Comparing Banzai International (NASDAQ:BNZI) & Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE:CCO)

Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE:CCO) and Banzai International (NASDAQ:BNZI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

85.5% of Clear Channel Outdoor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.8% of Banzai International shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of Clear Channel Outdoor shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Banzai International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Clear Channel Outdoor and Banzai International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clear Channel Outdoor	-0.38%	N/A	-2.26%
Banzai International	-233.45%	-1,082.13%	-74.79%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Clear Channel Outdoor and Banzai International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clear Channel Outdoor	$1.51 billion	0.79	-$179.25 million	($0.01)	-238.50
Banzai International	$4.53 million	1.93	-$31.51 million	($6.55)	-0.20

Banzai International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Clear Channel Outdoor. Clear Channel Outdoor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Banzai International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Clear Channel Outdoor and Banzai International, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clear Channel Outdoor	2	4	1	0	1.86
Banzai International	1	0	2	0	2.33

Clear Channel Outdoor presently has a consensus price target of $2.27, suggesting a potential downside of 4.96%. Banzai International has a consensus price target of $260.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19,900.00%. Given Banzai International’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Banzai International is more favorable than Clear Channel Outdoor.

Risk and Volatility

Clear Channel Outdoor has a beta of 2.31, suggesting that its stock price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banzai International has a beta of -0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 156% less volatile than the S&P 500.

About Clear Channel Outdoor

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. operates as an out-of-home advertising company in the United States, Europe, and internationally. It operates through America, Airports, Europe-North, and Other segments. The company provides advertising services through billboards, including bulletins and posters, as well as spectaculars, which are customized display structures with videos, multi-dimensional lettering and figures, mechanical devices, moving parts, and other embellishments; street furniture displays, such as advertising surfaces on bus shelters, information kiosks, news racks, and other public structures; transit displays for rail stations and on various types of vehicles; retail displays; and airport advertising displays. It offers solutions, such as RADARView, an audience and campaign planning tool, which analyzes historical mobile location data; RADARConnect, a campaign amplification solution that delivers ads across mobile and other devices to re-target audience groups exposed to an out-of-home advertisement; RADARProof, a campaign measurement and attribution solutions which analyzes anonymized and/or aggregated data; and RADARSync, a data integration platform that uses customer data across the tools for customized application of solutions to customers' specific audience targets and goals. In addition, the company sells street furniture equipment; provides cleaning and maintenance services; and operates public bike programs, a public bicycle rental program that offers bicycles for rent to the public. The company was formerly known as Eller Media Company and changed its name to Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. in August 2005. Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.

About Banzai International

Banzai International, Inc., a marketing technology company, provides data-driven marketing and sales solutions for various businesses in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Its products include Demio, a browser-based webinar platform with data and marketing features designed to help businesses engage with their audience through live events and on-demand, interactive video content; Boost, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution for social sharing by event registrants; and Reach, a SaaS and managed service to increase registration and attendance of marketing events. The company serves healthcare, financial services, e-commerce, technology, media, and other industries. Banzai International, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Bainbridge Island, Washington.