Prosiebensat.1 Media (OTCMKTS:PBSFY) & Cable One (NYSE:CABO) Critical Analysis

Prosiebensat.1 Media (OTCMKTS:PBSFY) and Cable One (NYSE:CABO) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Prosiebensat.1 Media and Cable One, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Prosiebensat.1 Media	0	1	0	1	3.00
Cable One	1	5	0	0	1.83

Cable One has a consensus target price of $279.25, suggesting a potential upside of 74.97%. Given Cable One’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cable One is more favorable than Prosiebensat.1 Media.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

Profitability

This table compares Prosiebensat.1 Media and Cable One’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Prosiebensat.1 Media	-2.27%	13.40%	3.55%
Cable One	-32.18%	8.40%	2.25%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Prosiebensat.1 Media and Cable One”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Prosiebensat.1 Media	$4.24 billion	0.48	$55.19 million	($0.10)	-22.60
Cable One	$1.58 billion	0.57	$14.48 million	($88.37)	-1.81

Prosiebensat.1 Media has higher revenue and earnings than Cable One. Prosiebensat.1 Media is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cable One, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Prosiebensat.1 Media has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cable One has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Prosiebensat.1 Media beats Cable One on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Prosiebensat.1 Media

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE operates as a media company in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the United States, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Entertainment, Dating & Video, and Commerce & Ventures. The Entertainment segment operates free TV stations and digital platforms, such as SAT.1, ProSieben, Kabel Eins, sixx, SAT.1 Gold, ProSieben MAXX, and Kabel Eins Doku, as well as PULS4, PULS24, ATV I, ATV II, and PLUS 8. This segment is involved in operating commercial websites; production and distribution programming portfolio, including entertainment, reality, and factual formats, as well as TV series, TV films, and digital content; and operates Studio71 which creates and sells digital offerings for influencers. Its Dating & Video segment engages in online matchmaking services for online dating and entertainment under the Parship, ElitePartner, eHarmony, LOVOO help singles brand names. This segment provides video-based social entertainment applications, such as MeetMe, Skout, Tagged, and GROWLr content for users. The Commerce & Ventures segment engages in the consumer advice, experiences, and beauty and lifestyle businesses; and offers individual tailored support services for development of companies. This segment is involved in operating Marktguru and wetter.com. ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Unterföhring, Germany.

About Cable One

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.