Analyzing MediaCo (MDIA) and The Competition

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 businesses based on the strength of its risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Risk & Volatility

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

64.0% of MediaCo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.8% of shares of all “Media” companies are held by institutional investors. 9.8% of MediaCo shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of shares of all “Media” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
MediaCo	$139.42 million	N/A	-1.33
MediaCo Competitors	$2.96 billion	-$7.90 million	17.51

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 breakdown of current recommendations 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	2247	6869	10823	475	2.47

As a group, “Media” companies have a potential upside of 24.87%. Given MediaCo’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MediaCo has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

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	-20.21%	-48.09%	-5.13%

Summary

MediaCo peers 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.