Salem Media Group (SALM) Competitors $1.02 0.00 (0.00%) As of 05/21/2025 03:56 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock SALM vs. BBGI, FWONA, NXST, SBGI, EVC, TSQ, SGA, UONE, UONEK, and CMLSShould you be buying Salem Media Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Salem Media Group include Beasley Broadcast Group (BBGI), Formula One Group (FWONA), Nexstar Media Group (NXST), Sinclair (SBGI), Entravision Communications (EVC), Townsquare Media (TSQ), Saga Communications (SGA), Urban One (UONE), Urban One (UONEK), and Cumulus Media (CMLS). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector. Salem Media Group vs. Beasley Broadcast Group Formula One Group Nexstar Media Group Sinclair Entravision Communications Townsquare Media Saga Communications Urban One Urban One Cumulus Media Salem Media Group (NASDAQ:SALM) and Beasley Broadcast Group (NASDAQ:BBGI) 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 community ranking, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SALM or BBGI? Salem Media Group received 33 more outperform votes than Beasley Broadcast Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 46.21% of users gave Salem Media Group an outperform vote while only 42.89% of users gave Beasley Broadcast Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSalem Media GroupOutperform Votes23846.21% Underperform Votes27753.79% Beasley Broadcast GroupOutperform Votes20542.89% Underperform Votes27357.11% Does the media refer more to SALM or BBGI? In the previous week, Salem Media Group had 4 more articles in the media than Beasley Broadcast Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Salem Media Group and 0 mentions for Beasley Broadcast Group. Salem Media Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Beasley Broadcast Group'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Salem Media Group Neutral Beasley Broadcast Group Neutral Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SALM or BBGI? 10.1% of Salem Media Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.7% of Beasley Broadcast Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.6% of Salem Media Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 52.8% of Beasley Broadcast Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is SALM or BBGI a better dividend stock? Salem Media Group pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.8%. Beasley Broadcast Group pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Salem Media Group pays out 18.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Beasley Broadcast Group pays out -3.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Which has more risk and volatility, SALM or BBGI? Salem Media Group has a beta of -0.15, indicating that its share price is 115% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beasley Broadcast Group has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is SALM or BBGI more profitable? Beasley Broadcast Group has a net margin of 1.07% compared to Salem Media Group's net margin of -3.80%. Beasley Broadcast Group's return on equity of -5.12% beat Salem Media Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Salem Media Group-3.80% -5.79% -1.62% Beasley Broadcast Group 1.07%-5.12%-1.33% Which has better valuation & earnings, SALM or BBGI? Salem Media Group has higher revenue and earnings than Beasley Broadcast Group. Beasley Broadcast Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Salem Media Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSalem Media Group$261.57M0.11-$43.31M$0.531.92Beasley Broadcast Group$234.82M0.04-$75.12M-$5.20-1.08 SummarySalem Media Group beats Beasley Broadcast Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Salem Media Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SALM 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 SALM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSalem Media GroupRadio broadcasting stations IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$27.76M$12.06B$7.91B$8.39BDividend YieldN/A6.36%3.24%4.10%P/E Ratio-3.0026.9315.0919.71Price / Sales0.110.817.77117.39Price / Cash1.0110.4616.3734.62Price / BookN/A4.224.734.50Net Income-$43.31M-$137.08M$257.85M$248.18M7 Day Performance0.49%-3.77%-1.06%0.20%1 Month Performance-15.70%0.65%7.59%12.37%1 Year Performance195.74%2.28%-3.47%7.04% Salem Media Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SALMSalem Media GroupN/A$1.02flatN/A+218.7%$27.76M$261.57M-3.001,340News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap UpBBGIBeasley Broadcast GroupN/A$5.95-0.9%N/AN/A$10.66M$234.82M3.561,160Analyst ForecastFWONAFormula One Group0.5607 of 5 stars$89.23+0.1%$90.50+1.4%+35.0%$22.26B$3.51B77.596,800News CoverageNXSTNexstar Media Group4.8917 of 5 stars$174.27-1.3%$205.71+18.0%+5.3%$5.32B$5.36B10.0813,000Ex-DividendInsider TradeSBGISinclair4.0335 of 5 stars$14.73-1.4%$19.10+29.7%+4.6%$979.09M$3.53B-4.467,300Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastEVCEntravision Communications1.5212 of 5 stars$1.93-1.3%N/A-8.9%$175.13M$378.62M-1.551,090Positive NewsTSQTownsquare Media4.5909 of 5 stars$6.84-3.4%$17.00+148.5%-41.3%$110.25M$450.98M-2.522,340High Trading VolumeSGASaga Communications3.7051 of 5 stars$12.58+0.6%N/A-37.5%$81.04M$111.84M17.47570Analyst ForecastGap UpUONEUrban One0.7569 of 5 stars$1.75+1.7%N/A-26.2%$79.83M$449.67M-1.031,160UONEKUrban One0.5944 of 5 stars$0.61-9.0%N/A-63.0%$29.22M$449.67M-0.361,160Gap UpCMLSCumulus Media0.8999 of 5 stars$0.17-6.1%N/A-94.8%$2.91M$827.08M-0.023,330Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Beasley Broadcast Group Competitors Formula One Group Competitors Nexstar Media Group Competitors Sinclair Competitors Entravision Communications Competitors Townsquare Media Competitors Saga Communications Competitors Urban One Competitors Urban One Competitors Cumulus Media 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:SALM) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWarning: Prepare to Be Shocked by These PayoutsThere's a strategy out there paying up to 70% on tech stocks like Amazon, Tesla, and Microsoft—stocks that don...Investors Alley | SponsoredThe Prophet's Newest PredictionA storm is brewing in the markets: new tariffs, recession warnings, and panic in the headlines. 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