MediaCo (NASDAQ:MDIA – Get Free Report) is one of 259 publicly-traded companies in the “Media” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare MediaCo to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares MediaCo and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| MediaCo | $139.42 million | N/A | -1.37 |
| MediaCo Competitors | $2.97 billion | -$7.90 million | 17.26 |
MediaCo’s competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than MediaCo. MediaCo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| MediaCo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| MediaCo Competitors | 2244 | 6861 | 10818 | 475 | 2.47 |
As a group, “Media” companies have a potential upside of 22.53%. Given MediaCo’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MediaCo has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Profitability
This table compares MediaCo and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| MediaCo | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| MediaCo Competitors | -20.10% | -48.67% | -5.13% |
Volatility & Risk
MediaCo has a beta of -0.05, indicating that its stock price is 105% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MediaCo’s competitors have a beta of 0.96, indicating that their average stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
64.0% of MediaCo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.4% of shares of all “Media” companies are held by institutional investors. 9.8% of MediaCo shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.0% of shares of all “Media” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
MediaCo competitors beat MediaCo on 8 of the 12 factors compared.
About MediaCo
MediaCo Holding Inc. owns and operates radio stations in the United States. The company engages in the operation of WQHT-FM and WBLS-FM radio stations in the New York City area. It also offers digital advertising, and events, which includes sponsorships, ticket sales, licensing, and syndication services. MediaCo Holding Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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