6%$615.93M$1.51B-19.754,100GOOGAlphabet4.8592 of 5 stars$177.56-1.7%$206.38+16.2%-2.7%$2.19T$350.02B19.79190,200Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastOMCOmnicom Group4.7027 of 5 stars$73.82-1.2%$96.43+30.6%-24.3%$14.58B$15.69B10.1074,900Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastLAMRLamar Advertising2.4175 of 5 stars$122.08-1.7%$134.00+9.8%+5.0%$12.72B$2.21B29.633,500IPGInterpublic Group of Companies4.6651 of 5 stars$25.14-0.9%$32.72+30.2%-18.0%$9.38B$10.69B19.1953,300Upcoming EarningsIASIntegral Ad Science3.2848 of 5 stars$8.38-1.8%$13.55+61.7%-24.0%$1.41B$549.64M28.90760News CoverageSTGWStagwell2.5371 of 5 stars$4.53-0.7%$9.13+101.4%-34.5%$1.22B$2.84B-453.0014,607NEXNNexxen International4.3178 of 5 stars$10.17-1.0%$15.33+50.8%-17.8%$651.29M$365.48M19.94895News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeGCIGannett3.7414 of 5 stars$3.64-4.5%$5.55+52.5%-24.5%$557.92M$2.51B364.008,900Positive NewsTTGTTechTarget3.4804 of 5 stars$6.63-4.2%$19.33+191.6%-77.7%$494.70M$284.90M-15.792,100Earnings ReportHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Clear Channel Outdoor Competitors Alphabet Competitors Omnicom Group Competitors Lamar Advertising Competitors Interpublic Group of Companies Competitors Integral Ad Science Competitors Stagwell Competitors Nexxen International Competitors Gannett Competitors TechTarget Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:NCMI) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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