Analyzing PodcastOne (PODC) and Its Peers

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 competitors? We will compare PodcastOne to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Profitability

This table compares PodcastOne and its competitors’ 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	-14.20%	-22.62%	-4.03%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for PodcastOne and its competitors, as provided 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	312	2.60

PodcastOne presently has a consensus price target of $4.75, suggesting 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 probable upside, research analysts clearly believe PodcastOne is more favorable than its competitors.

Risk and Volatility

PodcastOne has a beta of -2.46, suggesting that its stock price is 346% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PodcastOne’s competitors have a beta of 1.29, suggesting that their average stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional 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 insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of shares of all “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies 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.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares PodcastOne and its competitors 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	$8.67 billion	$1.84 billion	-35,697.71

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

Summary

PodcastOne competitors 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.