Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
National CineMedia	$240.80M	1.77	-$22.30M	-$0.21	-21.62
Clear Channel Outdoor	$1.51B	0.42	-$179.25M	$0.04	31.88

Do analysts recommend NCMI or CCO?

National CineMedia presently has a consensus price target of $6.90, indicating a potential upside of 51.98%. Clear Channel Outdoor has a consensus price target of $2.04, indicating a potential upside of 59.80%. Given Clear Channel Outdoor's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	2.60
Clear Channel Outdoor	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Does the media refer more to NCMI or CCO?

In the previous week, Clear Channel Outdoor had 2 more articles in the media than National CineMedia. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Clear Channel Outdoor and 1 mentions for National CineMedia. Clear Channel Outdoor's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat National CineMedia's score of 0.59 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Clear Channel Outdoor	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is NCMI or CCO more profitable?

Clear Channel Outdoor has a net margin of 1.25% compared to National CineMedia's net margin of -8.62%. 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	-8.62%	-3.51%	-2.58%
Clear Channel Outdoor	1.25%	N/A	-2.52%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in 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. 0.3% of National CineMedia shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.7% of Clear Channel Outdoor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, NCMI or CCO?

National CineMedia has a beta of 2.14, indicating that its stock price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clear Channel Outdoor has a beta of 2.65, indicating that its stock price is 165% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Clear Channel Outdoor beats National CineMedia on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.