Critical Contrast: Beasley Broadcast Group (BBGI) vs. Its Competitors

Beasley Broadcast Group (NASDAQ:BBGI) is one of 257 public companies in the “Media” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Beasley Broadcast Group to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

21.7% of Beasley Broadcast Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of shares of all “Media” companies are owned by institutional investors. 51.8% of Beasley Broadcast Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of shares of all “Media” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Beasley Broadcast Group has a beta of 4.88, suggesting that its share price is 388% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beasley Broadcast Group’s peers have a beta of 0.96, suggesting that their average share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Beasley Broadcast Group and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Beasley Broadcast Group	-55.68%	-96.53%	-5.84%
Beasley Broadcast Group Competitors	-19.17%	-48.95%	-4.95%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Beasley Broadcast Group and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Beasley Broadcast Group	$205.94 million	-$196.55 million	-0.10
Beasley Broadcast Group Competitors	$3.03 billion	$35.12 million	-0.08

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Beasley Broadcast Group and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Beasley Broadcast Group	1	1	1	0	2.00
Beasley Broadcast Group Competitors	2336	6933	10777	490	2.46

As a group, “Media” companies have a potential upside of 29.06%. Given Beasley Broadcast Group’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Beasley Broadcast Group has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Beasley Broadcast Group peers beat Beasley Broadcast Group on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

Beasley Broadcast Group Company Profile

Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. is a radio broadcasting and digital media company headquartered in Naples, Florida. The company owns and operates commercial radio stations serving listeners in markets across the United States, with programming focused on music, news, sports, talk and other locally relevant content. In addition to traditional terrestrial radio, Beasley provides digital advertising and marketing services through station websites, mobile platforms, streaming audio and other online offerings.