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IHRT vs. LILAK, LILA, TV, ATEX, and NMAX

Should you buy iHeartMedia stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares iHeartMedia with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with iHeartMedia include Liberty Global (LILAK), Liberty Latin America (LILA), Grupo Televisa (TV), Anterix (ATEX), and Newsmax (NMAX). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry.

How does iHeartMedia compare to Liberty Global?

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LILAK) and iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) are both small-cap communication companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Liberty Global currently has a consensus target price of $8.20, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. iHeartMedia has a consensus target price of $4.25, suggesting a potential downside of 1.39%. Given Liberty Global's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Liberty Global is more favorable than iHeartMedia.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Liberty Global
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50
iHeartMedia
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50

Liberty Global has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, iHeartMedia has a beta of 2.21, meaning that its stock price is 121% more volatile than the broader market.

53.0% of Liberty Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of iHeartMedia shares are held by institutional investors. 9.7% of Liberty Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of iHeartMedia shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Liberty Global$4.44B0.37-$611.20M-$2.48N/A
iHeartMedia$3.86B0.17-$472.87M-$1.84N/A

iHeartMedia has a net margin of -7.28% compared to Liberty Global's net margin of -11.20%. iHeartMedia's return on equity of -1.63% beat Liberty Global's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Liberty Global-11.20% -43.70% -4.15%
iHeartMedia -7.28%-1.63%-1.45%

In the previous week, Liberty Global had 3 more articles in the media than iHeartMedia. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Liberty Global and 1 mentions for iHeartMedia. iHeartMedia's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Liberty Global's score of 1.81 indicating that iHeartMedia is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Liberty Global Very Positive
iHeartMedia Very Positive

Summary

iHeartMedia beats Liberty Global on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does iHeartMedia compare to Liberty Latin America?

iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) and Liberty Latin America (NASDAQ:LILA) are both small-cap communication companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

iHeartMedia has a beta of 2.21, suggesting that its share price is 121% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Liberty Latin America has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the broader market.

iHeartMedia has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Liberty Latin America. Liberty Latin America is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than iHeartMedia, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
iHeartMedia$3.86B0.17-$472.87M-$1.84N/A
Liberty Latin America$4.44B0.37-$611.20M-$2.48N/A

In the previous week, Liberty Latin America had 3 more articles in the media than iHeartMedia. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Liberty Latin America and 1 mentions for iHeartMedia. iHeartMedia's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Liberty Latin America's score of 1.81 indicating that iHeartMedia is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
iHeartMedia Very Positive
Liberty Latin America Very Positive

iHeartMedia has a net margin of -7.28% compared to Liberty Latin America's net margin of -11.20%. iHeartMedia's return on equity of -1.63% beat Liberty Latin America's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
iHeartMedia-7.28% -1.63% -1.45%
Liberty Latin America -11.20%-45.66%-4.11%

93.9% of iHeartMedia shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.5% of Liberty Latin America shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.2% of iHeartMedia shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Liberty Latin America shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

iHeartMedia currently has a consensus price target of $4.25, indicating a potential downside of 1.39%. Liberty Latin America has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 61.09%. Given Liberty Latin America's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Liberty Latin America is more favorable than iHeartMedia.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
iHeartMedia
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50
Liberty Latin America
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Summary

iHeartMedia beats Liberty Latin America on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does iHeartMedia compare to Grupo Televisa?

iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) and Grupo Televisa (NYSE:TV) are both small-cap communication companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Grupo Televisa had 6 more articles in the media than iHeartMedia. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Grupo Televisa and 1 mentions for iHeartMedia. iHeartMedia's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Grupo Televisa's score of -0.05 indicating that iHeartMedia is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
iHeartMedia Very Positive
Grupo Televisa Neutral

iHeartMedia has a net margin of -7.28% compared to Grupo Televisa's net margin of -13.93%. iHeartMedia's return on equity of -1.63% beat Grupo Televisa's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
iHeartMedia-7.28% -1.63% -1.45%
Grupo Televisa -13.93%-7.65%-3.55%

iHeartMedia has a beta of 2.21, meaning that its stock price is 121% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Grupo Televisa has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the broader market.

iHeartMedia currently has a consensus target price of $4.25, indicating a potential downside of 1.39%. Grupo Televisa has a consensus target price of $5.27, indicating a potential upside of 97.62%. Given Grupo Televisa's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Grupo Televisa is more favorable than iHeartMedia.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
iHeartMedia
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50
Grupo Televisa
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

93.9% of iHeartMedia shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.8% of Grupo Televisa shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.2% of iHeartMedia shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

iHeartMedia has higher revenue and earnings than Grupo Televisa. Grupo Televisa is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than iHeartMedia, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
iHeartMedia$3.86B0.17-$472.87M-$1.84N/A
Grupo Televisa$3.07B0.46-$478.58M-$0.81N/A

Summary

iHeartMedia beats Grupo Televisa on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does iHeartMedia compare to Anterix?

Anterix (NASDAQ:ATEX) and iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) are both small-cap communication companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Anterix has a net margin of 1,370.92% compared to iHeartMedia's net margin of -7.28%. iHeartMedia's return on equity of -1.63% beat Anterix's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Anterix1,370.92% -12.26% -6.55%
iHeartMedia -7.28%-1.63%-1.45%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Anterix$6.03M198.85-$11.37M$4.3514.72
iHeartMedia$3.86B0.17-$472.87M-$1.84N/A

Anterix has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, iHeartMedia has a beta of 2.21, suggesting that its stock price is 121% more volatile than the broader market.

87.7% of Anterix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of iHeartMedia shares are held by institutional investors. 45.6% of Anterix shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of iHeartMedia shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Anterix currently has a consensus target price of $50.00, indicating a potential downside of 21.90%. iHeartMedia has a consensus target price of $4.25, indicating a potential downside of 1.39%. Given iHeartMedia's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe iHeartMedia is more favorable than Anterix.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Anterix
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
iHeartMedia
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50

In the previous week, Anterix had 2 more articles in the media than iHeartMedia. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Anterix and 1 mentions for iHeartMedia. iHeartMedia's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Anterix's score of 0.81 indicating that iHeartMedia is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Anterix Positive
iHeartMedia Very Positive

Summary

Anterix beats iHeartMedia on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does iHeartMedia compare to Newsmax?

Newsmax (NYSE:NMAX) and iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Newsmax presently has a consensus price target of $21.50, indicating a potential upside of 151.40%. iHeartMedia has a consensus price target of $4.25, indicating a potential downside of 1.39%. Given Newsmax's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Newsmax is more favorable than iHeartMedia.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Newsmax
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
iHeartMedia
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50

In the previous week, Newsmax had 2 more articles in the media than iHeartMedia. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Newsmax and 1 mentions for iHeartMedia. iHeartMedia's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Newsmax's score of 0.00 indicating that iHeartMedia is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Newsmax Neutral
iHeartMedia Very Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Newsmax$189.26M5.84-$99.50M-$0.66N/A
iHeartMedia$3.86B0.17-$472.87M-$1.84N/A

iHeartMedia has a net margin of -7.28% compared to Newsmax's net margin of -43.17%. iHeartMedia's return on equity of -1.63% beat Newsmax's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Newsmax-43.17% -81.14% -36.02%
iHeartMedia -7.28%-1.63%-1.45%

Newsmax has a beta of 2.91, suggesting that its stock price is 191% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, iHeartMedia has a beta of 2.21, suggesting that its stock price is 121% more volatile than the broader market.

93.9% of iHeartMedia shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.0% of Newsmax shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of iHeartMedia shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Newsmax beats iHeartMedia on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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IHRT vs. The Competition

MetriciHeartMediaBRDCST IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$651.46M$17.70B$7.31B$12.57B
Dividend YieldN/A5.50%2.85%5.31%
P/E Ratio-2.3419.6021.7526.27
Price / Sales0.171.174.02114.93
Price / Cash1.737.2112.9937.60
Price / Book-0.362.733.716.86
Net Income-$472.87M$292.32M$247.47M$337.26M
7 Day Performance-2.27%1.40%1.88%3.58%
1 Month PerformanceN/AN/AN/A-0.79%
1 Year Performance227.76%31.61%18.26%39.67%

iHeartMedia Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
IHRT
iHeartMedia
1.5947 of 5 stars
$4.31
flat
$4.25
-1.4%
+227.8%$651.46M$3.86BN/A9,550
LILAK
Liberty Global
2.284 of 5 stars
$8.14
+1.4%
$8.20
+0.7%
+63.7%$1.64B$4.44BN/A10,000
LILA
Liberty Latin America
3.7704 of 5 stars
$8.01
+0.9%
$13.00
+62.3%
+64.0%$1.61B$4.44BN/A9,000
TV
Grupo Televisa
4.7547 of 5 stars
$2.85
+1.8%
$5.27
+84.8%
+39.5%$1.52B$3.07BN/A26,599
ATEX
Anterix
1.1405 of 5 stars
$62.42
-1.8%
$50.00
-19.9%
+138.5%$1.17B$6.03M14.3570

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This page (NASDAQ:IHRT) was last updated on 6/1/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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