Radio One (NASDAQ:UONEK) & fuboTV (NYSE:FUBO) Financial Analysis

Radio One (NASDAQ:UONEK) and fuboTV (NYSE:FUBO) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Radio One and fuboTV, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Radio One	0	0	0	0	0.00
fuboTV	0	3	1	2	2.83

fuboTV has a consensus target price of $4.06, suggesting a potential upside of 9.65%. Given fuboTV’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe fuboTV is more favorable than Radio One.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Radio One and fuboTV”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Radio One	$449.67 million	0.07	-$105.39 million	($2.66)	-0.25
fuboTV	$1.62 billion	0.78	-$172.25 million	$0.20	18.53

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

Volatility and Risk

Radio One has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, fuboTV has a beta of 2.22, meaning that its stock price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

19.7% of Radio One shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.3% of fuboTV shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.5% of Radio One shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of fuboTV shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Radio One and fuboTV’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Radio One	-28.49%	13.51%	2.74%
fuboTV	4.42%	-36.53%	-8.49%

Summary

fuboTV beats Radio One on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Radio One

Urban One, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an urban-oriented multi-media company in the United States. The company operates through four segments: Radio Broadcasting, Cable Television, Reach Media, and Digital. The Radio Broadcasting segment includes radio broadcasting operations that primarily target African-American and urban listeners. As of April 30, 2023, it owned and/or operated 66 broadcast stations, including 55 FM or AM stations, 9 HD stations, and the 2 low power television stations under the Radio One tradename located in 13 urban markets. The Cable Television segment operates TV One, an African-American targeted cable television network; and CLEO TV, a lifestyle and entertainment network. The Reach Media segment operates syndicated programming, including the Get Up! Mornings with Erica Campbell Show, Rickey Smiley Morning Show, the Russ Parr Morning Show, and the DL Hughley Show. This segment also operates BlackAmericaWeb.com, an African-American targeted news and entertainment website, as well as other event related activities. The Digital segment owns Interactive One, a digital platform serving the African-American community through social content, news, information, and entertainment websites, including Cassius and Bossip, HipHopWired, and MadameNoire digital platforms and brands. The company was formerly known as Radio One, Inc. and changed its name to Urban One, Inc. in May 2017. Urban One, Inc. was founded in 1980 and is based in Silver Spring, Maryland.

About fuboTV

fuboTV, Inc. engages in providing subscription to sports, news, and entertainment content. It offers its services through streaming devices and on television, mobile phones, tablets, and computers. The company was founded by David Gandler, Alberto Horihuela Suarez, and Sung Ho Choi on February 20, 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.