MediaCo (MDIA) Competitors $0.98 -0.01 (-1.41%) As of 11:48 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MDIA vs. IHRT, CXDO, CRGE, VOCL, TSQ, SGA, UONE, BZFD, UCL, and ANGHShould you be buying MediaCo stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MediaCo include iHeartMedia (IHRT), Crexendo (CXDO), Charge Enterprises (CRGE), Creatd (VOCL), Townsquare Media (TSQ), Saga Communications (SGA), Urban One (UONE), BuzzFeed (BZFD), uCloudlink Group (UCL), and Anghami (ANGH). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry. MediaCo vs. iHeartMedia Crexendo Charge Enterprises Creatd Townsquare Media Saga Communications Urban One BuzzFeed uCloudlink Group Anghami iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) and MediaCo (NASDAQ:MDIA) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and community ranking. Which has more volatility and risk, IHRT or MDIA? iHeartMedia has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MediaCo has a beta of -0.34, suggesting that its share price is 134% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is IHRT or MDIA more profitable? MediaCo has a net margin of 0.00% compared to iHeartMedia's net margin of -27.04%. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets iHeartMedia-27.04% N/A -1.00% MediaCo N/A N/A N/A Do analysts rate IHRT or MDIA? iHeartMedia currently has a consensus target price of $2.92, suggesting a potential upside of 133.33%. Given iHeartMedia's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe iHeartMedia is more favorable than MediaCo.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score iHeartMedia 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25MediaCo 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in IHRT or MDIA? 93.9% of iHeartMedia shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.0% of MediaCo shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.5% of iHeartMedia shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of MediaCo shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor IHRT or MDIA? In the previous week, iHeartMedia had 8 more articles in the media than MediaCo. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for iHeartMedia and 1 mentions for MediaCo. MediaCo's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat iHeartMedia's score of 0.28 indicating that MediaCo is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment iHeartMedia Neutral MediaCo Neutral Which has better valuation and earnings, IHRT or MDIA? MediaCo has lower revenue, but higher earnings than iHeartMedia. MediaCo 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 RatioiHeartMedia$3.86B0.05-$1.10B-$8.39-0.15MediaCo$95.57M0.48-$16.81M-$0.36-2.75 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IHRT or MDIA? iHeartMedia received 27 more outperform votes than MediaCo when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformiHeartMediaOutperform Votes2736.00% Underperform Votes4864.00% MediaCoN/AN/A SummaryiHeartMedia beats MediaCo on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get MediaCo News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MDIA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart MDIA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMediaCoBroadcasting IndustryCommunication SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$45.57M$654.05M$3.51B$8.42BDividend YieldN/A5.63%6.77%4.10%P/E Ratio-2.717.4321.7219.69Price / Sales0.4818.05114.12118.34Price / CashN/A11.1416.3434.62Price / BookN/A1.824.294.50Net IncomeN/A$39.04M$144.72M$248.32M7 Day Performance6.78%0.96%1.56%-0.03%1 Month Performance-15.79%1.57%5.05%12.72%1 Year Performance-17.98%8.48%8.47%7.38% MediaCo Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MDIAMediaCo0.9123 of 5 stars$0.98-1.4%N/A-12.4%$45.57M$95.57M-2.71190Earnings ReportGap DownIHRTiHeartMedia1.8927 of 5 stars$1.28+3.2%$2.92+127.9%+16.8%$188.39M$3.86B-0.1911,000Analyst DowngradeInsider TradeGap DownCXDOCrexendo2.7723 of 5 stars$5.96+2.1%$8.50+42.6%+52.5%$173.03M$62.61M198.73120Positive NewsCRGECharge EnterprisesN/A$0.60flatN/A-41.7%$129.02M$641.37M-3.00290VOCLCreatdN/A$0.41flatN/A-84.9%$114.12M$4.80M-0.41186Gap DownTSQTownsquare Media4.5925 of 5 stars$6.84-3.4%$17.00+148.5%-41.3%$110.25M$450.98M-2.522,340High Trading VolumeSGASaga Communications3.7087 of 5 stars$12.58+0.6%N/A-37.5%$81.04M$111.84M17.47570Analyst ForecastGap UpUONEUrban One0.753 of 5 stars$1.75+1.7%N/A-26.2%$79.83M$449.67M-1.031,160Positive NewsGap DownBZFDBuzzFeed1.551 of 5 stars$1.92-3.0%N/A-20.4%$73.97M$188.90M-1.321,520Positive NewsUCLuCloudlink Group1.5602 of 5 stars$1.32+4.3%N/A-14.8%$49.85M$91.64M11.99490News CoverageEarnings ReportANGHAnghamiN/A$0.56-4.6%N/A-52.7%$37.65M$78.09M0.00170News CoverageGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IHRT Competitors CXDO Competitors CRGE Competitors VOCL Competitors TSQ Competitors SGA Competitors UONE Competitors BZFD Competitors UCL Competitors ANGH Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:MDIA) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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