Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. (CCO) Stock: A Look at the Analyst Recommendations

CCO has 36-month beta value of 3.08. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

The public float for CCO is 354.64M, and currently, short sellers hold a 8.92% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CCO on September 25, 2024 was 1.98M shares.

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CCO) stock’s latest price update

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CCO)’s stock price has decreased by -1.20 compared to its previous closing price of 1.66. However, the company has seen a -4.09% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2024-09-17 that First-to-Market Innovation Pushes Out-of-Home’s Boundaries, Drives Measurable Results and Impact for CPG Advertisers NEW YORK, Sept. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE: CCO), one of the world’s largest Out-of-Home (OOH) media providers, today announced it has teamed up with Circana™, a leading advisor on the complexity of consumer behavior, to deliver comprehensive lift measurement for OOH via CCO’s RADAR® suite of solutions.

CCO’s Market Performance

CCO’s stock has fallen by -4.09% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 10.81% and a quarterly rise of 24.24%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.68% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.90% for Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 3.80% for CCO stock, with a simple moving average of 3.01% for the last 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of CCO

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CCO stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for CCO by listing it as a “Equal Weight.” The predicted price for CCO in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $1.75 based on the research report published on September 19, 2024 of the current year 2024.

Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CCO reach a price target of $2.75, previously predicting the price at $1.50. The rating they have provided for CCO stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on December 20th, 2023.

Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to CCO, setting the target price at $1.50 in the report published on July 08th of the previous year.

CCO Trading at 5.41% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought CCO to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -20.19% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 4.90%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.68%, as shares surge +5.81% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -8.89% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, CCO fell by -4.09%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +10.07% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $1.5845. In addition, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. saw -9.89% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CCO starting from PACIFIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, who sale 46,959 shares at the price of $1.69 back on Jul 30 ’24. After this action, PACIFIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT now owns 104,812,998 shares of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc., valued at $79,361 using the latest closing price.

PACIFIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, the 10% Owner of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc., sale 12,584 shares at $1.55 during a trade that took place back on Apr 10 ’24, which means that PACIFIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT is holding 104,859,957 shares at $19,505 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for CCO

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.14 for the present operating margin
  • 0.42 for the gross margin

The net margin for Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. stands at -0.16. The total capital return value is set at 0.09.

Based on Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. (CCO), the company’s capital structure generated 2.59 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.01. The debt to equity ratio resting at -1.63. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.48.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 514.89 million with net debt to EBITDA at 22.55. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.55. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.8for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.48. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.02.

Conclusion

To put it simply, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. (CCO) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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