AMC vs. CNK, TV, BOWL, CWH, AFYA, SGHC, HBI, VSCO, OXM, and RSI
Should you be buying AMC Entertainment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AMC Entertainment include Cinemark (CNK), Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (TV), Bowlero (BOWL), Camping World (CWH), Afya (AFYA), Super Group (SGHC), Hanesbrands (HBI), Victoria's Secret & Co. (VSCO), Oxford Industries (OXM), and Rush Street Interactive (RSI). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector.
AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) and Cinemark (NYSE:CNK) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and community ranking.
Cinemark has a net margin of 7.12% compared to AMC Entertainment's net margin of -6.75%. Cinemark's return on equity of 69.48% beat AMC Entertainment's return on equity.
AMC Entertainment received 116 more outperform votes than Cinemark when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.73% of users gave AMC Entertainment an outperform vote while only 67.47% of users gave Cinemark an outperform vote.
Cinemark has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AMC Entertainment. AMC Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cinemark, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
28.8% of AMC Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of AMC Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Cinemark shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, AMC Entertainment had 124 more articles in the media than Cinemark. MarketBeat recorded 129 mentions for AMC Entertainment and 5 mentions for Cinemark. AMC Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Cinemark's score of 0.17 indicating that AMC Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media.
AMC Entertainment has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cinemark has a beta of 2.25, suggesting that its stock price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500.
AMC Entertainment currently has a consensus target price of $5.54, suggesting a potential upside of 25.91%. Cinemark has a consensus target price of $20.33, suggesting a potential upside of 15.01%. Given AMC Entertainment's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AMC Entertainment is more favorable than Cinemark.
Summary
Cinemark beats AMC Entertainment on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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