Contrasting MediaCo (MDIA) & Its Peers

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

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
MediaCo	$139.42 million	N/A	-1.26
MediaCo Competitors	$3.01 billion	-$7.90 million	17.47

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

64.0% of MediaCo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.8% of shares of all “Media” companies are owned by institutional investors. 9.8% of MediaCo shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% 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.

Profitability

This table compares MediaCo and its rivals’ 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	-20.06%	-48.61%	-5.10%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for MediaCo and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MediaCo	1	0	0	0	1.00
MediaCo Competitors	2227	6846	10807	473	2.47

As a group, “Media” companies have a potential upside of 20.35%. Given MediaCo’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MediaCo has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

MediaCo rivals beat MediaCo on 7 of the 11 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.