National CineMedia (NCMI) Competitors

Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE:CCO) and National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and community ranking.

Is CCO or NCMI more profitable?

Clear Channel Outdoor has a net margin of -6.12% compared to National CineMedia's net margin of -9.49%. 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
Clear Channel Outdoor	-6.12%	N/A	-2.70%
National CineMedia	-9.49%	-2.61%	-1.94%

Does the media prefer CCO or NCMI?

In the previous week, Clear Channel Outdoor had 1 more articles in the media than National CineMedia. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Clear Channel Outdoor and 3 mentions for National CineMedia. Clear Channel Outdoor's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat National CineMedia's score of 0.65 indicating that Clear Channel Outdoor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Clear Channel Outdoor	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
National CineMedia	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CCO or NCMI?

National CineMedia received 163 more outperform votes than Clear Channel Outdoor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.41% of users gave National CineMedia an outperform vote while only 53.92% of users gave Clear Channel Outdoor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Clear Channel Outdoor	Outperform Votes 371 53.92%	Underperform Votes 317 46.08%
National CineMedia	Outperform Votes 534 64.41%	Underperform Votes 295 35.59%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CCO or NCMI?

85.5% of Clear Channel Outdoor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of National CineMedia shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of Clear Channel Outdoor shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of National CineMedia shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, CCO or NCMI?

Clear Channel Outdoor has a beta of 3.04, suggesting that its share price is 204% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National CineMedia has a beta of 2.06, suggesting that its share price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CCO or NCMI?

Clear Channel Outdoor presently has a consensus target price of $2.16, indicating a potential upside of 48.63%. National CineMedia has a consensus target price of $8.06, indicating a potential upside of 20.25%. Given Clear Channel Outdoor's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Clear Channel Outdoor is more favorable than National CineMedia.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clear Channel Outdoor	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
National CineMedia	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CCO or NCMI?

National CineMedia has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clear Channel Outdoor	$2.13B	0.33	-$310.92M	-$0.29	-5.02
National CineMedia	$165.20M	3.85	$705.20M	-$0.25	-26.82

Summary

Clear Channel Outdoor beats National CineMedia on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.