MediaCo (MDIA) Competitors $1.33 -0.01 (-0.74%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.32 -0.01 (-0.38%) As of 05:36 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MDIA vs. AREN, CXDO, TSQ, UCL, BZFD, VOCL, SGA, CRGE, UONE, and KOREShould you be buying MediaCo stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MediaCo include The Arena Group (AREN), Crexendo (CXDO), Townsquare Media (TSQ), uCloudlink Group (UCL), BuzzFeed (BZFD), Creatd (VOCL), Saga Communications (SGA), Charge Enterprises (CRGE), Radio One (UONE), and KORE Group (KORE). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry. MediaCo vs. Its Competitors The Arena Group Crexendo Townsquare Media uCloudlink Group BuzzFeed Creatd Saga Communications Charge Enterprises Radio One KORE Group The Arena Group (NYSE:AREN) and MediaCo (NASDAQ:MDIA) are both small-cap communication companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings and media sentiment. Does the media prefer AREN or MDIA? In the previous week, MediaCo had 2 more articles in the media than The Arena Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for MediaCo and 0 mentions for The Arena Group. MediaCo's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat The Arena Group's score of 0.00 indicating that MediaCo is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment The Arena Group Neutral MediaCo Neutral Do analysts prefer AREN or MDIA? The Arena Group currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 47.06%. Given The Arena Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe The Arena Group is more favorable than MediaCo.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score The Arena Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00MediaCo 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AREN or MDIA? 85.6% of The Arena Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.0% of MediaCo shares are owned by institutional investors. 74.2% of The Arena Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 65.7% of MediaCo shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, AREN or MDIA? The Arena Group has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MediaCo has a beta of -0.33, indicating that its stock price is 133% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is AREN or MDIA more profitable? MediaCo has a net margin of 0.00% compared to The Arena Group's net margin of -70.59%. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The Arena Group-70.59% N/A -15.23% MediaCo N/A N/A N/A Which has preferable valuation & earnings, AREN or MDIA? MediaCo has lower revenue, but higher earnings than The Arena Group. MediaCo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Arena Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThe Arena Group$128.78M2.51-$55.58M$0.05136.00MediaCo$116.90M0.61-$16.10M-$0.30-4.43 SummaryThe Arena Group beats MediaCo on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get MediaCo News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MDIA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MDIA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MDIA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMediaCoBroadcasting IndustryCommunication SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$71.40M$708.37M$3.37B$9.58BDividend YieldN/A5.96%6.84%4.17%P/E Ratio-4.437.5121.2023.97Price / Sales0.6116.73142.27186.76Price / CashN/A11.1416.5258.51Price / BookN/A2.085.205.54Net Income-$16.10M$39.04M$144.97M$265.48M7 Day Performance5.56%-0.78%-0.38%-0.41%1 Month Performance-2.91%-7.20%1.77%1.39%1 Year Performance-65.36%17.13%25.63%24.69% MediaCo Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MDIAMediaCo1.1053 of 5 stars$1.33-0.7%N/A-63.4%$71.40M$116.90M-4.43190Gap DownARENThe Arena Group1.6986 of 5 stars$5.76-5.6%$10.00+73.6%+697.7%$273.95M$128.78M-1.36360Gap DownCXDOCrexendo2.9567 of 5 stars$5.76-2.2%$8.38+45.4%+48.3%$170.99M$62.61M72.01120News CoverageAnalyst ForecastTSQTownsquare Media4.2159 of 5 stars$7.37+0.7%$17.00+130.7%-38.4%$119.69M$450.98M-5.542,049Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastUCLuCloudlink Group1.101 of 5 stars$2.87+12.1%N/A+97.2%$96.76M$92.26M31.89490News CoverageUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeBZFDBuzzFeed1.1371 of 5 stars$2.42+1.7%N/A-5.6%$91.69M$189.89M7.331,520Earnings ReportVOCLCreatdN/A$0.32flatN/A-60.8%$89.07M$4.80M-0.32186SGASaga Communications4.1744 of 5 stars$13.04-3.8%N/A-21.5%$87.29M$110.29M23.71570News CoverageCRGECharge EnterprisesN/A$0.40-16.7%N/A-39.6%$86.02M$641.37M-2.00290Gap UpUONERadio OneN/A$1.84+1.7%N/A-20.0%$82.66M$449.67M-0.691,160Positive NewsKOREKORE Group1.0429 of 5 stars$2.51+0.4%$2.75+9.6%-34.3%$42.90M$286.09M-0.39610Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AREN Competitors CXDO Competitors TSQ Competitors UCL Competitors BZFD Competitors VOCL Competitors SGA Competitors CRGE Competitors UONE Competitors KORE Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:MDIA) was last updated on 8/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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