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Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.

Hot onWhy it's trendingX mentions rising faster than the marketMoving on elevated volumeBacked by solid revenue growth
$CCO·$1.2B·Advertising Agencies·Communication Services
$2.32-0.0%YTD+8.5%1Y+98.3%
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CCCCO
$CCOClear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.
$2.32-0.00%33 posts+22%
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Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $CCO, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Comeback attemptAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-08-13

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Clear Channel Outdoor is doing what a debt-heavy out-of-home ad play should — improving margins, beating estimates, and the tape finally noticing

Clear Channel Outdoor operates billboards and digital OOH displays across the Americas and Europe — a highly-levered turnaround story that has beat estimates on the operating line.

  • Q1 revenue $374M (+12% YoY) with EPS -$0.10 vs -$0.09 estimate — modest miss on loss, but revenue growth confirms.
  • Q2 (Aug 5) reported EPS -$0.01 vs -$0.01 estimate — in-line beat sequence continuing.
  • Trades at 0.75x sales with FCF yield 2.3% — cheap on revenue multiples but leverage is the issue (debt/equity -1.87x reflects negative equity).
  • 2027 consensus EPS $0.008 — the path to breakeven is the whole thesis; 2028 $0.066.
  • Position 98% into 52-week range on 0.29x volume multiplier — extended chart with thin liquidity.

Upside is continued Americas OOH ad growth plus European asset sales unlocking value; downside is any advertising-cycle downturn or refinancing challenge on the debt stack.

What to watch: Q3 print (Nov 5) — Americas ad revenue trajectory and any European asset-sale announcements.

On the calendar: 2026-11-05

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X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-06

Cameco chatter is bullish. Q2 revenue $814M (-7% YoY), uranium average realized price US$67.79/lb (+18%), $1.1B cash. The Westinghouse JV filed for a US IPO — potentially $30B+ valuation by 2029 (25%+ exit IRR for BEP and CCO), a classic Brookfield value play. Bulls flag CCO as one of the accumulation picks despite the disappointing decade. Aggregate voice: patience-mode accumulation. No visible bear voice.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Out-of-home advertising company operating billboards and digital displays across the U.S. and internationally.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Advertising Agencies sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $CCO.

Advertising Agencies · Communication Services

No material change from last week — The Trade Desk's independent DSP positioning faces structural pressure from Amazon's ad tech expansion while AI-powered buying tools commoditize parts of the..

What this means for $CCO

Neutral — Out-of-home advertising company operating billboards and digital displays across the U.S. and internationally; limited read-through from advertising agencies macro dynamics to this specific revenue mix.

Top industry ETF

$XLCCommunication Services Select Sector SPDR
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+1.3%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-6.0How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
8.6%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
20.0%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
2.3%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.8Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
6.0%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
48.6%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
-1.9Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 5, 2026$-0.01$-0.01+15.6%
Q1 2026May 6, 2026$-0.10$-0.09-11.1%
Q4 2025Feb 26, 2026$-0.01$0.01-200.0%
Q3 2025Nov 6, 2025$-0.03$-0.04+25.0%
Next earningsThu, Nov 5·consensus EPS $0.01

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$373.9M+11.9%40.7%15.1%$-0.10$-14.0M
Q4 FY25$461.5M+8.2%44.9%24.6%$-0.22$30.3M
Q3 FY25$405.6M+8.1%54.5%19.9%$-0.10$41.4M
Q2 FY25$402.8M+7.0%53.9%19.2%$0.01$-29.2M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 4 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$1.7B$1.7B – $1.7B-$0.07-$0.08 – -$0.054
FY27$1.8B$1.7B – $1.8B$0.01-$0.01 – $0.034
FY28$1.8B$1.8B – $1.9B$0.07$0.01 – $0.143

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.7.5×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.91%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-3.6%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+2.7%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 381.5M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today11.6% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.975-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellJun 15Raymond T. WhiteDirector508.8K sh$1.2MSellJun 9Raymond T. WhiteDirector23.4M sh$56.3M
+ 24 other (14 awards · 10 inkinds) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentJun 11SC 13D/A
AI summary

Legion Partners Asset Management, LLC (Christopher S. Kiper) and related entities hold approximately 2,295,367 shares across Legion Partners LP I (2,107,996 shares, approximately 0.4%) and Legion Partners LP II (187,371 shares, approximately 0.04%) of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. as of June 9, 2026. Fifth Schedule 13D amendment for Legion Partners; the sub-1% combined position suggests ongoing but diminished engagement in this out-of-home advertising company.

8-KMaterial agreementMay 188-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation
AI summary

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings entered the Third Amendment to its ABL Credit Agreement on May 15, 2026, modifying the definition of "Change of Control" to specifically exclude the pending acquisition of Clear Channel by the Mubadala Capital and TWG Global consortium. The amendment also modifies the facility's maturity date and other credit terms. This change ensures the pending acquisition does not constitute a default or trigger event under the ABL facility, smoothing the path to transaction close. The modification is a standard deal-facilitation step when credit agreements include change-of-control provisions that would otherwise be triggered by an acquisition.

8-KShareholder voteMay 128-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings stockholders voted at a Special Meeting on May 12, 2026, to approve the company's pending acquisition by a consortium comprising Mubadala Capital and TWG Global. With 411,434,631 of 506,416,345 shares (~81.2%) represented, the affirmative vote cleared the threshold required to approve the transaction, taking Clear Channel private. The acquisition vote confirms strong stockholder support for the transformative deal. Additional transaction details, including the full deal terms and regulatory approvals required, are disclosed in the company's prior merger-related SEC filings.

8-KMaterial agreementApr 138-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
8-KPress release / Reg FDApr 68-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
3New insider — initial holdingsFeb 273
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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

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