Do analysts rate CAST or PODC?

FreeCast (Direct Listing) presently has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 322.54%. Given FreeCast (Direct Listing)'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe FreeCast (Direct Listing) is more favorable than PodcastOne. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score FreeCast (Direct Listing) 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 PodcastOne 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Does the media refer more to CAST or CNVS?

In the previous week, Cineverse had 2 more articles in the media than FreeCast (Direct Listing). MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Cineverse and 1 mentions for FreeCast (Direct Listing). Cineverse's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat FreeCast (Direct Listing)'s score of 0.22 indicating that Cineverse is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment FreeCast (Direct Listing) 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Cineverse 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Is LVO or CAST more profitable?

FreeCast (Direct Listing) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to LiveOne's net margin of -25.87%. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets LiveOne -25.87% N/A -39.66% FreeCast (Direct Listing) N/A N/A N/A

Do analysts prefer CAST or RDI?

FreeCast (Direct Listing) currently has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 322.54%. Given FreeCast (Direct Listing)'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe FreeCast (Direct Listing) is more favorable than Reading International. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score FreeCast (Direct Listing) 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Reading International 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Is CAST or RDI more profitable?

FreeCast (Direct Listing) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Reading International's net margin of -5.87%. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets FreeCast (Direct Listing) N/A N/A N/A Reading International -5.87% N/A -2.91%

FreeCast (Direct Listing) (CAST) Competitors

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CAST vs. CURI, PODC, CNVS, LVO, and RDI

Should you buy FreeCast (Direct Listing) stock or one of its competitors? FreeCast (Direct Listing)'s main competitors and comparable companies include CuriosityStream (CURI), PodcastOne (PODC), Cineverse (CNVS), LiveOne (LVO), and Reading International (RDI). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "movies & entertainment" industry.

How does FreeCast (Direct Listing) compare to CuriosityStream?

FreeCast (Direct Listing) (NASDAQ:CAST) and CuriosityStream (NASDAQ:CURI) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

6.8% of CuriosityStream shares are owned by institutional investors. 53.3% of FreeCast (Direct Listing) shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.1% of CuriosityStream shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, FreeCast (Direct Listing) had 1 more articles in the media than CuriosityStream. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for FreeCast (Direct Listing) and 0 mentions for CuriosityStream. CuriosityStream's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat FreeCast (Direct Listing)'s score of 0.22 indicating that CuriosityStream is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
FreeCast (Direct Listing)	Neutral
CuriosityStream	Very Positive

FreeCast (Direct Listing) currently has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 322.54%. CuriosityStream has a consensus price target of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 96.43%. Given FreeCast (Direct Listing)'s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe FreeCast (Direct Listing) is more favorable than CuriosityStream.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FreeCast (Direct Listing)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
CuriosityStream	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

FreeCast (Direct Listing) has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CuriosityStream. FreeCast (Direct Listing) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CuriosityStream, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FreeCast (Direct Listing)	N/A	N/A	N/A	-$0.18	N/A
CuriosityStream	$71.66M	2.32	-$6.43M	$0.01	280.00

CuriosityStream has a net margin of 0.03% compared to FreeCast (Direct Listing)'s net margin of 0.00%. CuriosityStream's return on equity of 0.06% beat FreeCast (Direct Listing)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FreeCast (Direct Listing)	N/A	N/A	N/A
CuriosityStream	0.03%	0.06%	0.03%

Summary

CuriosityStream beats FreeCast (Direct Listing) on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does FreeCast (Direct Listing) compare to PodcastOne?

FreeCast (Direct Listing) (NASDAQ:CAST) and PodcastOne (NASDAQ:PODC) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

2.9% of PodcastOne shares are held by institutional investors. 53.3% of FreeCast (Direct Listing) shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of PodcastOne shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

FreeCast (Direct Listing) has higher earnings, but lower revenue than PodcastOne. PodcastOne is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FreeCast (Direct Listing), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FreeCast (Direct Listing)	N/A	N/A	N/A	-$0.18	N/A
PodcastOne	$61.67M	1.11	-$2.64M	-$0.12	N/A

In the previous week, FreeCast (Direct Listing) had 1 more articles in the media than PodcastOne. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for FreeCast (Direct Listing) and 0 mentions for PodcastOne. PodcastOne's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat FreeCast (Direct Listing)'s score of 0.22 indicating that PodcastOne is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
FreeCast (Direct Listing)	Neutral
PodcastOne	Very Positive

FreeCast (Direct Listing) presently has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 322.54%. Given FreeCast (Direct Listing)'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe FreeCast (Direct Listing) is more favorable than PodcastOne.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FreeCast (Direct Listing)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
PodcastOne	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

FreeCast (Direct Listing) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to PodcastOne's net margin of -5.01%. FreeCast (Direct Listing)'s return on equity of 0.00% beat PodcastOne's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FreeCast (Direct Listing)	N/A	N/A	N/A
PodcastOne	-5.01%	-17.56%	-10.97%

Summary

FreeCast (Direct Listing) beats PodcastOne on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does FreeCast (Direct Listing) compare to Cineverse?

FreeCast (Direct Listing) (NASDAQ:CAST) and Cineverse (NASDAQ:CNVS) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

8.2% of Cineverse shares are held by institutional investors. 53.3% of FreeCast (Direct Listing) shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.4% of Cineverse shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Cineverse had 2 more articles in the media than FreeCast (Direct Listing). MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Cineverse and 1 mentions for FreeCast (Direct Listing). Cineverse's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat FreeCast (Direct Listing)'s score of 0.22 indicating that Cineverse is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FreeCast (Direct Listing)	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cineverse	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

FreeCast (Direct Listing) presently has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 322.54%. Cineverse has a consensus target price of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 439.91%. Given Cineverse's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cineverse is more favorable than FreeCast (Direct Listing).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FreeCast (Direct Listing)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Cineverse	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

FreeCast (Direct Listing) has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cineverse. FreeCast (Direct Listing) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cineverse, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FreeCast (Direct Listing)	N/A	N/A	N/A	-$0.18	N/A
Cineverse	$65.73M	0.77	-$8.84M	-$0.59	N/A

FreeCast (Direct Listing) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Cineverse's net margin of -12.87%. FreeCast (Direct Listing)'s return on equity of 0.00% beat Cineverse's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FreeCast (Direct Listing)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cineverse	-12.87%	-50.16%	-18.30%

Summary

Cineverse beats FreeCast (Direct Listing) on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does FreeCast (Direct Listing) compare to LiveOne?

LiveOne (NASDAQ:LVO) and FreeCast (Direct Listing) (NASDAQ:CAST) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and valuation.

FreeCast (Direct Listing) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to LiveOne's net margin of -25.87%.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LiveOne	-25.87%	N/A	-39.66%
FreeCast (Direct Listing)	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, FreeCast (Direct Listing) had 1 more articles in the media than LiveOne. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for FreeCast (Direct Listing) and 0 mentions for LiveOne. LiveOne's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat FreeCast (Direct Listing)'s score of 0.22 indicating that LiveOne is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
LiveOne	Very Positive
FreeCast (Direct Listing)	Neutral

FreeCast (Direct Listing) has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LiveOne. FreeCast (Direct Listing) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LiveOne, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LiveOne	$77.14M	0.57	-$20.97M	-$1.75	N/A
FreeCast (Direct Listing)	N/A	N/A	N/A	-$0.18	N/A

21.3% of LiveOne shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of LiveOne shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.3% of FreeCast (Direct Listing) shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

LiveOne currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 212.50%. FreeCast (Direct Listing) has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 322.54%. Given FreeCast (Direct Listing)'s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe FreeCast (Direct Listing) is more favorable than LiveOne.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LiveOne	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
FreeCast (Direct Listing)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

FreeCast (Direct Listing) beats LiveOne on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does FreeCast (Direct Listing) compare to Reading International?

FreeCast (Direct Listing) (NASDAQ:CAST) and Reading International (NASDAQ:RDI) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.

FreeCast (Direct Listing) currently has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 322.54%. Given FreeCast (Direct Listing)'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe FreeCast (Direct Listing) is more favorable than Reading International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FreeCast (Direct Listing)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Reading International	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

FreeCast (Direct Listing) has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Reading International. FreeCast (Direct Listing) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Reading International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FreeCast (Direct Listing)	N/A	N/A	N/A	-$0.18	N/A
Reading International	$202.99M	0.23	-$14.14M	-$0.55	N/A

44.7% of Reading International shares are held by institutional investors. 53.3% of FreeCast (Direct Listing) shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 32.4% of Reading International shares are held by 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.

FreeCast (Direct Listing) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Reading International's net margin of -5.87%.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FreeCast (Direct Listing)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Reading International	-5.87%	N/A	-2.91%

In the previous week, FreeCast (Direct Listing) had 1 more articles in the media than Reading International. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for FreeCast (Direct Listing) and 0 mentions for Reading International. Reading International's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat FreeCast (Direct Listing)'s score of 0.22 indicating that Reading International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
FreeCast (Direct Listing)	Neutral
Reading International	Neutral

Summary

FreeCast (Direct Listing) beats Reading International on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CAST and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.

Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.

CAST vs. The Competition

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Metric	FreeCast (Direct Listing)	Entertainment Industry	Communication Services Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$58.70M	$10.48B	$34.01B	$15.12B
Dividend Yield	N/A	3.86%	5.36%	12.31%
P/E Ratio	-7.89	26.02	23.36	25.56
Price / Sales	N/A	111.43	62.07	86.28
Price / Cash	N/A	36.47	21.05	50.90
Price / Book	N/A	6.62	11.78	6.31
Net Income	N/A	$74.90M	$1.10B	$357.99M
7 Day Performance	9.23%	0.52%	-0.08%	0.29%
1 Month Performance	65.15%	-0.59%	-1.53%	-3.13%
1 Year Performance	N/A	-11.22%	-8.44%	6.88%

FreeCast (Direct Listing) Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
CAST FreeCast (Direct Listing)	1.741 of 5 stars	$1.42 +2.9%	$6.00 +322.5%	N/A	$58.70M	N/A	N/A	48	News Coverage Analyst Upgrade Short Interest Increase
CURI CuriosityStream	4.8442 of 5 stars	$2.64 +1.3%	$5.50 +108.7%	-41.9%	$156.36M	$71.66M	263.50	90	Positive News
PODC PodcastOne	1.7859 of 5 stars	$2.64 -0.6%	N/A	+23.1%	$80.07M	$61.67M	N/A	N/A
CNVS Cineverse	3.5112 of 5 stars	$2.26 +0.3%	$11.50 +409.8%	-33.5%	$53.70M	$65.73M	N/A	134	Positive News
LVO LiveOne	2.7621 of 5 stars	$3.88 -1.4%	$11.00 +183.8%	-34.4%	$53.35M	$77.14M	N/A	180	Positive News Gap Up

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FreeCast (Direct Listing) (CAST) Competitors

CAST vs. CURI, PODC, CNVS, LVO, and RDI

How does FreeCast (Direct Listing) compare to CuriosityStream?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CAST or CURI?

Does the media prefer CAST or CURI?

Do analysts prefer CAST or CURI?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CAST or CURI?

Is CAST or CURI more profitable?

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How does FreeCast (Direct Listing) compare to PodcastOne?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CAST or PODC?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CAST or PODC?

Does the media prefer CAST or PODC?

Do analysts rate CAST or PODC?

Is CAST or PODC more profitable?

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How does FreeCast (Direct Listing) compare to Cineverse?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CAST or CNVS?

Does the media refer more to CAST or CNVS?

Do analysts recommend CAST or CNVS?

Which has better valuation and earnings, CAST or CNVS?

Is CAST or CNVS more profitable?

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How does FreeCast (Direct Listing) compare to LiveOne?

Is LVO or CAST more profitable?

Does the media favor LVO or CAST?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LVO or CAST?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LVO or CAST?

Do analysts recommend LVO or CAST?

Summary

How does FreeCast (Direct Listing) compare to Reading International?

Do analysts prefer CAST or RDI?

Which has better valuation & earnings, CAST or RDI?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CAST or RDI?

Is CAST or RDI more profitable?

Does the media refer more to CAST or RDI?

Summary

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CAST vs. The Competition

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