National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) and Dalton Industries (OTCMKTS:UMGP) Head to Head Comparison

National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) and Dalton Industries (OTCMKTS:UMGP) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, risk and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares National CineMedia and Dalton Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National CineMedia	-8.62%	-3.51%	-2.58%
Dalton Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for National CineMedia and Dalton Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National CineMedia	2	2	3	0	2.14
Dalton Industries	0	0	0	0	0.00

National CineMedia presently has a consensus price target of $6.90, suggesting a potential upside of 66.67%. Given National CineMedia’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe National CineMedia is more favorable than Dalton Industries.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

69.5% of National CineMedia shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of National CineMedia shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

National CineMedia has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dalton Industries has a beta of -0.06, meaning that its share price is 106% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares National CineMedia and Dalton Industries”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
National CineMedia	$240.80 million	1.61	-$22.30 million	($0.21)	-19.71
Dalton Industries	$30,000.00	107.09	-$260,000.00	($0.01)	-8.73

Dalton Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings than National CineMedia. National CineMedia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dalton Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of 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 Dalton Industries

Universal Media Group Inc., a media company, produces and distributes media content worldwide. It produces On The Mike, a TV show that primarily include celebrity interviews, music concerts, and other events. The company was formerly known as Dalton Industries Inc. and changed its name to Universal Media Group Inc. in January 2016. Universal Media Group Inc. was founded in 1971 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.