Cable One (CABO) Competitors

AMC Networks (NASDAQ:AMCX) and Cable One (NYSE:CABO) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer AMCX or CABO?

In the previous week, AMC Networks had 22 more articles in the media than Cable One. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for AMC Networks and 3 mentions for Cable One. AMC Networks' average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Cable One's score of 0.36 indicating that Cable One is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AMC Networks	7 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cable One	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, AMCX or CABO?

AMC Networks has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cable One has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, AMCX or CABO?

Cable One has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AMC Networks. AMC Networks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cable One, 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
AMC Networks	$2.71B	0.24	$215.46M	$3.57	4.24
Cable One	$1.68B	1.30	$267.44M	$43.67	8.89

Is AMCX or CABO more profitable?

Cable One has a net margin of 15.50% compared to Cable One's net margin of 6.09%. Cable One's return on equity of 23.57% beat AMC Networks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AMC Networks	6.09%	23.57%	4.89%
Cable One	15.50%	12.76%	3.42%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AMCX or CABO?

78.5% of AMC Networks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of Cable One shares are held by institutional investors. 27.1% of AMC Networks shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Cable One shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AMCX or CABO?

AMC Networks received 218 more outperform votes than Cable One when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.15% of users gave Cable One an outperform vote while only 54.48% of users gave AMC Networks an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AMC Networks	Outperform Votes 517 54.48%	Underperform Votes 432 45.52%
Cable One	Outperform Votes 299 61.15%	Underperform Votes 190 38.85%

Do analysts prefer AMCX or CABO?

AMC Networks presently has a consensus target price of $11.75, suggesting a potential downside of 22.75%. Cable One has a consensus target price of $590.83, suggesting a potential upside of 52.16%. Given AMC Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cable One is more favorable than AMC Networks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AMC Networks	3 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.40
Cable One	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Summary

Cable One beats AMC Networks on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.