Reviewing MediaCo (MDIA) and Its Rivals

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

64.0% of MediaCo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.4% of shares of all “Media” companies are owned by institutional investors. 9.8% of MediaCo shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.0% of shares of all “Media” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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	-20.20%	-48.09%	-5.13%

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
MediaCo	$139.42 million	N/A	-1.39
MediaCo Competitors	$2.96 billion	-$7.90 million	17.23

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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for MediaCo and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MediaCo	1	0	0	0	1.00
MediaCo Competitors	2254	6874	10827	475	2.47

As a group, “Media” companies have a potential upside of 24.46%. Given MediaCo’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MediaCo has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Volatility and Risk

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

Summary

MediaCo peers beat MediaCo on 8 of the 12 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.