MediaCo (MDIA) Competitors $1.29 -0.03 (-2.27%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.33 +0.04 (+3.41%) As of 06:28 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. AREN, SSP, CXDO, TSQ, UCL, CRGE, VOCL, SGA, BZFD, and UONEShould you be buying MediaCo stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MediaCo include The Arena Group (AREN), E.W. Scripps (SSP), Crexendo (CXDO), Townsquare Media (TSQ), uCloudlink Group (UCL), Charge Enterprises (CRGE), Creatd (VOCL), Saga Communications (SGA), BuzzFeed (BZFD), and Radio One (UONE). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry. MediaCo vs. Its Competitors The Arena Group E.W. Scripps Crexendo Townsquare Media uCloudlink Group Charge Enterprises Creatd Saga Communications BuzzFeed Radio One The Arena Group (NYSE:AREN) and MediaCo (NASDAQ:MDIA) 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, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and dividends. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AREN or MDIA? 85.6% of The Arena Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.0% of MediaCo shares are owned by institutional investors. 74.2% of The Arena Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 65.7% of MediaCo shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to AREN or MDIA? In the previous week, MediaCo had 2 more articles in the media than The Arena Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for MediaCo and 0 mentions for The Arena Group. MediaCo's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat The Arena Group's score of 0.00 indicating that MediaCo is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment The Arena Group Neutral MediaCo Positive Do analysts recommend AREN or MDIA? The Arena Group presently has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 97.69%. Given The Arena Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe The Arena Group is more favorable than MediaCo.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score The Arena Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00MediaCo 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more volatility and risk, AREN or MDIA? The Arena Group has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MediaCo has a beta of -0.19, indicating that its stock price is 119% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is AREN or MDIA more profitable? MediaCo has a net margin of 0.00% compared to The Arena Group's net margin of -70.59%. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The Arena Group-70.59% N/A -15.23% MediaCo N/A N/A N/A Which has higher earnings and valuation, AREN or MDIA? MediaCo has lower revenue, but higher earnings than The Arena Group. The Arena Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MediaCo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThe Arena Group$146.61M1.97-$55.58M$2.612.33MediaCo$121.94M0.57$18.25M$0.343.79 SummaryThe Arena Group beats MediaCo on 9 of the 15 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$69.25M$722.18M$3.50B$10.40BDividend YieldN/A6.08%6.68%4.60%P/E Ratio3.79137.96360.6426.75Price / Sales0.5715.55145.67124.23Price / CashN/A11.1416.2361.55Price / BookN/A1.975.136.40Net Income$18.25M$39.04M$77.77M$271.62M7 Day Performance-9.15%-1.04%0.30%2.85%1 Month Performance-1.98%1.41%0.95%9.64%1 Year Performance-19.63%20.00%28.47%31.62% MediaCo Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MDIAMediaCo2.7906 of 5 stars$1.29-2.3%N/A-18.5%$69.25M$121.94M3.79190Gap DownARENThe Arena Group1.8686 of 5 stars$5.93+2.6%$12.00+102.4%+563.6%$281.47M$146.61M-1.40360SSPE.W. Scripps4.4209 of 5 stars$2.81-3.4%$5.50+95.7%+44.1%$257.05M$2.51B5.855,000Positive NewsCXDOCrexendo3.6671 of 5 stars$6.51-3.8%$8.60+32.1%+51.2%$204.25M$64.48M65.11120High Trading VolumeTSQTownsquare Media4.8688 of 5 stars$6.94-1.0%$17.00+145.0%-31.0%$115.28M$450.98M3.442,049Positive NewsShort Interest ↓UCLuCloudlink Group1.875 of 5 stars$2.58+5.7%N/A+84.4%$97.33M$89.28M51.60490Gap UpCRGECharge EnterprisesN/A$0.40-7.0%N/A+5.1%$86.02M$641.37M-2.00290Gap DownVOCLCreatdN/A$0.30+0.2%N/A-44.5%$83.64M$4.80M-0.30186SGASaga Communications3.4142 of 5 stars$12.03+0.3%N/A-15.4%$77.28M$110.35M36.45570BZFDBuzzFeed1.988 of 5 stars$1.88-6.0%N/A-30.2%$74.07M$189.89M7.521,520News CoverageInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeUONERadio One1.842 of 5 stars$1.46+4.8%N/A-25.1%$63.21M$449.67M-0.421,160News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AREN Competitors SSP Competitors CXDO Competitors TSQ Competitors UCL Competitors CRGE Competitors VOCL Competitors SGA Competitors BZFD Competitors UONE 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 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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