Salem Media Group (SALM) Competitors $0.88 -0.06 (-6.37%) As of 06/11/2025 03:36 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SALM vs. BBGI, FWONA, NXST, SBGI, EVC, SGA, UONE, UONEK, CMLS, and SPOTShould 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), Saga Communications (SGA), Urban One (UONE), Urban One (UONEK), Cumulus Media (CMLS), and Spotify Technology (SPOT). Salem Media Group vs. Its Competitors Beasley Broadcast Group Formula One Group Nexstar Media Group Sinclair Entravision Communications Saga Communications Urban One Urban One Cumulus Media Spotify Technology Beasley Broadcast Group (NASDAQ:BBGI) and Salem Media Group (NASDAQ:SALM) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BBGI or SALM? 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 RatioBeasley Broadcast Group$234.82M0.04-$75.12M-$5.20-0.89Salem Media Group$261.57M0.09-$43.31M$0.531.66 Is BBGI or SALM 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 Beasley Broadcast Group1.07% -5.12% -1.33% Salem Media Group -3.80%-5.79%-1.62% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BBGI or SALM? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBeasley Broadcast GroupOutperform Votes20542.89% Underperform Votes27357.11% Salem Media GroupOutperform Votes23846.21% Underperform Votes27753.79% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BBGI or SALM? 21.7% of Beasley Broadcast Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.1% of Salem Media Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.8% of Beasley Broadcast Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.6% of Salem Media Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to BBGI or SALM? In the previous week, Salem Media Group had 1 more articles in the media than Beasley Broadcast Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Salem Media Group and 1 mentions for Beasley Broadcast Group. Beasley Broadcast Group's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Salem Media Group's score of -0.50 indicating that Beasley Broadcast Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Beasley Broadcast Group Very Positive Salem Media Group Negative Which has more volatility & risk, BBGI or SALM? Beasley Broadcast Group has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Salem Media Group has a beta of -0.3, meaning that its share price is 130% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is BBGI or SALM a better dividend stock? Beasley Broadcast Group pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Salem Media Group pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.4%. Beasley Broadcast Group pays out -3.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Salem Media Group pays out 18.9% 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. SummarySalem Media Group beats Beasley Broadcast Group on 9 of the 17 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 SALM 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$23.95M$13.23B$8.02B$8.62BDividend YieldN/A6.13%3.19%4.18%P/E Ratio-2.5929.1315.2520.06Price / Sales0.090.883.79157.08Price / Cash1.0110.4616.3734.64Price / BookN/A4.564.864.70Net Income-$43.31M-$137.08M$257.86M$247.88M7 Day Performance-12.86%-0.17%1.71%2.63%1 Month Performance-33.43%5.23%3.90%6.36%1 Year Performance193.37%12.06%1.18%14.05% Salem Media Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SALMSalem Media Group0.4552 of 5 stars$0.88-6.4%N/A+206.1%$23.95M$261.57M-2.591,340Short Interest ↑Gap DownBBGIBeasley Broadcast Group1.8114 of 5 stars$4.46+0.7%N/AN/A$8.00M$234.82M2.671,160Positive NewsFWONAFormula One Group1.8656 of 5 stars$88.93+0.9%$93.00+4.6%+33.9%$22.18B$3.51B77.336,800Positive NewsNXSTNexstar Media Group4.6927 of 5 stars$167.30-1.8%$205.71+23.0%+12.3%$5.10B$5.36B9.6813,000SBGISinclair4.1877 of 5 stars$13.89-1.0%$18.50+33.2%+11.4%$966.36M$3.53B-4.217,300EVCEntravision Communications2.0564 of 5 stars$1.98-4.6%N/A+11.1%$179.68M$378.62M-1.591,090Positive NewsGap UpSGASaga Communications4.5802 of 5 stars$12.42+1.4%N/A-24.3%$80.01M$111.84M17.25570Insider TradeShort Interest ↓UONEUrban One1.4978 of 5 stars$1.75+1.7%N/A-35.3%$79.92M$437.50M-1.031,160Positive NewsUONEKUrban One1.1952 of 5 stars$0.69-1.4%N/A-61.9%$31.51M$437.50M-0.411,160Positive NewsGap DownCMLSCumulus Media0.6115 of 5 stars$0.15flatN/A-93.3%$2.50M$827.08M-0.023,330Negative NewsShort Interest ↑Gap DownSPOTSpotify Technology4.237 of 5 stars$671.13+0.9%$609.07-9.2%+128.5%$137.38B$16.23B112.796,620 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Beasley Broadcast Group Competitors Formula One Group Competitors Nexstar Media Group Competitors Sinclair Competitors Entravision Communications Competitors Saga Communications Competitors Urban One Competitors Urban One Competitors Cumulus Media Competitors Spotify Technology 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 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNew Rule Hits in July — The Smart Money Already MovedA little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. 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