PodcastOne (PODC) and Its Competitors Critical Survey

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

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
PodcastOne	$43.30 million	-$14.73 million	-5.98
PodcastOne Competitors	$9.95 billion	$1.84 billion	-35,275.70

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.

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

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	-14.08%	-41.76%	-27.77%
PodcastOne Competitors	-14.07%	-28.58%	-3.67%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for PodcastOne and its peers, 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	1185	4815	10829	318	2.60

PodcastOne currently has a consensus price target of $4.75, indicating a potential upside of 173.73%. As a group, “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies have a potential upside of 7.52%. Given PodcastOne’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe PodcastOne is more favorable than its peers.

Volatility and Risk

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.

Summary

PodcastOne peers beat PodcastOne on 9 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.