Urban One Inc (UONE)
NASDAQCommunication ServicesBroadcastingSnapshot 2026-09-04
$4.73-3.07%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NASDAQCommunication ServicesBroadcastingSnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Communication Services is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar broken — Achieve approximately $60 million adjusted EBITDA in 2026: FY26 EBITDA guidance $50M vs $60M target.
View ThesisRevenue is contracting — down about 14% over the past year.
View GrowthManagement screens weak on capital allocation, market reaction to earnings.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is highly volatile — it swings about 2% on a typical day and fell roughly 71% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskUONE's growth hinges on achieving approximately $60 million adjusted EBITDA in 2026. Recent financial performance has been weak, with revenue declining 6.4% year over year and the last quarter missing expectations. UONE trades below typical for its sector, with no earnings yield to assess. The market backdrop is challenging, with sector trends working against it. A specific risk is the company's failure to meet its EBITDA guidance of $50 million, which is below the $60 million target. Peer multiples imply a price about 0% below where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-04. UONE is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
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A consensus fair price across 0 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Broadcasting — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Achieve $60M Adjusted EBITDA for 2026
Strategic debt reduction supports achieving $60M Adjusted EBITDA.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Bottom 25% on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.
