Barrington Research Weighs in on Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.’s FY2026 Earnings (NYSE:CCO)

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCO) – Barrington Research dropped their FY2026 earnings estimates for Clear Channel Outdoor in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 23rd. Barrington Research analyst J. Goss now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings of ($0.15) per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of ($0.14). Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $2.50 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Clear Channel Outdoor’s current full-year earnings is ($0.24) per share.

Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE:CCO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 26th. The business services provider reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.04 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $632.11 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $611.62 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.24 EPS.

CCO has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Clear Channel Outdoor from $1.50 to $2.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 28th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Clear Channel Outdoor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 16th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Clear Channel Outdoor presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $2.16.

Clear Channel Outdoor Price Performance

NYSE:CCO opened at $1.44 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $1.64 and a 200-day simple moving average of $1.56. The firm has a market cap of $696.56 million, a PE ratio of -2.22 and a beta of 2.88. Clear Channel Outdoor has a 1-year low of $0.99 and a 1-year high of $2.06.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its holdings in Clear Channel Outdoor by 19.9% in the third quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 143,417 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $227,000 after acquiring an additional 23,756 shares in the last quarter. Optas LLC bought a new position in shares of Clear Channel Outdoor in the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. Requisite Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Clear Channel Outdoor in the 3rd quarter worth about $316,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Clear Channel Outdoor by 39.2% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 55,130 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $87,000 after buying an additional 15,511 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP lifted its position in shares of Clear Channel Outdoor by 3,466.3% in the 3rd quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 126,213 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $199,000 after buying an additional 122,674 shares during the last quarter. 85.52% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.