Head to Head Survey: Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE:CCO) vs. Provision (OTCMKTS:PVHO)

Provision (OTCMKTS:PVHO) and Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE:CCO) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Provision	N/A	N/A	N/A
Clear Channel Outdoor	-0.38%	N/A	-2.26%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Provision and Clear Channel Outdoor, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Provision	0	0	0	0	0.00
Clear Channel Outdoor	2	4	2	0	2.00

Clear Channel Outdoor has a consensus target price of $2.32, indicating a potential upside of 4.59%. Given Clear Channel Outdoor’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Clear Channel Outdoor is more favorable than Provision.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Provision and Clear Channel Outdoor”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Provision	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Clear Channel Outdoor	$1.57 billion	0.70	-$179.25 million	($0.01)	-221.50

Provision has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Clear Channel Outdoor.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

85.5% of Clear Channel Outdoor shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.7% of Clear Channel Outdoor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Clear Channel Outdoor beats Provision on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Provision

Provision Holding, Inc. focuses on the development and distribution of three-dimensional (3D) holographic interactive video displays primarily for advertising and product merchandising markets. The company's products include HoloVision displays and 3D Savings Center kiosks that offer advertisers and customers to reach captive audience in grocery stores, malls, convenience stores, gas stations, banks, and other retail locations. Its HoloVision displays are also used in education, medical, entertainment, and consumer applications. Provision Holding, Inc. has a strategic alliance agreement with Coinstar, LLC to develop and integrate HoloVision display systems into Coinstar's kiosks. The company is headquartered in Chatsworth, California.

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.