Head-To-Head Analysis: MediaCo (MDIA) & Its Competitors

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations 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	2230	6849	10808	473	2.47

As a group, “Media” companies have a potential upside of 20.79%. Given MediaCo’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MediaCo has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
MediaCo	$139.42 million	N/A	-1.36
MediaCo Competitors	$3.20 billion	-$7.90 million	17.50

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.

Insider and Institutional 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 insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of shares of all “Media” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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	-20.08%	-48.65%	-5.12%

Summary

MediaCo peers 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.