IHRT vs. TV, GTN.A, ATEX, GTN, WOW, SSP, SPIR, CRGE, CXDO, and TSQ
Should you be buying iHeartMedia stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of iHeartMedia include Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (TV), Gray Television (GTN.A), Anterix (ATEX), Gray Television (GTN), WideOpenWest (WOW), E.W. Scripps (SSP), Spire Global (SPIR), Charge Enterprises (CRGE), Crexendo (CXDO), and Townsquare Media (TSQ). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry.
iHeartMedia vs.
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (NYSE:TV) and iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
55.8% of Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of iHeartMedia shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of iHeartMedia shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. and Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. both had 4 articles in the media. Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.'s average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat iHeartMedia's score of 0.29 indicating that Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. has higher revenue and earnings than iHeartMedia. Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than iHeartMedia, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. has a beta of 1.84, suggesting that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iHeartMedia has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. has a net margin of -11.69% compared to iHeartMedia's net margin of -27.04%. iHeartMedia's return on equity of 0.00% beat Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.'s return on equity.
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. received 262 more outperform votes than iHeartMedia when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.43% of users gave Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. an outperform vote while only 36.49% of users gave iHeartMedia an outperform vote.
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. currently has a consensus price target of $4.23, indicating a potential upside of 153.49%. iHeartMedia has a consensus price target of $2.83, indicating a potential upside of 136.11%. Given Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. is more favorable than iHeartMedia.
Summary
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. beats iHeartMedia on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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