Reviewing MediaCo (MDIA) & Its Peers

MediaCo (NASDAQ:MDIA) is one of 257 publicly-traded companies in the “Media” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare MediaCo to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

64.0% of MediaCo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of shares of all “Media” companies are owned by institutional investors. 9.8% of MediaCo 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 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 competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
MediaCo	$139.42 million	N/A	-1.20
MediaCo Competitors	$3.00 billion	$35.12 million	6.49

MediaCo’s competitors have higher revenue and 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets 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	2317	6905	10751	487	2.46

As a group, “Media” companies have a potential upside of 23.47%. Given MediaCo’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MediaCo has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

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	-19.55%	-48.01%	-4.96%

Volatility and Risk

MediaCo has a beta of 0.13, suggesting that its share price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MediaCo’s competitors have a beta of 0.96, suggesting that their average share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

MediaCo competitors 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.