National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI – Get Free Report) and GTN (OTCMKTS:GTNLF – Get Free Report) are both communication services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares National CineMedia and GTN”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
National CineMedia | $207.60 million | 3.18 | $705.20 million | $34.07 | 0.20 |
GTN | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
National CineMedia has higher revenue and earnings than GTN.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for National CineMedia and GTN, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
National CineMedia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.75 |
GTN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
National CineMedia currently has a consensus target price of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.97%. Given National CineMedia’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe National CineMedia is more favorable than GTN.
Profitability
This table compares National CineMedia and GTN’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
National CineMedia | 78.04% | 3.50% | 2.63% |
GTN | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
National CineMedia beats GTN on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About National CineMedia
National CineMedia, Inc., through its subsidiary, National CineMedia, LLC, operates cinema advertising network in North America. It engages in the sale of advertising to national, regional, and local businesses in Noovie, a cinema advertising and entertainment show seen on movie screens; and sells advertising on its Lobby Entertainment Network, a series of strategically-placed screens located in movie theater lobbies, as well as other forms of advertising and promotions in theatre lobbies. The company also sells online and mobile advertising through its Noovie Audience Accelerator product across a suite of Noovie digital properties, such as Name That Movie and Noovie Trivia app to reach entertainment audiences beyond the theater. It offers its services to third-party theater circuits under long-term network affiliate agreements. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado.
About GTN
GTN Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates broadcast media advertising platform that supply traffic information reports to radio stations in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Brazil. It offers information reports, such as traffic and news through advertising spots on television and radio networks directly to advertisers, as well as through advertising agencies. GTN Limited was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in North Sydney, Australia.
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