TEN (NASDAQ:XHLD – Get Free Report) and iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings for TEN and iHeartMedia, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| TEN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| iHeartMedia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 |
iHeartMedia has a consensus target price of $4.25, suggesting a potential upside of 169.84%. Given iHeartMedia’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe iHeartMedia is more favorable than TEN.
Volatility & Risk
TEN has a beta of 6.2, indicating that its stock price is 520% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iHeartMedia has a beta of 2.28, indicating that its stock price is 128% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares TEN and iHeartMedia’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| TEN | -627.50% | -440.98% | -177.06% |
| iHeartMedia | -7.18% | N/A | -1.12% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
93.9% of iHeartMedia shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of TEN shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of iHeartMedia shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares TEN and iHeartMedia”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| TEN | $3.10 million | 2.53 | -$19.51 million | ($2.93) | -0.22 |
| iHeartMedia | $3.86 billion | 0.06 | -$472.87 million | ($1.82) | -0.87 |
TEN has higher earnings, but lower revenue than iHeartMedia. iHeartMedia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TEN, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
iHeartMedia beats TEN on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About TEN
We are a provider of event planning, production, and broadcasting services headquartered in Pennsylvania. We mainly produce virtual and hybrid events and physical events. Virtual and hybrid events involve virtual and hybrid event planning, production and broadcasting services, and continuing education services, all of which are supported by our proprietary Xyvid Pro Platform. Physical events mainly involve live streaming and video recording of physical events. TEN Holdings, Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania as a business corporation on February 12, 2024. Its previous name was “The Events Network, Inc.” and it changed its name to “TEN Holdings, Inc.” on June 20, 2024. TEN Holdings, Inc. was converted to a Nevada corporation on July 24, 2024. Our principal executive office is located at 1170 Wheeler Way, Langhorne, PA.
About iHeartMedia
iHeartMedia, Inc. operates as an audio media company in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Multiplatform Group, Digital Audio Group, and Audio & Media Services Group. The Multiplatform Group segment offers broadcast radio stations, sponsorship and events, and live and virtual events; and operates Premiere Networks, a national radio network that produces, distributes, or represents syndicated radio programs and services to radio station affiliates. It also delivers real-time traffic flow and incident information, and weather updates, sports, and news. The Digital Audio Group segment provides podcasting, digital sites, newsletters, digital services, and programs; and iHeartRadio, a mobile app and web based service for radio stations, digital only stations, custom artist stations, and podcasts. The Audio and Media Services Group segment engages in the media representation business; and provides scheduling and broadcast software and services. This segment also provides RCS, a cloud and on-premises broadcast software, such as radio and television automation, music scheduling, newsroom automation, advertising sales management, disaster recovery solutions; and real-time audio recognition technology to radio and television stations, cable channels, record labels, advertisers, and agencies, as well as media streaming and research services. The company was formerly known as CC Media Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to iHeartMedia, Inc. in September 2014. The company is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.
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