Critical Contrast: MediaCo (MDIA) & Its Rivals

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

Profitability

This table compares MediaCo and its peers’ 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	-19.40%	-47.74%	-5.28%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for MediaCo and its peers, 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	2191	6813	10762	467	2.47

As a group, “Media” companies have a potential upside of 15.23%. Given MediaCo’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MediaCo has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

64.0% of MediaCo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.7% of shares of all “Media” companies are held by institutional investors. 9.8% of MediaCo shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.9% of shares of all “Media” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares MediaCo and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
MediaCo	$136.69 million	N/A	-1.20
MediaCo Competitors	$3.19 billion	-$23.60 million	13.39

MediaCo’s peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than MediaCo. MediaCo 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.

Summary

MediaCo peers 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.