Radio One (UONE) vs. Its Rivals Head to Head Comparison

Radio One (NASDAQ:UONE) is one of 257 publicly-traded companies in the “Media” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Radio One to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

8.2% of Radio One shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.7% of shares of all “Media” companies are held by institutional investors. 47.2% of Radio One shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of shares of all “Media” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Radio One and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Radio One	$374.37 million	-$146.87 million	-0.23
Radio One Competitors	$2.97 billion	$35.12 million	0.10

Radio One’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Radio One. Radio One 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.

Risk & Volatility

Radio One has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Radio One’s competitors have a beta of 0.97, meaning that their average share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Radio One and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Radio One	-19.04%	-7.13%	-0.43%
Radio One Competitors	-18.35%	-47.68%	-4.81%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Radio One and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Radio One	1	0	0	0	1.00
Radio One Competitors	2331	6929	10776	490	2.46

As a group, “Media” companies have a potential upside of 30.49%. Given Radio One’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Radio One has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Radio One competitors beat Radio One on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About Radio One

Radio One, Inc., now known as Urban One, Inc. (NASDAQ: UONE), is a diversified media company focused on serving African American and urban audiences in the United States. The company operates radio stations in select U.S. markets and provides programming that includes music, news, talk, entertainment and community-focused content. Urban One has expanded beyond traditional radio through television, digital media and content production. Its businesses have included TV One, a cable network featuring entertainment, lifestyle and documentary programming; Reach Media, which produces and distributes syndicated radio programs; and One Solution, an integrated marketing and advertising platform serving brands seeking to reach multicultural audiences.