PodcastOne (PODC) vs. Its Competitors Critical Contrast

PodcastOne (NASDAQ:PODC) is one of 117 publicly-traded companies in the “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare PodcastOne to similar companies based on the strength of its profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Volatility and Risk

PodcastOne has a beta of -2.48, meaning that its share price is 348% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PodcastOne’s rivals have a beta of 1.29, meaning that their average share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for PodcastOne and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PodcastOne	0	0	3	0	3.00
PodcastOne Competitors	1185	4807	10823	318	2.60

PodcastOne currently has a consensus target price of $4.75, suggesting a potential upside of 198.74%. As a group, “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies have a potential upside of 4.45%. Given PodcastOne’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe PodcastOne is more favorable than its rivals.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

2.9% of PodcastOne shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.0% of shares of all “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of PodcastOne shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of shares of all “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies are held by company 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.

Profitability

This table compares PodcastOne and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PodcastOne	-14.08%	-41.76%	-27.77%
PodcastOne Competitors	-14.05%	-28.52%	-3.61%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares PodcastOne and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
PodcastOne	$45.82 million	-$14.73 million	-5.48
PodcastOne Competitors	$9.68 billion	$1.84 billion	-35,699.20

PodcastOne’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than PodcastOne. PodcastOne is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

PodcastOne rivals beat PodcastOne on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

PodcastOne Company Profile

PodcastOne, Inc. operates as a podcast platform and publisher. The company offers its content to audiences through podcasting distribution platforms, including its website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and others. It also produces vodcasts, branded podcasts, merchandise, and live events. In addition, the company builds, owns, and operates LaunchPadOne, a self-publishing podcast platform. The company was formerly known as Courtside Group, Inc. and changed its name to PodcastOne, Inc. in September 2023. PodcastOne, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is based in Beverly Hills, California. PodcastOne, Inc. is a subsidiary of LiveOne, Inc.