Head to Head Review: Cable One (CABO) versus The Competition

Cable One (NYSE:CABO) is one of 257 public companies in the “Media” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Cable One to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Cable One and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cable One	-72.83%	-3.97%	-0.86%
Cable One Competitors	-18.35%	-47.68%	-4.81%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Cable One and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cable One	2	4	0	0	1.67
Cable One Competitors	2319	6907	10755	488	2.46

Cable One presently has a consensus price target of $80.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,863.19%. As a group, “Media” companies have a potential upside of 24.48%. Given Cable One’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cable One is more favorable than its rivals.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

89.9% of Cable One shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of shares of all “Media” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Cable One shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of shares of all “Media” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Cable One and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cable One	$1.50 billion	-$356.46 million	-0.02
Cable One Competitors	$2.94 billion	$35.12 million	7.35

Cable One’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Cable One. Cable One is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

Cable One has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cable One’s rivals have a beta of 0.96, indicating that their average stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cable One rivals beat Cable One on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Cable One Company Profile

Cable One, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides data, video, and voice services in the United States. The company offers residential data services, a service to enhance Wi-Fi signal throughout the home. It also provides various residential video services from basic video service to digital services with access to hundreds of channels; and provides a cloud-based DVR feature that does not require the use of a set-top boxes. In addition, the company offers Sparklight TV, an IPTV video service that allows customers to stream its video channels from the cloud through an app on supported devices, such as the Amazon Firestick, Apple TV, and Android-based smart televisions. Further, it provides data, voice, and video products to business customers, including small to mid-markets, enterprises, and wholesale and carrier customers. The company serves residential and business customers, comprising data, video, and voice services. Cable One, Inc. was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.