Noble Financial Issues Pessimistic Estimate for TSQ Earnings

Key Points

• Noble Financial has decreased Townsquare Media's Q3 2025 earnings estimate from $0.11 to $0.06 per share, while maintaining a "Buy" rating and a target price of $21.00.
• Townsquare Media's recent earnings report indicated a profit of $0.22 per share, slightly above the consensus estimate of $0.21, with a net margin of 7.93%.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.20, providing an annualized yield of 12.0% despite a negative payout ratio of -60.15%.

Townsquare Media, Inc. (NYSE:TSQ - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Noble Financial decreased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Townsquare Media in a research note issued on Thursday, August 7th. Noble Financial analyst M. Kupinski now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.06 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.11. Noble Financial has a "Buy" rating and a $21.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Townsquare Media's current full-year earnings is $1.07 per share. Noble Financial also issued estimates for Townsquare Media's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.10 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.78 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on TSQ. Barrington Research reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $13.00 target price on shares of Townsquare Media in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Townsquare Media from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, May 16th.

Townsquare Media Stock Up 2.5%

Shares of NYSE:TSQ traded up $0.17 on Friday, hitting $6.89. The company had a trading volume of 79,665 shares, compared to its average volume of 86,399. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $7.44 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $7.64. Townsquare Media has a 1 year low of $6.47 and a 1 year high of $11.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $112.60 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.41, a P/E/G ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.15.

Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.01. Townsquare Media had a net margin of 7.93% and a negative return on equity of 56.87%. The firm had revenue of $115.45 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $114.77 million.

Townsquare Media Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, October 27th will be issued a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, October 27th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 11.6%. Townsquare Media's payout ratio is 39.60%.

Insider Transactions at Townsquare Media

In other Townsquare Media news, COO Erik Hellum sold 17,305 shares of Townsquare Media stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $7.00, for a total value of $121,135.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 741,643 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,191,501. The trade was a 2.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders have sold 35,000 shares of company stock valued at $246,267 over the last three months. 29.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of TSQ. Copeland Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Townsquare Media by 73.4% in the first quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 6,753 shares of the company's stock worth $55,000 after acquiring an additional 2,859 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its position in Townsquare Media by 56.0% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 6,296 shares of the company's stock valued at $57,000 after buying an additional 2,259 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its position in Townsquare Media by 1,086.0% during the fourth quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 8,409 shares of the company's stock valued at $76,000 after buying an additional 7,700 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC bought a new stake in Townsquare Media during the first quarter valued at approximately $86,000. Finally, Ancora Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Townsquare Media during the first quarter valued at approximately $122,000. 71.69% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Townsquare Media

Townsquare Media, Inc operates as a digital media and marketing solutions company in small and medium-sized businesses. It operates through three segments: Subscription Digital Marketing Solutions, Digital Advertising, and Broadcast Advertising. The Subscription Digital Marketing Solutions segment offers website design, creation, and development, as well as hosting services; and search engine optimization, online directory optimization, e-commerce solutions, online reputation monitoring, social media management, appointment scheduling, payment and invoice, customer management, and email and SMS marketing services.