Contrasting PodcastOne (NASDAQ:PODC) & HealthStream (NASDAQ:HSTM)

PodcastOne (NASDAQ:PODC) and HealthStream (NASDAQ:HSTM) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PodcastOne	N/A	N/A	N/A
HealthStream	6.30%	5.21%	3.56%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for PodcastOne and HealthStream, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PodcastOne	0	0	2	0	3.00
HealthStream	0	1	2	0	2.67

PodcastOne presently has a consensus target price of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 131.96%. HealthStream has a consensus target price of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.46%. Given PodcastOne’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe PodcastOne is more favorable than HealthStream.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares PodcastOne and HealthStream’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PodcastOne	$34.02 million	1.32	N/A	N/A	N/A
HealthStream	$279.06 million	2.82	$15.21 million	$0.58	44.69

HealthStream has higher revenue and earnings than PodcastOne.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

2.9% of PodcastOne shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of HealthStream shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.6% of HealthStream shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

HealthStream beats PodcastOne on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About HealthStream

HealthStream, Inc. provides Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) based applications for healthcare organizations in the United States. The company's solutions help healthcare organizations in meeting their ongoing clinical development, talent management, training, education, assessment, competency management, safety and compliance, and scheduling, as well as provider credentialing, privileging, and enrollment needs. It offers hStream, a technology platform that powers a range of healthcare workforce solutions. The company provides its solutions to customers across a range of entities within the healthcare industry, including private, not-for-profit, and government entities, as well as pharmaceutical and medical device companies through its direct sales teams. The company was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.