iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT – Get Free Report) and TEN (NASDAQ:XHLD – Get Free Report) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares iHeartMedia and TEN”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| iHeartMedia | $3.86 billion | 0.06 | -$472.87 million | ($1.82) | -0.87 |
| TEN | $3.10 million | 2.53 | -$19.51 million | ($2.93) | -0.22 |
TEN has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
Profitability
This table compares iHeartMedia and TEN’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| iHeartMedia | -7.18% | N/A | -1.12% |
| TEN | -627.50% | -440.98% | -177.06% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
93.9% of iHeartMedia shares are held by institutional investors. 10.2% of iHeartMedia shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of TEN shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk and Volatility
iHeartMedia has a beta of 2.28, meaning that its stock price is 128% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TEN has a beta of 6.2, meaning that its stock price is 520% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for iHeartMedia and TEN, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| iHeartMedia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 |
| TEN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
iHeartMedia presently 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 clearly believe iHeartMedia is more favorable than TEN.
Summary
iHeartMedia beats TEN on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
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.
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