APPS vs EVC vs MDIA Stock Comparison

Digital Turbine, Entravision Communications and Mediaco Holding Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APPS Digital Turbine, Inc.
$10.57 -9.3% 1M +68.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.02B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
1 win
MDIA Mediaco Holding Inc.
$0.99 -9.2% 1M -10.8% 1Y
Market cap
$75.98M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$139.42M
Div. yield
–
Radio Broadcasting Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Entravision Communications leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Entravision Communications 7, Mediaco Holding 2, Digital Turbine 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPPSEVCMDIALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.02B $556.83M $75.98M APPS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 133.1x -1.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 8.2x — EVC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +71.4% +14.3% EVC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 0.6% -48.9% EVC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 4.9% -24.1% EVC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.2x -4.0x MDIA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +68.8% +209.4% -10.8% EVC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -34.3%/yr -4.7%/yr -34.8%/yr EVC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 93.6% 99.7% 70.4% MDIA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 59/100 16/100 EVC

Percentile Scorecard

APPSEVCMDIA

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAPPSEVCMDIA
Valuation – 71 #49 of 166 23 #41 of 53
Growth – 80 #32 of 153 21 #35 of 44
Profitability – 64 #56 of 153 5 #40 of 42
Financial Health 21 #141 of 179 29 #127 of 179 15 #52 of 61
Shareholder Returns – 51 #45 of 91 –
Overall – 59 16
  • APPS ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • EVC ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • MDIA ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAPPSEVCMDIASPY
1 month -9.3%-14.4%-9.2% +0.7%
3 months +29.1%-46.1%0.0% +3.7%
6 months +199.4%+66.6%+10.9% +7.1%
Year to date +111.4%+114.3%+70.7% +12.8%
1 year +68.8%+209.4%-10.8% +11.9%
3 years +126.3%+75.4%+76.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +31.3%+20.6%+20.9% +22.8%
5 years -87.7%-21.2%-88.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year -34.3%-4.7%-34.8% +10.9%
10 years +1,368.1%-6.7%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +30.8%-0.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPPSEVCMDIASPY
Volatility, 1Y 93.6%99.7%70.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.3%63.1%69.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.061.53-0.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.742.10-0.15 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.7%-85.0%-95.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.5%-53.4%-18.2% -1.2%
52-week high $14.39$13.48$1.21 $779.14
52-week low $2.82$1.98$0.55 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAPPSEVCMDIA
P/E now vs peer median —median 16.7x 138.3xmedian 16.7x -1.2xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.4x 0.8xmedian 1.4x 0.5xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.7x 17.8xmedian 12.7x -8.1xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 10.5x 9.6xmedian 10.5x -135.7xmedian 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 1.7x 6.2xmedian 1.7x 2.7xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.39 -6.02median 0.39 0.03median 0.49

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAPPSEVCMDIA
Revenue – $679.88M $139.42M
Gross profit – $347.36M -$10.47M
Operating income – $20.91M -$25.72M
Net income – $4.18M -$68.21M
Free cash flow – $54.33M -$561.00K
EPS (diluted) – $0.04 $-0.83
Cash & equivalents $37.96M $80.79M $1.81M
Total debt $360.96M $157.27M $74.96M
Shares (diluted) 120.47M 102.86M 82.59M
Enterprise value $869.48M $272.66M $59.71M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAPPSEVCMDIA
P/E – 138.3x -1.2x
P/FCF – 9.6x -135.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.2x 809.9x
P/S – 0.8x 0.5x
P/B 6.3x 6.2x 2.7x
P/Tangible book -73.9x -13.1x -0.5x
EV/EBITDA – 17.8x -8.1x
EV/EBIT – 28.4x -5.8x
EV/Revenue – 0.9x 1.1x
EV/FCF – 10.9x -266.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 9.3x 1,588x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -6.02 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPPSEVCMDIA
Revenue growth (1Y) – 71.4% 14.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 46.1% 55.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 47.2% -41.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 21.0% -65.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 122.1% -12.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 10.1% -131.8%
Net income growth (1Y) – 103.5% -296.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -17.6% -57.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – 103.1% -304.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -23.0% -38.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 292.3% -97.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 0.3% 26.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 606.7% -121.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.8% 54.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPPSEVCMDIA
Gross margin – 51.1% -7.5%
EBITDA margin – 4.9% -13.2%
Operating margin – 3.1% -18.4%
Pretax margin – 1.3% -47.4%
Net margin – 0.6% -48.9%
FCF margin – 8.0% -0.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 9.4% 0.1%
Return on equity – 5.6% -211.5%
Return on assets – 0.9% -24.9%
Return on invested capital – 4.9% -24.1%
Return on capital employed – 7.5% -21.9%
Asset turnover – 1.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 15.2x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPPSEVCMDIA
Debt / assets 42.9% 34.9% 27.6%
Debt / equity 1.8x 1.9x 2.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.2x -4.0x
Debt / FCF – 2.9x -133.6x
Liabilities / assets 76.2% 81.5% 89.5%
Equity / assets 23.8% 18.5% 10.5%
Interest coverage – 1.5x -1.6x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.5x 0.2x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.4x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 0.50 -0.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPPSEVCMDIA
Dividend yield – 3.2% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 3.2% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAPPSEVCMDIA
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 8.2xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.74FY2026 $0.77FY2027 –
EPS growth, next FY +32.1%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +32.4% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $690.88MFY2026 $1.07BFY2027 –
Revenue growth, next FY +22.2%FY2026 +139.4%FY2027 –
Revenue growth, the year after +3.6% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPPSEVCMDIA
Held by institutions 64.5% 61.8% 86.1%
Institutions holding 211 147 18
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.1% +21.1% -0.6%
Institutions buying 128 108 6
Institutions selling 62 27 5
Buyers to sellers 2.06 4.00 1.20

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

APPSEVCMDIA
APPS 1.00 0.28 0.03
EVC 0.28 1.00 0.10
MDIA 0.03 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APPS, EVC and MDIA?

Digital Turbine (APPS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Digital Turbine (APPS) $1.02B, Entravision Communications (EVC) $556.83M, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) $75.98M.

Which company is growing faster?

Entravision Communications (EVC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Entravision Communications (EVC) +71.4%, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) +14.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Entravision Communications (EVC) has the highest net margin (Entravision Communications (EVC) 0.6%, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) -48.9%). On return on invested capital, Entravision Communications (EVC) leads (Entravision Communications (EVC) 4.9%, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) -24.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Entravision Communications (EVC) returned the most: Digital Turbine (APPS) +68.8%, Entravision Communications (EVC) +209.4%, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) -10.8%. Over five years, Entravision Communications (EVC) compounded fastest (Digital Turbine (APPS) -34.3%/yr, Entravision Communications (EVC) -4.7%/yr, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) -34.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) has been the steadiest (Digital Turbine (APPS) 93.6%, Entravision Communications (EVC) 99.7%, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) 70.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APPS, EVC and MDIA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Entravision Communications (EVC) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.