Entravision Communications (EVC) Competitors

E.W. Scripps (NASDAQ:SSP) and Entravision Communications (NYSE:EVC) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, profitability and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SSP or EVC?

Entravision Communications received 284 more outperform votes than E.W. Scripps when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.46% of users gave Entravision Communications an outperform vote while only 34.78% of users gave E.W. Scripps an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
E.W. Scripps	Outperform Votes 8 34.78%	Underperform Votes 15 65.22%
Entravision Communications	Outperform Votes 292 60.46%	Underperform Votes 191 39.54%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SSP or EVC?

Entravision Communications has lower revenue, but higher earnings than E.W. Scripps. Entravision Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than E.W. Scripps, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
E.W. Scripps	$2.29B	0.14	-$998.09M	-$11.83	-0.31
Entravision Communications	$1.11B	0.17	-$15.44M	-$0.18	-11.61

Which has more volatility & risk, SSP or EVC?

E.W. Scripps has a beta of 1.93, indicating that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Entravision Communications has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SSP or EVC?

E.W. Scripps presently has a consensus price target of $11.33, indicating a potential upside of 206.31%. Given Entravision Communications' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe E.W. Scripps is more favorable than Entravision Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
E.W. Scripps	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Entravision Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SSP or EVC?

67.8% of E.W. Scripps shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of Entravision Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of E.W. Scripps shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Entravision Communications shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SSP or EVC more profitable?

Entravision Communications has a net margin of -1.39% compared to Entravision Communications' net margin of -41.33%. Entravision Communications' return on equity of 1.81% beat E.W. Scripps' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
E.W. Scripps	-41.33%	1.81%	0.35%
Entravision Communications	-1.39%	-5.79%	-1.63%

Does the media favor SSP or EVC?

In the previous week, E.W. Scripps had 3 more articles in the media than Entravision Communications. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for E.W. Scripps and 3 mentions for Entravision Communications. Entravision Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat E.W. Scripps' score of 0.00 indicating that E.W. Scripps is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
E.W. Scripps	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Entravision Communications	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

E.W. Scripps beats Entravision Communications on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.