Beasley Broadcast Group (NASDAQ:BBGI – Get Free Report) is one of 257 public companies in the “Media” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Beasley Broadcast Group to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Beasley Broadcast Group and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Beasley Broadcast Group | $205.94 million | -$196.55 million | -0.10 |
| Beasley Broadcast Group Competitors | $3.03 billion | $35.12 million | -0.08 |
Beasley Broadcast Group’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Beasley Broadcast Group. Beasley Broadcast Group 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.
Profitability
This table compares Beasley Broadcast Group and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Beasley Broadcast Group | -55.68% | -96.53% | -5.84% |
| Beasley Broadcast Group Competitors | -19.17% | -48.95% | -4.95% |
Risk & Volatility
Beasley Broadcast Group has a beta of 4.88, indicating that its share price is 388% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beasley Broadcast Group’s peers have a beta of 0.96, indicating that their average share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
21.7% of Beasley Broadcast Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of shares of all “Media” companies are owned by institutional investors. 51.8% of Beasley Broadcast Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of shares of all “Media” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Beasley Broadcast Group and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Beasley Broadcast Group | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Beasley Broadcast Group Competitors | 2336 | 6933 | 10777 | 490 | 2.46 |
As a group, “Media” companies have a potential upside of 29.06%. Given Beasley Broadcast Group’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Beasley Broadcast Group has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.
Summary
Beasley Broadcast Group peers beat Beasley Broadcast Group on 11 of the 13 factors compared.
About Beasley Broadcast Group
Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. is a radio broadcasting and digital media company headquartered in Naples, Florida. The company owns and operates commercial radio stations serving listeners in markets across the United States, with programming focused on music, news, sports, talk and other locally relevant content. In addition to traditional terrestrial radio, Beasley provides digital advertising and marketing services through station websites, mobile platforms, streaming audio and other online offerings.
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