National CineMedia (NCMI) Competitors $5.97 +0.16 (+2.75%) Closing price 04/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.96 0.00 (-0.08%) As of 04/15/2025 06:42 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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, ANGI, THRY, TZOO, PSQH, and INUVShould 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), Angi (ANGI), Thryv (THRY), Travelzoo (TZOO), PSQ (PSQH), and Inuvo (INUV). National CineMedia vs. Clear Channel Outdoor Alphabet Omnicom Group Lamar Advertising Interpublic Group of Companies Angi Thryv Travelzoo PSQ Inuvo National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) and Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE:CCO) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership and community ranking. Does the media refer more to NCMI or CCO? In the previous week, Clear Channel Outdoor had 3 more articles in the media than National CineMedia. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Clear Channel Outdoor and 7 mentions for National CineMedia. Clear Channel Outdoor's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat National CineMedia's score of 1.21 indicating that Clear Channel Outdoor is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment National CineMedia 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Clear Channel Outdoor 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more volatility & risk, NCMI or CCO? National CineMedia has a beta of 1.92, meaning that its share price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clear Channel Outdoor has a beta of 2.72, meaning that its share price is 172% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & 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$240.80M2.36$705.20M-$0.23-25.96Clear Channel Outdoor$1.51B0.31-$310.92M-$0.38-2.53 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NCMI or CCO? 69.5% of National CineMedia shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.5% of Clear Channel Outdoor shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of National CineMedia shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Clear Channel Outdoor shares are owned 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. Does the MarketBeat Community favor NCMI or CCO? National CineMedia received 166 more outperform votes than Clear Channel Outdoor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.20% of users gave National CineMedia an outperform vote while only 53.99% of users gave Clear Channel Outdoor an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNational CineMediaOutperform Votes53864.20% Underperform Votes30035.80% Clear Channel OutdoorOutperform Votes37253.99% Underperform Votes31746.01% Do analysts rate NCMI or CCO? National CineMedia currently has a consensus target price of $7.70, suggesting a potential upside of 28.98%. Clear Channel Outdoor has a consensus target price of $2.22, suggesting a potential upside of 130.66%. 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Clear Channel Outdoor 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Is NCMI or CCO 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 National CineMedia-9.49% -2.61% -1.94% Clear Channel Outdoor -6.12%N/A -2.70% SummaryClear Channel Outdoor beats National CineMedia on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$568.40M$3.46B$7.02B$7.57BDividend Yield2.02%0.97%2.70%4.32%P/E Ratio-23.8818.0729.7317.81Price / Sales2.3612.38154.9594.61Price / Cash53.2630.5631.6134.64Price / Book1.333.334.564.00Net Income$705.20M$198.49M$195.82M$247.23M7 Day Performance5.29%2.67%5.28%7.26%1 Month Performance0.34%-11.81%-6.34%-6.26%1 Year Performance28.94%-8.13%2.98%-0.18% National CineMedia Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NCMINational CineMedia2.8729 of 5 stars$5.97+2.8%$7.70+29.0%+28.9%$568.40M$240.80M-23.88350Positive NewsCCOClear Channel Outdoor1.969 of 5 stars$0.90-2.8%$2.22+145.2%-35.1%$443.01M$1.51B-3.124,700Insider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeGOOGAlphabet4.9543 of 5 stars$149.24+1.0%$208.65+39.8%+1.5%$1.82T$350.02B18.54190,200High Trading VolumeOMCOmnicom Group4.8536 of 5 stars$71.54-1.4%$104.43+46.0%-15.1%$14.06B$15.69B9.6074,200Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageLAMRLamar Advertising3.5719 of 5 stars$104.88-0.1%$134.60+28.3%-1.7%$10.74B$2.21B29.713,500Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeIPGInterpublic Group of Companies4.9322 of 5 stars$23.28-1.8%$33.50+43.9%-17.4%$8.68B$10.69B12.7258,400Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageANGIAngi2.5025 of 5 stars$12.16-0.3%$30.50+150.8%-41.4%$604.68M$1.19B152.024,600Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeTHRYThryv2.298 of 5 stars$10.61-3.6%$22.50+112.1%-47.5%$460.17M$824.16M-1.102,960News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeTZOOTravelzoo3.73 of 5 stars$11.68+1.3%$25.00+114.0%+34.3%$131.34M$83.90M10.92210Positive NewsPSQHPSQ2.1592 of 5 stars$1.83-0.3%$6.00+228.8%-60.2%$78.32M$23.20M-1.4545Gap DownINUVInuvo1.8546 of 5 stars$0.31-2.2%$2.00+543.1%+16.3%$44.41M$83.79M-5.1880Gap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Clear Channel Outdoor Competitors Alphabet Competitors Omnicom Group Competitors Lamar Advertising Competitors Interpublic Group of Companies Competitors Angi Competitors Thryv Competitors Travelzoo Competitors PSQ Competitors Inuvo 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 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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