MediaCo (MDIA) versus Its Competitors Head to Head Analysis

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for MediaCo and its rivals, 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	2230	6848	10808	473	2.47

As a group, “Media” companies have a potential upside of 20.85%. Given MediaCo’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MediaCo has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

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	-20.08%	-48.65%	-5.12%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares MediaCo and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
MediaCo	$139.42 million	N/A	-1.26
MediaCo Competitors	$3.20 billion	-$7.90 million	17.52

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.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

64.0% of MediaCo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.8% of shares of all “Media” companies are held by institutional investors. 9.8% of MediaCo shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of shares of all “Media” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

MediaCo rivals beat MediaCo on 7 of the 11 factors compared.

MediaCo Company Profile

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.