MediaCo (MDIA) Competitors $1.03 -0.02 (-1.90%) Closing price 05/1/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.01 -0.02 (-2.33%) As of 05/1/2025 07:49 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MDIA vs. SSP, CRGE, IHRT, AREN, CXDO, TSQ, VOCL, SGA, UONE, and BZFDShould you be buying MediaCo stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MediaCo include E.W. Scripps (SSP), Charge Enterprises (CRGE), iHeartMedia (IHRT), The Arena Group (AREN), Crexendo (CXDO), Townsquare Media (TSQ), Creatd (VOCL), Saga Communications (SGA), Urban One (UONE), and BuzzFeed (BZFD). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry. MediaCo vs. E.W. Scripps Charge Enterprises iHeartMedia The Arena Group Crexendo Townsquare Media Creatd Saga Communications Urban One BuzzFeed MediaCo (NASDAQ:MDIA) and E.W. Scripps (NASDAQ:SSP) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk, valuation and profitability. Which has better earnings and valuation, MDIA or SSP? MediaCo has higher earnings, but lower revenue than E.W. Scripps. MediaCo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than E.W. Scripps, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMediaCo$95.57M0.50-$16.81M-$0.36-2.86E.W. Scripps$2.51B0.07-$998.09M$0.991.94 Which has more risk and volatility, MDIA or SSP? MediaCo has a beta of -0.46, suggesting that its share price is 146% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, E.W. Scripps has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is MDIA or SSP more profitable? MediaCo has a net margin of 0.00% compared to E.W. Scripps' net margin of -8.55%. E.W. Scripps' return on equity of 9.40% beat MediaCo's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MediaCoN/A N/A N/A E.W. Scripps -8.55%9.40%1.34% Do analysts recommend MDIA or SSP? E.W. Scripps has a consensus target price of $6.25, suggesting a potential upside of 225.52%. Given E.W. Scripps' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe E.W. Scripps is more favorable than MediaCo.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MediaCo 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00E.W. Scripps 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MDIA or SSP? E.W. Scripps received 12 more outperform votes than MediaCo when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMediaCoN/AN/AE.W. ScrippsOutperform Votes1235.29% Underperform Votes2264.71% Does the media prefer MDIA or SSP? In the previous week, E.W. Scripps had 6 more articles in the media than MediaCo. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for E.W. Scripps and 2 mentions for MediaCo. MediaCo's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat E.W. Scripps' score of 1.22 indicating that MediaCo is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment MediaCo Positive E.W. Scripps Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MDIA or SSP? 64.0% of MediaCo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.8% of E.W. Scripps shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of MediaCo shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of E.W. Scripps 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. SummaryE.W. Scripps beats MediaCo on 13 of the 17 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$48.09M$643.90M$3.28B$7.93BDividend YieldN/A5.77%6.76%4.22%P/E Ratio-2.867.7821.4818.54Price / Sales0.5018.17186.89103.30Price / CashN/A11.1416.0234.62Price / BookN/A1.744.474.25Net Income-$16.81M$39.04M$143.11M$248.18M7 Day Performance-8.85%0.11%0.11%1.03%1 Month Performance-16.26%7.01%0.22%2.70%1 Year Performance-51.18%6.58%7.77%4.05% MediaCo Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MDIAMediaCo1.2654 of 5 stars$1.03-1.9%N/A-55.2%$48.09M$95.57M-2.86190Short Interest ↓Gap DownSSPE.W. Scripps4.318 of 5 stars$2.03-6.5%$6.25+207.9%-50.8%$176.00M$2.51B-0.655,700Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsCRGECharge EnterprisesN/A$0.71+4.4%N/A-23.5%$152.68M$641.37M-3.55290Gap DownIHRTiHeartMedia2.019 of 5 stars$1.00+1.7%$2.83+183.3%-50.7%$147.18M$3.85B-0.1511,000Upcoming EarningsARENThe Arena GroupN/A$2.65-1.1%N/A+606.8%$126.04M$125.91M-0.62360CXDOCrexendo2.8168 of 5 stars$4.17-6.3%$8.50+103.8%+17.3%$116.35M$60.84M139.05120Upcoming EarningsGap UpTSQTownsquare Media4.2415 of 5 stars$6.77-2.3%$18.00+165.9%-43.8%$109.13M$450.98M-2.502,340Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionVOCLCreatdN/A$0.38+20.6%N/A-77.5%$105.77M$4.80M-0.38186Gap UpSGASaga Communications4.776 of 5 stars$11.40-0.3%N/A-51.2%$73.44M$112.92M15.83570Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓News CoverageUONEUrban One1.5773 of 5 stars$1.31-3.0%N/A-21.1%$64.67M$449.67M-0.771,160BZFDBuzzFeed1.3328 of 5 stars$1.63-5.8%N/A+23.0%$62.80M$189.89M-1.121,520 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SSP Competitors CRGE Competitors IHRT Competitors AREN Competitors CXDO Competitors TSQ Competitors VOCL Competitors SGA Competitors UONE Competitors BZFD 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 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. 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