PodcastOne (PODC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

PodcastOne is a digital media and podcasting company that operates a podcast network and provides services for podcast creators, advertisers and audiences. Its business includes podcast production, distribution, hosting, audience development and advertising sales, with programming spanning news, entertainment, sports, comedy, business and lifestyle topics.

The company also offers podcast-related technology and analytics designed to help creators manage and grow their shows, while giving advertisers opportunities to reach targeted audiences through audio and other digital media. PodcastOne distributes content through major podcast platforms and its own digital channels, primarily serving the U.S. market.

PodcastOne was founded in 2013 by Norm Pattiz, who previously founded Westwood One. In 2023, the company became publicly traded on the Nasdaq following a business combination with a special purpose acquisition company. PodcastOne has operated as a subsidiary of LiveOne, Inc., which has maintained a significant ownership interest. Kit Gray has served as the company's president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.24 to $2.39
• 50-Day Range: $2.05 to $3.84
• 52-Week Range: $1.50 to $5.20
• Volume: 50,762 shs
• Average Volume: 76,285 shs
• Market Capitalization: $72.60 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

PodcastOne Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

PodcastOne scored higher than 29% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 178th out of 240 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

PodcastOne has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

PodcastOne has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for PodcastOne are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.12) to $0.02 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of PodcastOne is -19.34, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of PodcastOne is -19.34, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

PodcastOne has a P/B Ratio of 3.87. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.41% of the float of PodcastOne has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

PodcastOne has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.98, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in PodcastOne has recently increased by 31.93%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

PodcastOne does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

PodcastOne does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.21

News Sentiment

PodcastOne has a news sentiment score of 1.21. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.43 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for PodcastOne this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $202,517.00 in company stock, which represents 0.2789% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, PodcastOne insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $202,517.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

7.80% of the stock of PodcastOne is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

2.87% of the stock of PodcastOne is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/12/2026
• Today: 10/02/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/10/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Entertainment
• Sub-Industry: Movies & Entertainment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PODC
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:PODC
• CIK: 1940177
• Web: www.podcastone.com
• Phone: 310-858-0888
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 37
• Year Founded: 2014

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.12)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$2.64 million
• Net Margins: -5.01%
• Pretax Margin: -5.01%
• Return on Equity: -17.56%
• Return on Assets: -10.97%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.05
• Quick Ratio: 1.05

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $61.67 million
• Price / Sales: 1.18
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $0.62 per share
• Price / Book: 3.87

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 30,250,000
• Free Float: 27,893,000
• Market Cap: $72.60 million
• Optionable: No Data
• Beta: 2.18