iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) and WhereverTV Broadcasting (OTCMKTS:TVTV) Critical Review

iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) and WhereverTV Broadcasting (OTCMKTS:TVTV) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

93.9% of iHeartMedia shares are held by institutional investors. 8.5% of iHeartMedia shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.6% of WhereverTV Broadcasting shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for iHeartMedia and WhereverTV Broadcasting, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
iHeartMedia	0	4	1	0	2.20
WhereverTV Broadcasting	0	0	0	0	0.00

iHeartMedia presently has a consensus price target of $2.92, suggesting a potential upside of 38.89%. Given iHeartMedia’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe iHeartMedia is more favorable than WhereverTV Broadcasting.

Profitability

This table compares iHeartMedia and WhereverTV Broadcasting’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
iHeartMedia	-9.68%	-2.84%	-1.74%
WhereverTV Broadcasting	N/A	N/A	-58.82%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares iHeartMedia and WhereverTV Broadcasting”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
iHeartMedia	$3.85 billion	0.08	-$1.01 billion	($2.43)	-0.86
WhereverTV Broadcasting	N/A	N/A	-$60,000.00	N/A	N/A

WhereverTV Broadcasting has lower revenue, but higher earnings than iHeartMedia.

Risk & Volatility

iHeartMedia has a beta of 1.87, indicating that its share price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WhereverTV Broadcasting has a beta of 6.52, indicating that its share price is 552% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

iHeartMedia beats WhereverTV Broadcasting on 6 of the 11 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 WhereverTV Broadcasting

WhereverTV Broadcasting Corporation provides subscription television service worldwide. Its platform enables subscribers to access licensed and free-to-air channels across multiple devices via its patented interactive program guide technology. The company's platform manages broadcast rights across geographies and provides individual customer viewing experiences based on customer locations (geo-targeting) and content-rights management (subscriptions). Its in-language subscription offerings include Spanish, Arabic, and Greek; and genre specific subscriptions include various content, such as news, faith, dramas, sports, movies, reality, kid's, and others. WhereverTV Broadcasting Corporation was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Fort Myers, Florida.