Reviewing MediaCo (MDIA) and Its Peers

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

Volatility and Risk

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares MediaCo and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
MediaCo	$139.42 million	N/A	-1.40
MediaCo Competitors	$2.97 billion	-$7.90 million	17.77

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

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, 17.6% of shares of all “Media” companies are held by company 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.

Profitability

This table compares MediaCo and its rivals’ 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	-20.08%	-48.65%	-5.12%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for MediaCo and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MediaCo	1	0	0	0	1.00
MediaCo Competitors	2242	6858	10817	475	2.47

As a group, “Media” companies have a potential upside of 22.09%. Given MediaCo’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MediaCo has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

MediaCo rivals 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.