Financial Survey: National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) & TNL Mediagene (NASDAQ:TNMG)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for TNL Mediagene and National CineMedia, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TNL Mediagene	1	0	1	0	2.00
National CineMedia	0	3	3	0	2.50

TNL Mediagene presently has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,096.58%. National CineMedia has a consensus price target of $5.38, suggesting a potential upside of 53.13%. Given TNL Mediagene’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TNL Mediagene is more favorable than National CineMedia.

Profitability

This table compares TNL Mediagene and National CineMedia’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TNL Mediagene	N/A	N/A	N/A
National CineMedia	-4.32%	-2.29%	-1.74%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares TNL Mediagene and National CineMedia”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TNL Mediagene	$48.49 million	0.06	-$85.00 million	N/A	N/A
National CineMedia	$243.20 million	1.35	-$10.60 million	($0.10)	-35.10

National CineMedia has higher revenue and earnings than TNL Mediagene.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

69.5% of National CineMedia shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.0% of TNL Mediagene shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of National CineMedia shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

TNL Mediagene has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National CineMedia has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

About TNL Mediagene

TNL Mediagene engages in digital advertising, integrated marketing, marketing survey, artificial intelligence technology, data analysis, content service platform, and production of audio-visual programs. It operates media, technology, and digital studio businesses primarily in Japan and Taiwan. The company was founded on May 25, 2023 and is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.

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.