MediaCo (MDIA) Competitors $1.13 +0.02 (+1.80%) Closing price 04/25/2025 03:56 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.10 -0.03 (-2.74%) As of 04/25/2025 04:13 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. CRGE, SSP, IHRT, CXDO, TSQ, AREN, VOCL, SGA, BZFD, and UONEShould you be buying MediaCo stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MediaCo include Charge Enterprises (CRGE), E.W. Scripps (SSP), iHeartMedia (IHRT), Crexendo (CXDO), Townsquare Media (TSQ), The Arena Group (AREN), Creatd (VOCL), Saga Communications (SGA), BuzzFeed (BZFD), and Urban One (UONE). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry. MediaCo vs. Charge Enterprises E.W. Scripps iHeartMedia Crexendo Townsquare Media The Arena Group Creatd Saga Communications BuzzFeed Urban One MediaCo (NASDAQ:MDIA) and Charge Enterprises (NASDAQ:CRGE) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends. Is MDIA or CRGE more profitable? MediaCo has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Charge Enterprises' net margin of -5.76%. MediaCo's return on equity of 0.00% beat Charge Enterprises' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MediaCoN/A N/A N/A Charge Enterprises -5.76%-136.79%-20.11% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MDIA or CRGE? MediaCo has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Charge Enterprises. Charge Enterprises 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 RatioMediaCo$95.57M0.55-$16.80M-$0.36-3.14Charge Enterprises$641.37M0.29-$30.35M-$0.20-4.35 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MDIA or CRGE? 64.0% of MediaCo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.2% of Charge Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of MediaCo shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.2% of Charge Enterprises shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor MDIA or CRGE? Charge Enterprises received 4 more outperform votes than MediaCo when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMediaCoN/AN/ACharge EnterprisesOutperform Votes466.67% Underperform Votes233.33% Which has more risk and volatility, MDIA or CRGE? MediaCo has a beta of -0.46, meaning that its share price is 146% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Charge Enterprises has a beta of 2.49, meaning that its share price is 149% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to MDIA or CRGE? In the previous week, MediaCo had 1 more articles in the media than Charge Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for MediaCo and 1 mentions for Charge Enterprises. MediaCo's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Charge Enterprises' score of 0.00 indicating that MediaCo is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment MediaCo Positive Charge Enterprises Neutral SummaryMediaCo beats Charge Enterprises on 9 of the 14 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$52.74M$639.62M$3.23B$7.81BDividend YieldN/A5.78%6.77%4.26%P/E Ratio-3.147.8121.3118.46Price / Sales0.5518.09186.31101.46Price / CashN/A11.1416.1634.62Price / BookN/A1.734.524.19Net Income-$16.80M$39.04M$144.49M$248.05M7 Day Performance-3.83%4.56%2.43%6.54%1 Month Performance-2.54%4.47%-0.59%-1.97%1 Year Performance-34.68%6.91%7.20%4.72% MediaCo Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MDIAMediaCo1.3799 of 5 stars$1.13+1.8%N/A-34.7%$52.74M$95.57M-3.14190Short Interest ↓CRGECharge EnterprisesN/A$0.87-5.4%N/A-16.8%$187.09M$641.37M-4.35290Gap UpSSPE.W. Scripps4.271 of 5 stars$2.06+1.0%$6.25+203.4%-43.2%$178.60M$2.51B-0.665,700Short Interest ↓IHRTiHeartMedia2.2047 of 5 stars$1.10-4.3%$2.83+157.6%-52.3%$161.90M$3.85B-0.1611,000Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsCXDOCrexendo3.0267 of 5 stars$4.47+1.6%$8.50+90.2%+13.6%$124.72M$60.84M149.05120Positive NewsTSQTownsquare Media4.2235 of 5 stars$7.22+3.6%$18.00+149.3%-45.3%$116.38M$450.98M-2.662,340Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageARENThe Arena GroupN/A$1.89-2.6%N/A+559.7%$89.71M$234.40M-0.44360VOCLCreatdN/A$0.30-25.0%N/A-77.8%$83.50M$4.80M-0.30186Gap UpSGASaga Communications4.6976 of 5 stars$11.28-0.6%N/A-50.9%$72.67M$112.92M15.67570Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageGap DownBZFDBuzzFeed1.5715 of 5 stars$1.72+0.6%N/A+22.2%$66.26M$189.89M-1.191,520News CoveragePositive NewsUONEUrban One1.5893 of 5 stars$1.35-0.4%N/A-32.0%$64.43M$449.67M-0.791,160News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CRGE Competitors SSP Competitors IHRT Competitors CXDO Competitors TSQ Competitors AREN 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 4/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredAltucher: Turn $900 into $108,000 in just 12 months?We are entering the final Trump Bump of our lives. 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