Head to Head Comparison: PodcastOne (PODC) and Its Rivals

PodcastOne (NASDAQ:PODC) is one of 184 publicly-traded companies in the “Entertainment” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare PodcastOne to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Risk & Volatility

PodcastOne has a beta of 2.14, suggesting that its stock price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PodcastOne’s rivals have a beta of 1.01, suggesting that their average stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for PodcastOne and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PodcastOne	1	1	0	0	1.50
PodcastOne Competitors	1876	4504	9610	255	2.51

As a group, “Entertainment” companies have a potential upside of 20.56%. Given PodcastOne’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PodcastOne has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

2.9% of PodcastOne shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.1% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of PodcastOne shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.6% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares PodcastOne and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
PodcastOne	$61.67 million	-$2.64 million	-16.67
PodcastOne Competitors	$4.09 billion	$73.91 million	14.54

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

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	-5.01%	-17.56%	-10.97%
PodcastOne Competitors	11.01%	-22.78%	-2.44%

Summary

PodcastOne rivals beat PodcastOne on 11 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.