Analyzing PodcastOne (PODC) & Its Peers

PodcastOne (NASDAQ:PODC) is one of 184 publicly-traded companies in the “Entertainment” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare PodcastOne to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

2.9% of PodcastOne shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.3% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of PodcastOne shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.9% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
PodcastOne	$61.67 million	-$2.64 million	-14.95
PodcastOne Competitors	$6.02 billion	$73.17 million	14.23

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

Volatility & Risk

PodcastOne has a beta of 2.14, indicating that its share price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PodcastOne’s peers have a beta of 1.00, indicating that their average share price is 0% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares PodcastOne and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PodcastOne	-5.01%	-17.56%	-10.97%
PodcastOne Competitors	11.06%	-25.84%	-2.42%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for PodcastOne and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PodcastOne	1	1	0	0	1.50
PodcastOne Competitors	1876	4510	9623	255	2.51

As a group, “Entertainment” companies have a potential upside of 18.54%. Given PodcastOne’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PodcastOne has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

PodcastOne peers beat PodcastOne on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

About PodcastOne

PodcastOne, Inc. operates as a podcast platform and publisher. The company offers its content to audiences through podcasting distribution platforms, including its website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and others. It also produces vodcasts, branded podcasts, merchandise, and live events. In addition, the company builds, owns, and operates LaunchPadOne, a self-publishing podcast platform. The company was formerly known as Courtside Group, Inc. and changed its name to PodcastOne, Inc. in September 2023. PodcastOne, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is based in Beverly Hills, California. PodcastOne, Inc. is a subsidiary of LiveOne, Inc.