PodcastOne (PODC) Competitors

Telos (NASDAQ:TLS) and PodcastOne (NASDAQ:PODC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and earnings.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TLS or PODC?

62.1% of Telos shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.9% of PodcastOne shares are held by institutional investors. 14.9% of Telos shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of PodcastOne shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, TLS or PODC?

PodcastOne has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Telos. PodcastOne is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Telos, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Telos	$109.27M	2.08	-$52.52M	-$0.75	-4.13
PodcastOne	$52.12M	1.15	-$6.46M	-$0.25	-9.08

Does the media refer more to TLS or PODC?

In the previous week, PodcastOne had 1 more articles in the media than Telos. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for PodcastOne and 1 mentions for Telos. Telos' average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat PodcastOne's score of -0.36 indicating that Telos is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Telos	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PodcastOne	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, TLS or PODC?

Telos has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PodcastOne has a beta of -0.09, suggesting that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate TLS or PODC?

Telos presently has a consensus target price of $3.94, suggesting a potential upside of 27.02%. Given Telos' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Telos is more favorable than PodcastOne.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Telos	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
PodcastOne	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is TLS or PODC more profitable?

PodcastOne has a net margin of -11.84% compared to Telos' net margin of -49.19%. Telos' return on equity of -33.16% beat PodcastOne's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Telos	-49.19%	-33.16%	-26.52%
PodcastOne	-11.84%	-40.27%	-27.75%

Summary

Telos beats PodcastOne on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.