Head to Head Analysis: MediaCo (MDIA) versus Its Rivals

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

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%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for MediaCo and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	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 possible upside, analysts plainly believe MediaCo has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares MediaCo and its competitors 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.

Volatility and Risk

MediaCo has a beta of -0.05, suggesting that its stock price is 105% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MediaCo’s competitors have a beta of 0.96, suggesting that their average stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

64.0% of MediaCo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.4% of shares of all “Media” companies are owned by institutional investors. 9.8% of MediaCo shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.0% of shares of all “Media” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds 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.