Comparing PodcastOne (PODC) and The Competition

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

Risk and Volatility

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for PodcastOne and its competitors, 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	1176	4763	10752	312	2.60

PodcastOne presently has a consensus target price 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 possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe PodcastOne is more favorable than its competitors.

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%

Institutional and 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 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and 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.