PodcastOne (PODC) vs. Its Rivals Critical Comparison

PodcastOne (NASDAQ:PODC) is one of 117 public 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 businesses based on the strength of its profitability, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

2.9% of PodcastOne shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.0% of shares of all “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of PodcastOne shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.6% of shares of all “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments 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	-34.67%	-96.68%	-62.27%
PodcastOne Competitors	-14.23%	-22.65%	-4.04%

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
PodcastOne	$43.30 million	-$14.73 million	-1.82
PodcastOne Competitors	$8.62 billion	$1.86 billion	-35,697.69

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.

Volatility & Risk

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for PodcastOne and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PodcastOne	0	0	3	0	3.00
PodcastOne Competitors	1177	4763	10752	315	2.60

PodcastOne presently has a consensus price target of $4.75, indicating a potential upside of 251.85%. As a group, “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies have a potential upside of 11.93%. Given PodcastOne’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe PodcastOne is more favorable than its rivals.

Summary

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

About PodcastOne

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.