Head to Head Review: PodcastOne (NASDAQ:PODC) & Snap (NYSE:SNAP)

Snap (NYSE:SNAP) and PodcastOne (NASDAQ:PODC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Snap and PodcastOne’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Snap	-13.02%	-25.67%	-7.55%
PodcastOne	-11.40%	-36.83%	-25.09%

Risk and Volatility

Snap has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PodcastOne has a beta of -0.2, meaning that its share price is 120% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

47.5% of Snap shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.9% of PodcastOne shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.7% of Snap shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of PodcastOne shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Snap and PodcastOne, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Snap	1	25	7	0	2.18
PodcastOne	0	0	1	0	3.00

Snap presently has a consensus target price of $36.87, indicating a potential upside of 299.64%. PodcastOne has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 228.95%. Given Snap’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Snap is more favorable than PodcastOne.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Snap and PodcastOne”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Snap	$5.36 billion	2.92	-$697.86 million	($0.42)	-21.97
PodcastOne	$49.73 million	0.76	-$14.73 million	($0.24)	-6.33

PodcastOne has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Snap. Snap is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PodcastOne, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Snap beats PodcastOne on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Snap

Snap Inc. operates as a technology company in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company offers Snapchat, a visual messaging application with various tabs, such as camera, visual messaging, snap map, stories, and spotlight that enable people to communicate visually through short videos and images. It also provides Spectacles, an eyewear product that connects with Snapchat and captures photos and video from a human perspective; and advertising products, including AR ads and Snap ads comprises a single image or video ads, collection ads, dynamic ads, story ads, and commercials. The company was formerly known as Snapchat, Inc. and changed its name to Snap Inc. in September 2016. Snap Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

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.