Reviewing MediaCo (MDIA) & Its Rivals

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

Insider & 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, 17.5% of shares of all “Media” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for MediaCo and its competitors, 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	2244	6861	10818	475	2.47

As a group, “Media” companies have a potential upside of 21.83%. Given MediaCo’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MediaCo has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Volatility & Risk

MediaCo has a beta of -0.05, indicating that its stock price is 105% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MediaCo’s competitors have a beta of 0.96, indicating that their average stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares MediaCo and its competitors’ 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	-20.10%	-48.67%	-5.13%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares MediaCo and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
MediaCo	$139.42 million	N/A	-1.37
MediaCo Competitors	$3.20 billion	-$7.90 million	17.78

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

Summary

MediaCo competitors beat MediaCo on 8 of the 12 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.