Dolphin Entertainment (NASDAQ:DLPN) vs. Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE:CCO) Financial Survey

Dolphin Entertainment (NASDAQ:DLPN) and Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE:CCO) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

8.9% of Dolphin Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.5% of Clear Channel Outdoor shares are held by institutional investors. 19.3% of Dolphin Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% 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 is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Dolphin Entertainment and Clear Channel Outdoor”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dolphin Entertainment	$56.70 million	0.25	-$3.09 million	($0.29)	-3.79
Clear Channel Outdoor	$1.60 billion	0.75	$19.94 million	($0.21)	-11.31

Clear Channel Outdoor has higher revenue and earnings than Dolphin Entertainment. Clear Channel Outdoor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dolphin Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Dolphin Entertainment and Clear Channel Outdoor, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dolphin Entertainment	1	1	0	0	1.50
Clear Channel Outdoor	1	4	0	0	1.80

Clear Channel Outdoor has a consensus price target of $2.29, indicating a potential downside of 3.49%. Given Clear Channel Outdoor’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Clear Channel Outdoor is more favorable than Dolphin Entertainment.

Profitability

This table compares Dolphin Entertainment and Clear Channel Outdoor’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dolphin Entertainment	-6.31%	-21.68%	-3.03%
Clear Channel Outdoor	-6.31%	N/A	-2.08%

Volatility and Risk

Dolphin Entertainment has a beta of 1.81, indicating that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clear Channel Outdoor has a beta of 1.95, indicating that its stock price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Clear Channel Outdoor beats Dolphin Entertainment on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Dolphin Entertainment

Dolphin Entertainment, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an independent entertainment marketing and production company in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Entertainment Publicity, and Marketing and Content Production. The Entertainment Publicity and Marketing segment provides diversified marketing services, including public relations, entertainment and hospitality content marketing, strategic communications, strategic marketing consulting, social media and influencer marketing, digital marketing, creative branding, talent publicity, and entertainment marketing services, as well as produces promotional video content. The Content Production segment produces and distributes feature films and digital content. In addition, it offers strategic marketing and publicity services to individuals and corporates in the entertainment, hospitality, and music industries; and marketing direction, public relations counsel, and media strategy for video game publishers, as well as eSports leagues and other entities in the gaming industry. The company was formerly known as Dolphin Digital Media, Inc. and changed its name to Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. in July 2017. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.

About Clear Channel Outdoor

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. operates as an out-of-home advertising company in the United States, Europe, and internationally. It operates through America, Airports, Europe-North, and Other segments. The company provides advertising services through billboards, including bulletins and posters, as well as spectaculars, which are customized display structures with videos, multi-dimensional lettering and figures, mechanical devices, moving parts, and other embellishments; street furniture displays, such as advertising surfaces on bus shelters, information kiosks, news racks, and other public structures; transit displays for rail stations and on various types of vehicles; retail displays; and airport advertising displays. It offers solutions, such as RADARView, an audience and campaign planning tool, which analyzes historical mobile location data; RADARConnect, a campaign amplification solution that delivers ads across mobile and other devices to re-target audience groups exposed to an out-of-home advertisement; RADARProof, a campaign measurement and attribution solutions which analyzes anonymized and/or aggregated data; and RADARSync, a data integration platform that uses customer data across the tools for customized application of solutions to customers' specific audience targets and goals. In addition, the company sells street furniture equipment; provides cleaning and maintenance services; and operates public bike programs, a public bicycle rental program that offers bicycles for rent to the public. The company was formerly known as Eller Media Company and changed its name to Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. in August 2005. Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.