AMC vs. CNK, MCS, RDI, BYD, NXST, BC, WHR, COLM, PWSC, and MSGS
Should you be buying AMC Entertainment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AMC Entertainment include Cinemark (CNK), Marcus (MCS), Reading International (RDI), Boyd Gaming (BYD), Nexstar Media Group (NXST), Brunswick (BC), Whirlpool (WHR), Columbia Sportswear (COLM), PowerSchool (PWSC), and Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector.
AMC Entertainment vs.
AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) and Cinemark (NYSE:CNK) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.
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, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
AMC Entertainment received 114 more outperform votes than Cinemark when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.73% of users gave AMC Entertainment an outperform vote while only 67.40% of users gave Cinemark an outperform vote.
Company Underperform Outperform AMC Entertainment Outperform Votes 848
70.73%
Underperform Votes 351
29.27%
Cinemark Outperform Votes 734
67.40%
Underperform Votes 355
32.60%
In the previous week, AMC Entertainment had 13 more articles in the media than Cinemark. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for AMC Entertainment and 7 mentions for Cinemark. Cinemark's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat AMC Entertainment's score of 0.33 indicating that Cinemark is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AMC Entertainment 9 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
6 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral Cinemark 1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive AMC Entertainment presently has a consensus price target of $5.54, indicating a potential upside of 21.76%. Cinemark has a consensus price target of $20.56, indicating a potential upside of 5.52%. Given AMC Entertainment's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe AMC Entertainment is more favorable than Cinemark.
Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AMC Entertainment 3 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.40 Cinemark 1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.44 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.
Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AMC Entertainment -6.75% N/A -3.93% Cinemark 7.12% 69.48% 4.48% 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.
Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio AMC Entertainment $4.81B 0.28 -$396.60M -$1.27 -3.58 Cinemark $3.07B 0.78 $188.20M $1.45 13.43 AMC Entertainment has a beta of 1.7, suggesting that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cinemark has a beta of 2.27, suggesting that its share price is 127% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Cinemark beats AMC Entertainment on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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AMC vs. The Competition
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| Metric | AMC Entertainment | Motion picture theaters Industry | Discretionary Sector | NYSE Exchange |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $1.34B | $1.03B | $6.95B | $17.71B |
| Dividend Yield | N/A | 2.54% | 2.93% | 3.62% |
| P/E Ratio | -3.58 | 29.63 | 15.04 | 24.10 |
| Price / Sales | 0.28 | 0.42 | 33.74 | 14.45 |
| Price / Cash | 6,266.45 | 1,570.18 | 34.31 | 19.18 |
| Price / Book | -0.64 | 3.04 | 5.34 | 4.82 |
| Net Income | -$396.60M | -$56.07M | $188.89M | $976.34M |
| 7 Day Performance | -8.82% | -0.87% | -0.52% | 0.93% |
| 1 Month Performance | -9.99% | -4.16% | -2.99% | -3.19% |
| 1 Year Performance | -89.08% | -35.23% | 3.83% | 8.58% |
AMC Entertainment Competitors List
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| Company | MarketRank | Share Price | Analysts' Price Target | 1Y Price Performance | Market Cap | Revenue | P/E Ratio | Employee Count | Indicator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNKCinemark | 3.5897 of 5 stars | $19.45 +0.3% | $20.33 +4.5% | +19.8% | $2.38B | $3.07B | 13.41 | 17,500 | Analyst Forecast Analyst Revision |
| MCSMarcus | 3.5161 of 5 stars | $11.00 -0.3% | $19.67 +78.8% | -25.5% | $353.65M | $729.58M | 45.84 | 7,780 | High Trading Volume |
| RDIReading International | 0.3086 of 5 stars | $1.41 +0.7% | N/A | -46.2% | $31.63M | $222.74M | -0.96 | 2,025 | Analyst Forecast High Trading Volume |
| BYDBoyd Gaming | 4.8657 of 5 stars | $53.83 +2.2% | $91.42 +69.8% | -19.7% | $5.11B | $3.74B | 9.66 | 16,129 | High Trading Volume |
| NXSTNexstar Media Group | 4.8469 of 5 stars | $156.97 +1.0% | $206.00 +31.2% | -1.8% | $5.10B | $4.96B | 13.28 | 13,294 | Analyst Forecast Insider Selling News Coverage High Trading Volume |
| BCBrunswick | 4.6377 of 5 stars | $74.17 +0.7% | $93.38 +25.9% | -9.6% | $5.01B | $6.40B | 13.79 | 17,300 | Positive News |
| WHRWhirlpool | 3.4094 of 5 stars | $90.43 +0.9% | $111.00 +22.7% | -36.6% | $4.94B | $19.46B | 12.46 | 59,000 | |
| COLMColumbia Sportswear | 3.1562 of 5 stars | $83.57 +1.9% | $75.75 -9.4% | +11.1% | $4.94B | $3.49B | 20.38 | 10,070 | Positive News High Trading Volume |
| PWSCPowerSchool | 1.7391 of 5 stars | $22.33 flat | $24.52 +9.8% | +16.4% | $4.55B | $697.65M | -93.04 | 3,563 | News Coverage High Trading Volume |
| MSGSMadison Square Garden Sports | 0 of 5 stars | $188.59 +0.6% | N/A | +4.5% | $4.52B | $887.45M | 192.44 | 558 | Positive News |
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