PodcastOne (PODC) versus The Competition Critical Analysis

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for PodcastOne and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PodcastOne	0	0	3	0	3.00
PodcastOne Competitors	1178	4769	10757	315	2.60

PodcastOne presently has a consensus price target of $4.75, suggesting a potential upside of 229.86%. As a group, “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies have a potential upside of 7.46%. Given PodcastOne’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe PodcastOne is more favorable than its peers.

Risk and Volatility

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

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares PodcastOne and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
PodcastOne	$43.30 million	-$14.73 million	-1.95
PodcastOne Competitors	$9.91 billion	$1.84 billion	-35,696.54

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

Profitability

This table compares PodcastOne and its peers’ 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%	-4.03%

Insider & Institutional 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

PodcastOne peers beat PodcastOne on 9 of the 12 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.