Comparing MediaCo (MDIA) & Its Competitors

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

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	-19.62%	-47.91%	-4.99%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for MediaCo and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MediaCo	1	0	0	0	1.00
MediaCo Competitors	2213	6833	10802	471	2.47

As a group, “Media” companies have a potential upside of 19.28%. Given MediaCo’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MediaCo has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

64.0% of MediaCo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.7% of shares of all “Media” companies are owned by institutional investors. 9.8% of MediaCo shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of shares of all “Media” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
MediaCo	$136.69 million	N/A	-1.05
MediaCo Competitors	$2.98 billion	-$39.23 million	19.61

MediaCo’s competitors have higher revenue, but lower 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.

Summary

MediaCo competitors beat MediaCo on 7 of the 11 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.