PodcastOne (PODC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

PodcastOne, Inc. operates a podcast network and digital audio platform that produces, distributes, hosts and monetizes podcasts. Its services include podcast advertising, sponsorship sales, audience development, content production and technology support for podcast creators and publishers.

The company’s programming spans news, comedy, entertainment, sports, business, lifestyle and true crime. PodcastOne distributes its shows through its own platform and major third-party audio services, while also providing advertisers with opportunities to reach podcast audiences through host-read advertisements, sponsorships and other integrated campaigns.

PodcastOne was founded in 2012 by radio executive Norm Pattiz and became part of LiveOne, Inc. before becoming a separately traded public company on the Nasdaq. The company is based in Beverly Hills, California, and primarily serves the U.S. podcast market, with its programming available to listeners internationally through digital distribution platforms. Kit Gray serves as chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.20 to $2.66
• 50-Day Range: $1.64 to $2.79
• 52-Week Range: $1.41 to $5.20
• Volume: 213,405 shs
• Average Volume: 309,002 shs
• Market Capitalization: $72.30 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

PodcastOne Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

PodcastOne scored higher than 26% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 187th out of 237 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: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

PodcastOne has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

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 -19.92, 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 -19.92, 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 3.85. 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

0.84% 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 3.68, 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 98.69%, 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: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.16

News Sentiment

PodcastOne has a news sentiment score of 0.16. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for PodcastOne this week, compared to 2 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 $212,293.00 in company stock, which represents 0.2936% 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 $212,293.00 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: 10/31/2026
• 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: 1.17
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $0.62 per share
• Price / Book: 3.85

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 30,250,000
• Free Float: 27,893,000
• Market Cap: $72.30 million
• Optionable: No Data
• Beta: 2.18