This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Emmis Communications (EMMS) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsDividendShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock EMMS vs. SALM, CMLS, GMGI, COOK, HBB, ONEW, JAKK, EVC, GHG, and DOYUShould you be buying Emmis Communications stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Emmis Communications include Salem Media Group (SALM), Cumulus Media (CMLS), Golden Matrix Group (GMGI), Traeger (COOK), Hamilton Beach Brands (HBB), OneWater Marine (ONEW), JAKKS Pacific (JAKK), Entravision Communications (EVC), GreenTree Hospitality Group (GHG), and DouYu International (DOYU). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector. Emmis Communications vs. Its Competitors Salem Media Group Cumulus Media Golden Matrix Group Traeger Hamilton Beach Brands OneWater Marine JAKKS Pacific Entravision Communications GreenTree Hospitality Group DouYu International Emmis Communications (NASDAQ:EMMS) and Salem Media Group (NASDAQ:SALM) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. Is EMMS or SALM more profitable? Emmis Communications has a net margin of 85.66% compared to Salem Media Group's net margin of -3.80%. Salem Media Group's return on equity of -5.79% beat Emmis Communications' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Emmis Communications85.66% -10.85% -4.65% Salem Media Group -3.80%-5.79%-1.62% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, EMMS or SALM? Emmis Communications has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Salem Media Group. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEmmis Communications$114.13M0.26$23.35MN/AN/ASalem Media Group$261.57M0.10-$43.31M$0.531.77 Do insiders and institutionals believe in EMMS or SALM? 35.7% of Emmis Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.1% of Salem Media Group shares are held by institutional investors. 32.3% of Emmis Communications shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 54.6% of Salem Media Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, EMMS or SALM? Emmis Communications has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Salem Media Group has a beta of -0.3, suggesting that its share price is 130% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer EMMS or SALM? In the previous week, Salem Media Group had 1 more articles in the media than Emmis Communications. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Salem Media Group and 0 mentions for Emmis Communications. Emmis Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Salem Media Group'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Emmis Communications Neutral Salem Media Group Neutral SummaryEmmis Communications beats Salem Media Group on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Emmis Communications News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EMMS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding EMMS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart EMMS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEmmis CommunicationsRadio Broadcasting Stations IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$29.93M$39.51M$8.45B$8.78BDividend YieldN/AN/A3.31%4.22%P/E Ratio0.480.8819.8919.56Price / Sales0.260.043.50108.03Price / Cash0.660.5016.9056.31Price / Book0.290.014.575.50Net Income$23.35M-$121.03M$242.97M$248.79M Emmis Communications Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EMMSEmmis CommunicationsN/A$2.25flatN/AN/A$29.93M$114.13M0.48234SALMSalem Media Group0.359 of 5 stars$0.91+2.1%N/A+271.2%$24.77M$261.57M-2.681,340CMLSCumulus Media0.4267 of 5 stars$0.12+7.4%N/A-94.4%$2.10M$827.08M-0.013,330Negative NewsGap DownGMGIGolden Matrix Group2.9196 of 5 stars$1.80+4.4%$4.00+122.8%-35.5%$248.77M$151.12M-35.901,200COOKTraeger3.3279 of 5 stars$1.83+1.7%$2.44+33.2%-21.0%$248.31M$604.07M-7.96880HBBHamilton Beach Brands2.8452 of 5 stars$17.66+1.6%N/A+13.4%$241.70M$654.69M7.24700News CoveragePositive NewsONEWOneWater Marine3.6787 of 5 stars$14.10+2.0%$19.40+37.6%-51.3%$229.97M$1.77B-30.002,203News CoverageJAKKJAKKS Pacific4.7302 of 5 stars$20.61+1.1%$43.50+111.1%+15.2%$229.80M$691.04M5.06580Gap UpEVCEntravision Communications1.1044 of 5 stars$2.33+3.6%N/A+20.7%$211.98M$364.95M-1.431,090GHGGreenTree Hospitality GroupN/A$2.05+3.0%N/A-17.8%$208.12M$184.05M4.772,339Gap DownDOYUDouYu International2.0052 of 5 stars$6.53+0.6%$11.00+68.5%-41.8%$197.07M$4.18B-5.022,160 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SALM Competitors CMLS Competitors GMGI Competitors COOK Competitors HBB Competitors ONEW Competitors JAKK Competitors EVC Competitors GHG Competitors DOYU Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:EMMS) was last updated on 6/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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