Head to Head Review: PodcastOne (NASDAQ:PODC) & HealthStream (NASDAQ:HSTM)

PodcastOne (NASDAQ:PODC) and HealthStream (NASDAQ:HSTM) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares PodcastOne and HealthStream’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PodcastOne	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
HealthStream	$279.06 million	2.71	$15.21 million	$0.50	49.68

HealthStream has higher revenue and earnings than PodcastOne.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for PodcastOne and HealthStream, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PodcastOne	0	0	2	0	3.00
HealthStream	0	1	2	0	2.67

PodcastOne presently has a consensus price target of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 121.67%. HealthStream has a consensus price target of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.82%. Given PodcastOne’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe PodcastOne is more favorable than HealthStream.

Profitability

This table compares PodcastOne and HealthStream’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PodcastOne	N/A	N/A	N/A
HealthStream	5.45%	4.71%	3.21%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

2.9% of PodcastOne shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of HealthStream shares are held by institutional investors. 21.3% of HealthStream shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

HealthStream beats PodcastOne on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About PodcastOne

PodcastOne, Inc. operates as a podcast platform and publisher. The company offers its content to audiences through podcasting distribution platforms, including its website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and others. It also produces vodcasts, branded podcasts, merchandise, and live events. In addition, the company builds, owns, and operates LaunchPadOne, a self-publishing podcast platform. The company was formerly known as Courtside Group, Inc. and changed its name to PodcastOne, Inc. in September 2023. PodcastOne, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is based in Beverly Hills, California. PodcastOne, Inc. is a subsidiary of LiveOne, Inc.

About HealthStream

HealthStream, Inc. provides Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) based applications for healthcare organizations in the United States. The company's solutions help healthcare organizations in meeting their ongoing clinical development, talent management, training, education, assessment, competency management, safety and compliance, and scheduling, as well as provider credentialing, privileging, and enrollment needs. It offers hStream, a technology platform that powers a range of healthcare workforce solutions. The company provides its solutions to customers across a range of entities within the healthcare industry, including private, not-for-profit, and government entities, as well as pharmaceutical and medical device companies through its direct sales teams. The company was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.