NYSE: CCO

Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Oct 12 close

$2.430.00 (0.0%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryOct 12 close

Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO) spent the week in the spotlight of its pending acquisition by Mubadala Capital. The company announced it has received clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States for the deal, which values shares at $2.43 each in cash and is expected to close around October 14, 2026, after which the stock will delist from the NYSE. One report noted the $6.2 billion takeover had been delayed into the fourth quarter of 2026 pending a final regulatory approval.

CCO closed at $2.43, sitting above both its 50-day average of $2.38 and its 200-day average of $2.35, with the shorter average also above the longer one. The GekkoIndex reads 47.1, placing the stock in the Neutral zone. Gekko Fair Value stands at $3.62, putting the current price 32.9% below that level.

Over the next 20 trading days, the next scheduled earnings report falls on 5 November 2026, before the open, 24 days away and inside that window. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in their respective 90-day and 30-day windows. Seasonality for this point in the calendar shows an average 20-day return of 10.4% over 5 years, with gains in 4 of those years. Consensus among 2 covering analysts stands at hold, with a price target of $2.43, in line with the closing price.

Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.

Clear Channel Outdoor price vs fair value

▲$3.62$2.43Oct ’25Apr ’26Oct ’26
Close $2.43200-day averageGekko Fair Value $3.62

Clear Channel Outdoor quick facts

Market cap
$1.24B
P/E ratio
—
Forward P/E
114.9
EPS, TTM
−$0.23
Revenue, TTM
$1.68B
Profit margin
-6.3%
Dividend yield
—
Beta
2.02
Volume
3.67M avg 5.53M
1-year return
+78.7%
Typical daily move
±1.1%
Typical 20-day move
±8.9%
50-day average
$2.38
200-day average
$2.35
Next earnings
Nov 5 before open
Shares outstanding
509.1M
52-week range
$1.27$2.44

Clear Channel Outdoor swing-trade checklist

Clear Channel Outdoor scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

3 supportive1 mixed1 headwind

  • Trendsupportive

    Above 50 and 200-day

    Close $2.43 is above the 50-day ($2.38) and 200-day ($2.35) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexmixed

    47.1, Neutral

    Reading 47.1 is in the Neutral zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    32.9% below

    Price is 32.9% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings riskheadwind

    Reports in 24 days

    Reports on Nov 5, 2026, 24 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +10.4% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +10.4% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.

    See seasonality

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Clear Channel Outdoor stock chart and price history

Clear Channel Outdoor closed at $2.43 on Oct 12, 2026, +78.7% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $1.27 to $2.44.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Clear Channel Outdoor share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$1.50$2.00NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct2.43

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
+2.1%
3 months
+0.8%
6 months
+2.1%
1 year
+78.7%
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About Clear Channel Outdoor

Clear Channel Outdoor sells advertising space on physical displays found in public and urban settings across the United States and other countries. Its offerings range from classic billboards, both large bulletins and smaller posters, to transit ads on vehicles and in transportation hubs, as well as street furniture placements on bus shelters, kiosks, and standalone structures. The company is also known for building large custom installations, called spectaculars, that use video and motion for bigger campaigns, along with wallscapes that cover building exteriors with oversized ads.

The business runs through two regional divisions, one covering the Americas and one covering Europe, and it reported roughly 69,000 displays in the Americas segment and about 430,000 in Europe as of the end of 2021. Alongside selling ad space, it supplies street furniture equipment, handles cleaning and maintenance, supports production work, and runs bike-sharing programs in several cities.

The company traces its roots to 1901, when it began as Eller Media Company, and took on its current name in August 2005. It is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, and its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker CCO.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Commercial services
Industry
Advertising/Marketing services
Website
clearchanneloutdoor.com

Clear Channel Outdoor GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Clear Channel Outdoor’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 47.1, in the Neutral zone, down 7 points over five sessions.

010047.1Neutral

Down 7 points over five sessions.

Reading for Oct 12, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying28+5.1%+4.6%+6.1%+3.4%
Accumulation177+1.6%+2.9%+3.7%+1.8%
Neutral (current zone)4410.0%+0.2%+1.1%+5.6%
Distribution33−2.2%−4.6%−7.2%−0.8%
Selling3Too few readings yet

Average CCO share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

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Is Clear Channel Outdoor stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Clear Channel Outdoor trades 32.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $3.62, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Clear Channel Outdoor shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$3.62

Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026

32.9% Undervalued

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Clear Channel Outdoor insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Clear Channel Outdoor, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for CCO in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in CCO were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Clear Channel Outdoor has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Dec 31, 2025
$984K
As a share of market cap
0.08%

From company filings.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

0of the funds Gekko tracks hold CCO.

0added0opened0trimmed2sold out
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Clear Channel Outdoor earnings: next date and track record

Clear Channel Outdoor reports on Nov 5, 2026, before the open (24 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports.

3 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±2.5%average move across the report
2 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

−3.3%Oct ’24−2.2%Feb ’25+9.7%May ’250.0%Aug ’25+3.9%Nov ’250.0%Feb ’260.0%May ’26−0.8%Aug ’26
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Aug 5, 2026−$0.01
est −$0.01
+15.6%$438.0M
est $423.6M
+3.4%−0.8%
May 6, 2026−$0.10
est −$0.11
+9.1%$373.9M
est $348.7M
+7.2%0.0%
Feb 26, 2026−$0.01
est $0.01
−200.0%$461.5M
est $448.8M
+2.8%0.0%
Nov 6, 2025−$0.12
est −$0.03
−300.0%$405.6M
est $402.0M
+0.9%+3.9%
Aug 5, 2025−$0.04
est −$0.04
0.0%$402.8M
est $397.4M
+1.4%0.0%
May 1, 2025$0.13
est −$0.13
+200.0%$334.2M
est $337.2M
−0.9%+9.7%
Feb 24, 2025−$0.03
est $0.03
−215.3%$282.2M
est $502.5M
−43.9%−2.2%
Oct 31, 2024−$0.06
est −$0.06
0.0%$375.2M
est $649.6M
−42.2%−3.3%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Clear Channel Outdoor stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Clear Channel Outdoor is $2.43, 0.0% from the last close, from 2 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$2.43consensus 12-month target, 0.0% from the last close
Buy0
Hold2
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 2 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Aug 6BarringtonHold, maintained——
Aug 5TD CowenHold, maintained$2.430.0%
Jul 16BarringtonHold, maintained——
+1.1%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+10.4%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±1.1%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Clear Channel Outdoor seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Clear Channel Outdoor averaged +10.4% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+23.4%2021−24.4%2022+0.9%2023+6.7%2024+44.6%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+8.8%4 of 5
Next 10 trading days+14.4%5 of 5
Next 15 trading days+8.0%2 of 5
Next 20 trading days+10.4%4 of 5
Next 30 trading days+11.9%4 of 5

For scale, CCO’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 8.9%.

Clear Channel Outdoor market cap and key statistics

Clear Channel Outdoor’s market cap is $1.24B and revenue of $1.68B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$1.24B
Forward P/E
114.9
EPS, TTM
−$0.23
Gekko Fair Value
$3.62

Trading

Volume
3.67M
Avg volume, 20 days
5.53M
52-week high
$2.44
52-week low
$1.27
Shares outstanding
509.1M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$1.68B
Profit margin
-6.3%
Return on equity
0%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
−75.8%

Risk and income

Beta
2.02
Typical daily move
±1.1%
Typical 20-day move
±8.9%

Clear Channel Outdoor peers

Clear Channel Outdoor’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
OMCOmnicom+0.2%Neutral27.3% below
PTRNPattern−5.9%Accumulation25.1% below
DJTTrump Media & Technology−1.8%Buying11.6% below
SBETSharplink−2.0%Accumulation24.9% below
QNSTQuinStreet−3.0%Accumulation22.5% below
BOCBoston Omaha−0.6%Accumulation7.7% below

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In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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Clear Channel Outdoor stock FAQ

What is Clear Channel Outdoor’s market cap?

Clear Channel Outdoor’s market cap is $1.24B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $2.43, with 509.1M shares outstanding.

What is the Clear Channel Outdoor stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Clear Channel Outdoor is $2.43, 0.0% from the last close. Of the 2 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 0 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Clear Channel Outdoor stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Clear Channel Outdoor is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $2.43 is 32.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $3.62. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Clear Channel Outdoor report earnings next?

Clear Channel Outdoor is expected to report on Nov 5, 2026, before the market opens (24 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.00 per share on revenue of $428.8M. Clear Channel Outdoor beat the earnings estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports, moving 2.5% on average across the report.

What is Clear Channel Outdoor’s 52-week high and low?

Clear Channel Outdoor’s 52-week high is $2.44 and its 52-week low is $1.27; it closed at $2.43 on Oct 12, 2026, +78.7% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $4.10 on Feb 25, 2022.

Is Clear Channel Outdoor stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (trend, fair value and seasonality), 1 as mixed (gekkoindex) and 1 as a headwind (earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

How this page works

During US trading hours the price at the top of the page is a delayed quote, refreshed every 15 minutes; everything else is rebuilt after each US market close. The GekkoIndex, Gekko Fair Value and the checklist are Gekko’s own, and the Gekko Brief is written by AI from this page’s data and checked against it before it is published. How Gekko’s data works →

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