Analyzing MediaCo (MDIA) & Its Rivals

MediaCo (NASDAQ:MDIA) is one of 259 public companies in the “Media” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare MediaCo to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

64.0% of MediaCo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.7% of shares of all “Media” companies are owned by institutional investors. 9.8% of MediaCo shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.9% of shares of all “Media” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares MediaCo and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
MediaCo	$136.69 million	N/A	-1.20
MediaCo Competitors	$3.19 billion	-$23.60 million	13.39

MediaCo’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than MediaCo. MediaCo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for MediaCo and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MediaCo	1	0	0	0	1.00
MediaCo Competitors	2191	6813	10762	467	2.47

As a group, “Media” companies have a potential upside of 15.23%. Given MediaCo’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MediaCo has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares MediaCo and its rivals’ 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	-19.40%	-47.74%	-5.28%

Summary

MediaCo rivals beat MediaCo on 7 of the 11 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.