AMC
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
AMC has the edge over SHEN overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
SHEN
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company
SHEN has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
AMC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure |
AMC's revenue is currently healthy, and its profitability and cash flow are stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
SHEN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
SHEN's revenue is currently stable, but its profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
AMC PE Valuation
AMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SHEN PE Valuation
SHEN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AMC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
AMC has the edge over SHEN on the outlook, with more favorable earnings expectations.
SHEN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses steady | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect SHEN's revenue to grow and its profitability to improve, with its earnings holding steady.
AMC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.40 | +$0.94 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.10 | -$0.28 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.09 | -$0.18 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.34 | -$0.28 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.34 | +$0.29 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.82 | +$0.67 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.91 | +$0.38 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.06 | +$1.31 |
SHEN has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 130% for AMC versus SHEN down 121%.
SHEN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $3.89 | +6383% |
| Q2 2024 | $4.05 | +$4.07 |
| Q1 2024 | $4.33 | +$4.45 |
| Q4 2023 | $0.16 | +$0.33 |
| Q3 2023 | $0.06 | +$0.15 |
| Q2 2023 | -$0.02 | -100% |
| Q1 2023 | -$0.12 | -101% |
| Q4 2022 | -$0.17 | -101% |
SHEN has swung to a loss: it lost $0.80 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
AMC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.7B | +32% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6B | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $1B | +21% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.3B | -1.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.3B | -3.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.4B | +36% |
| Q1 2025 | $862.5M | -9.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.3B | +18% |
AMC's revenue is growing: $1.7B last quarter, up 32% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15% | +12 points |
| Q2 2026 | 15% | +8.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | -4.4% | +13 points |
| Q4 2025 | 0% | -0.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.8% | -2.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 6.6% | +11 points |
| Q1 2025 | -17% | -5.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4% | +14 points |
AMC has the edge over SHEN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SHEN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $93.9M | +4.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $93.5M | +5.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $92.2M | +4.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $91.6M | +7.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $89.8M | +2.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $88.6M | +3.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $87.9M | +27% |
| Q4 2024 | $85.4M | +18% |
SHEN's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $94M last quarter, up 4.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.1% | +5.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | -1.1% | +9.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | -11% | -4.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | -0.9% | +5.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | -8% | -3.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | -10% | +8.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | -6.9% | -2.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | -6.7% | -11 points |
SHEN's operating margin was −2.1% last quarter, up 5.9 points from the same quarter a year ago.
AMC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $109.3M | +$190.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $190.1M | +114% |
| Q1 2026 | -$174.7M | +$242.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $43.3M | -62% |
| Q3 2025 | -$81.1M | +$11.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $88.9M | +$168.1M |
| Q1 2025 | -$417M | -$178.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $113.9M | +$263.8M |
AMC has the edge over SHEN on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
SHEN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$41M | +$10.4M |
| Q2 2026 | -$45.9M | +$19.3M |
| Q1 2026 | -$51.5M | +$11.3M |
| Q4 2025 | -$78.6M | -$6.6M |
| Q3 2025 | -$51.4M | -$110K |
| Q2 2025 | -$65.3M | +$13.1M |
| Q1 2025 | -$62.7M | -$7.8M |
| Q4 2024 | -$72M | -$27.9M |
SHEN has burned cash in most quarters: −$217M over the past year, against −$251M the year before.
AMC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +24% | +175M shares |
| 1 year | +107% | +463M shares |
| 3 years | +767% | +793M shares |
| 5 years | +4063% | +875M shares |
AMC has 897M diluted shares, up 107% from a year ago.
SHEN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +35K shares |
| 1 year | +1.2% | +664K shares |
| 3 years | +9.8% | +5M shares |
| 5 years | +11% | +5.7M shares |
| Available history | +11% | +5.7M shares |
SHEN has the edge over AMC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
AMC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 5.7x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 9.2x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 12.2x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 12.2x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 10.7x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 18.6x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 14.3x | High |
AMC has the edge over SHEN on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
SHEN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.3x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 6.2x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 6.0x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 5.7x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 5.3x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 5.2x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 5.6x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 5.4x | High |
SHEN's net debt is about 6.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 5.3 years a year ago.
AMC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 67.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 65.4 | Neutral |
AMC's weekly RSI is 67 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 65 (neutral).
SHEN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 36.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 18.7 | Oversold |
SHEN's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 19 (oversold).
AMC PE vs Communication Services Sector
AMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SHEN PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | SHEN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
SHEN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AMC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.01 | 11% above |
| 20 week MA | $2.64 | 27% above |
| 50 week MA | $2.01 | 66% above |
| 100 week MA | $2.53 | 32% above |
| 200 week MA | $10.9 | 69% below |
AMC has the edge over SHEN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SHEN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.5 | 2% below |
| 20 week MA | $11.6 | 12% below |
| 50 week MA | $13.0 | 21% below |
| 100 week MA | $12.8 | 20% below |
| 200 week MA | $15.6 | 34% below |
SHEN is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 34% below its 200-week average.
AMC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $36.5 | $12.6 | -66% |
| 2021 | $12.6 | $142.6 | +1036% |
| 2022 | $142.6 | $44.0 | -69% |
| 2023 | $44.0 | $6.12 | -86% |
| 2024 | $6.12 | $4.00 | -35% |
| 2025 | $4.00 | $1.69 | -58% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.69 | $3.34 | +98% |
AMC has the edge over SHEN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SHEN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $41.1 | $43.6 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | $43.6 | $26.6 | -39% |
| 2022 | $26.6 | $16.7 | -37% |
| 2023 | $16.7 | $21.6 | +30% |
| 2024 | $21.6 | $12.4 | -42% |
| 2025 | $12.4 | $11.3 | -9.1% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.3 | $10.3 | -9.3% |
SHEN has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 9.3% so far in 2026.