KORE Group (KORE) Competitors $2.43 +0.11 (+4.74%) Closing price 04/17/2025 03:55 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.42 -0.01 (-0.41%) As of 04/17/2025 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KORE vs. IHRT, CXDO, TSQ, AREN, VOCL, SGA, BZFD, UONE, MDIA, and UCLShould you be buying KORE Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of KORE Group include iHeartMedia (IHRT), Crexendo (CXDO), Townsquare Media (TSQ), The Arena Group (AREN), Creatd (VOCL), Saga Communications (SGA), BuzzFeed (BZFD), Urban One (UONE), MediaCo (MDIA), and uCloudlink Group (UCL). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry. KORE Group vs. iHeartMedia Crexendo Townsquare Media The Arena Group Creatd Saga Communications BuzzFeed Urban One MediaCo uCloudlink Group KORE Group (NYSE:KORE) and iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk and dividends. Do analysts recommend KORE or IHRT? KORE Group currently has a consensus target price of $2.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.88%. iHeartMedia has a consensus target price of $2.83, suggesting a potential upside of 189.12%. Given iHeartMedia's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe iHeartMedia is more favorable than KORE Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score KORE Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00iHeartMedia 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Do institutionals & insiders believe in KORE or IHRT? 57.5% of KORE Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of iHeartMedia shares are held by institutional investors. 30.6% of KORE Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of iHeartMedia shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is KORE or IHRT more profitable? iHeartMedia has a net margin of -27.04% compared to KORE Group's net margin of -47.33%. iHeartMedia's return on equity of 0.00% beat KORE Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets KORE Group-47.33% -492.16% -14.30% iHeartMedia -27.04%N/A -1.00% Which has more risk and volatility, KORE or IHRT? KORE Group has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iHeartMedia has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, KORE or IHRT? KORE Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than iHeartMedia. KORE Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than iHeartMedia, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKORE Group$285.23M0.14-$167.04M-$7.06-0.34iHeartMedia$3.85B0.04-$1.10B-$6.67-0.15 Does the media refer more to KORE or IHRT? In the previous week, KORE Group had 6 more articles in the media than iHeartMedia. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for KORE Group and 0 mentions for iHeartMedia. iHeartMedia's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat KORE Group's score of 0.38 indicating that iHeartMedia is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment KORE Group Neutral iHeartMedia Very Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KORE or IHRT? iHeartMedia received 22 more outperform votes than KORE Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 36.49% of users gave iHeartMedia an outperform vote while only 15.15% of users gave KORE Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKORE GroupOutperform Votes515.15%Underperform Votes2884.85% iHeartMediaOutperform Votes2736.49% Underperform Votes4763.51% SummaryiHeartMedia beats KORE Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get KORE Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KORE 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NYSE 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 KORE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKORE GroupCommunication services IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$41.33M$6.99B$21.55B$18.41BDividend YieldN/A4.99%3.01%4.18%P/E Ratio-0.348.1439.7131.09Price / Sales0.1484.212,309.8726.54Price / Cash0.6911.9234.7517.53Price / Book1.089.355.664.30Net Income-$167.04M-$160.13M$739.91M$1.02B7 Day Performance5.38%-0.81%1.91%1.42%1 Month Performance-2.80%-9.90%-6.94%-7.92%1 Year Performance-39.33%52.74%53,061.44%1.69% KORE Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KOREKORE Group1.4289 of 5 stars$2.43+4.7%$2.50+2.9%-41.3%$41.33M$285.23M-0.34610Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓IHRTiHeartMedia2.2814 of 5 stars$1.10-4.3%$2.83+157.6%-48.4%$161.90M$3.85B-0.1611,000Positive NewsCXDOCrexendo2.7877 of 5 stars$4.47+1.6%$8.50+90.2%+11.3%$124.72M$60.84M149.05120Short Interest ↓Gap UpTSQTownsquare Media4.418 of 5 stars$7.22+3.6%$18.00+149.3%-41.8%$116.38M$450.98M-2.662,340ARENThe Arena GroupN/A$1.89-2.6%N/A+295.0%$89.71M$234.40M-0.44360News CoverageGap UpVOCLCreatdN/A$0.30-25.0%N/A-78.9%$83.50M$4.80M-0.30186Gap UpSGASaga Communications4.4838 of 5 stars$11.28-0.6%N/A-49.8%$72.67M$112.92M15.67570BZFDBuzzFeed1.3221 of 5 stars$1.72+0.6%N/A+10.9%$66.26M$189.89M-1.191,520Short Interest ↓Positive NewsUONEUrban One0.7892 of 5 stars$1.35-0.4%N/A-43.4%$64.43M$449.67M-0.791,160MDIAMediaCo1.3364 of 5 stars$1.17+0.4%N/A-48.5%$54.37M$69.30M-0.64190Earnings ReportShort Interest ↓News CoverageGap DownUCLuCloudlink Group2.4317 of 5 stars$0.98+3.5%N/A-26.5%$36.88M$91.64M8.95490Short Interest ↓Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies iHeartMedia Alternatives Crexendo Alternatives Townsquare Media Alternatives The Arena Group Alternatives Creatd Alternatives Saga Communications Alternatives BuzzFeed Alternatives Urban One Alternatives MediaCo Alternatives uCloudlink Group Alternatives 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 (NYSE:KORE) was last updated on 4/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMy prediction is coming trueWe've developed a surprisingly effective way to see which stocks could double during massive shake-ups, by usi...InvestorPlace | SponsoredDOGE Social Security bombshell?Elon Musk just dropped another bombshell... 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