Head-To-Head Comparison: MediaCo (NASDAQ:MDIA) vs. NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ)

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) and MediaCo (NASDAQ:MDIA) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

64.0% of MediaCo shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of NIQ Global Intelligence shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.8% of MediaCo shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for NIQ Global Intelligence and MediaCo, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NIQ Global Intelligence	1	2	7	1	2.73
MediaCo	1	0	0	0	1.00

NIQ Global Intelligence presently has a consensus price target of $18.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.87%. Given NIQ Global Intelligence’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NIQ Global Intelligence is more favorable than MediaCo.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares NIQ Global Intelligence and MediaCo”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NIQ Global Intelligence	$4.20 billion	1.29	-$353.30 million	($1.22)	-15.03
MediaCo	$139.42 million	0.69	-$69.74 million	($0.83)	-1.37

MediaCo has lower revenue, but higher earnings than NIQ Global Intelligence. NIQ Global Intelligence is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MediaCo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares NIQ Global Intelligence and MediaCo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NIQ Global Intelligence	-8.01%	14.84%	2.60%
MediaCo	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

NIQ Global Intelligence has a beta of -0.24, meaning that its stock price is 124% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MediaCo has a beta of -0.05, meaning that its stock price is 105% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

NIQ Global Intelligence beats MediaCo on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About NIQ Global Intelligence

Nuveen Intermediate Duration Quality Municipal Term Fund is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched by Nuveen Investments Inc. The fund is co-managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC and Nuveen Asset Management, LLC. It invests into public fixed income markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies that are operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in municipal securities that are exempt from federal income taxes, and seeks to maintain a portfolio with an intermediate effective duration of between 3 and 10 years, including the effects of leverage. The fund invests at least 80% of its managed assets in municipal securities rated investment grade i.e. Baa/BBB or at the time of investment. It employs fundamental analysis, with focus on bottom-up approach to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P Municipal Bond Intermediate Index and a composite index comprising 50% of S&P Municipal Bond Intermediate Index and 50% of the S&P Municipal Bond High Yield Index. Nuveen Intermediate Duration Quality Municipal Term Fund was founded on February 7,2012 and is domiciled in the United States.

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.