Head to Head Comparison: Radioio (OTCMKTS:RAIO) vs. Saga Communications (NASDAQ:SGA)

Saga Communications (NASDAQ:SGA) and Radioio (OTCMKTS:RAIO) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

74.3% of Saga Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.4% of Saga Communications shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 40.4% of Radioio shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Saga Communications and Radioio”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Saga Communications	$110.29 million	0.67	$3.46 million	$0.05	228.80
Radioio	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Saga Communications has higher revenue and earnings than Radioio.

Profitability

This table compares Saga Communications and Radioio’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Saga Communications	0.27%	0.18%	0.13%
Radioio	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Saga Communications and Radioio, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Saga Communications	2	0	0	0	1.00
Radioio	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given Radioio’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Radioio is more favorable than Saga Communications.

Summary

Saga Communications beats Radioio on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Saga Communications

Saga Communications, Inc., a media company, engages in acquiring, developing, and operating broadcast properties in the United States. The company's radio stations employ various programming formats, including classic hits, country, classic country, hot/soft/urban adult contemporary, oldies, classic rock, rock, and news/talk. It owns and operates FM and AM radio stations, and metro signals serving various markets. Saga Communications, Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan.

About Radioio

Radioio, Inc. operates an Internet media platform that provides streamed music to targeted audiences. Radioio broadcasts 140 streaming channels, and offers Internet radio services, including customized channels with various genres of music ranging from high-brow classical to acid rock. The company also provides a background music and messaging ecosystem for large franchise businesses and other vertical markets, such as retail, hospitality, and health and wellness. In addition, it offers Radioio live channels that stream live and pre-recorded talk radio content over the Internet to individual customers via advertising. The company was formerly known as ioWorldMedia, Incorporated and changed its name to Radioio, Inc. December 2013. Radioio, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is based in New York, New York.