MediaCo (MDIA) and The Competition Head to Head Comparison

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for MediaCo and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MediaCo	1	0	0	0	1.00
MediaCo Competitors	2340	6935	10778	490	2.46

As a group, “Media” companies have a potential upside of 29.36%. Given MediaCo’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MediaCo has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Risk and Volatility

MediaCo has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its stock price is 69% 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 & Insider Ownership

64.0% of MediaCo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of shares of all “Media” companies are owned by institutional investors. 9.8% of MediaCo shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of shares of all “Media” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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	-19.17%	-48.95%	-4.95%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares MediaCo and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
MediaCo	$139.42 million	N/A	-1.20
MediaCo Competitors	$2.95 billion	$35.12 million	-1.77

MediaCo’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than MediaCo. MediaCo is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

MediaCo competitors beat MediaCo on 7 of the 12 factors compared.

About MediaCo

MediaCo Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDIA) is a media company focused on audio broadcasting and digital content. The company owns and operates radio stations serving the New York metropolitan area, including WQHT-FM, known as HOT 97, and WBLS-FM. Its stations provide music, news, talk, entertainment and culturally focused programming for local and regional audiences. MediaCo also develops related digital content and generates revenue through advertising, sponsorships, branded programming and events connected with its media properties.