Critical Review: TELEVISION FRAN (OTCMKTS:TVFCF) & Cable One (NYSE:CABO)

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

Volatility & Risk

Cable One has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TELEVISION FRAN has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Cable One and TELEVISION FRAN, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cable One	1	5	0	0	1.83
TELEVISION FRAN	0	0	0	0	0.00

Cable One presently has a consensus price target of $279.25, suggesting a potential upside of 71.39%. Given Cable One’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Cable One is more favorable than TELEVISION FRAN.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Cable One and TELEVISION FRAN”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cable One	$1.58 billion	0.58	$14.48 million	($88.37)	-1.84
TELEVISION FRAN	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Cable One has higher revenue and earnings than TELEVISION FRAN.

Profitability

This table compares Cable One and TELEVISION FRAN’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cable One	-32.18%	8.40%	2.25%
TELEVISION FRAN	N/A	N/A	N/A

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, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Cable One beats TELEVISION FRAN on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About TELEVISION FRAN

TF1 SA engages in the broadcasting, studios and entertainment, and digital businesses in France and internationally. The company offers DTT channels, including TMC, TFX, LCI, and TF1 Séries Films; Theme channels, such as TV Breizh, Ushuaïa TV, Serie club, and Histoire TV; e-TF1; TF1 production; e-commerce activities; music/events; TF1 business solutions; TF1 films production; websites; and advertising services, as well as TF1, which covers sports, French drama, news, entertainment, and movies. It also provides streaming platforms, such as MYTF1, TFOU MAX, and Salto; and operates studios, including Newen Studios. TF1 SA was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.