In the past week, CCO stock has gone down by -7.69%, with a monthly decline of -11.76% and a quarterly plunge of -22.58%. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.43%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 5.69% for Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -8.92% for CCO’s stock, with a -19.29% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc (NYSE: CCO) Right Now?
Company’s 36-month beta value is 2.68.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CCO is 346.87M, and currently, short sellers hold a 9.61% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of CCO on March 11, 2025 was 1.33M shares.
CCO) stock’s latest price update
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc (NYSE: CCO)’s stock price has dropped by -3.23 in relation to previous closing price of 1.24. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -7.69% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-03-10 that SAN ANTONIO, March 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCO) (the “Company”) today announced receipt of all regulatory clearances and approvals required with respect to the consummation of the sale of the Company’s Europe-North segment to Bauer Radio Limited, a subsidiary of Bauer Media Group. The consummation of the sale remains subject to the delivery of certain customary closing items by the parties as set forth in the related share purchase agreement.
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 previous 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 -12.68% 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 -36.17% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.69%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.43%, as shares sank -12.04% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -13.31% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CCO fell by -7.31%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -21.75% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $1.3177. In addition, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc saw -12.41% 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 MORELAND W BENJAMIN, who purchase 800,000 shares at the price of $1.26 back on Feb 28 ’25. After this action, MORELAND W BENJAMIN now owns 2,510,821 shares of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc, valued at $1,008,000 using the latest closing price.
WELLS SCOTT, the Chief Executive Officer of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc, purchase 50,000 shares at $1.26 during a trade that took place back on Feb 28 ’25, which means that WELLS SCOTT is holding 3,525,144 shares at $63,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CCO
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.21 for the present operating margin
- 0.48 for the gross margin
The net margin for Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc stands at -0.12. The total capital return value is set at -0.15.
Based on Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc (CCO), the company’s capital structure generated 2.08 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 -1.92. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.77.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 507.98 million with net debt to EBITDA at 13.13. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.98. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.30.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc (CCO) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
