NCMI vs. MEET, QUOT, CCO, GOOG, OMC, LAMR, IPG, ANGI, THRY, and TZOO
Should you be buying National CineMedia stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of National CineMedia include The Meet Group (MEET), Quotient Technology (QUOT), Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO), Alphabet (GOOG), Omnicom Group (OMC), Lamar Advertising (LAMR), Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG), Angi (ANGI), Thryv (THRY), and Travelzoo (TZOO).
The Meet Group (NASDAQ:MEET) and National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
National CineMedia has a consensus price target of $6.08, indicating a potential upside of 9.61%. Given The Meet Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe National CineMedia is more favorable than The Meet Group.
National CineMedia received 108 more outperform votes than The Meet Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.58% of users gave National CineMedia an outperform vote while only 63.97% of users gave The Meet Group an outperform vote.
In the previous week, The Meet Group had 24 more articles in the media than National CineMedia. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for The Meet Group and 4 mentions for National CineMedia. The Meet Group's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat National CineMedia's score of 0.00 indicating that National CineMedia is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
National CineMedia has a net margin of 426.76% compared to National CineMedia's net margin of 6.20%. National CineMedia's return on equity of 18.39% beat The Meet Group's return on equity.
National CineMedia has lower revenue, but higher earnings than The Meet Group. National CineMedia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Meet Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
75.4% of The Meet Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of National CineMedia shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of The Meet Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of National CineMedia shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
The Meet Group has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National CineMedia has a beta of 1.93, suggesting that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
National CineMedia beats The Meet Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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