Salem Media Group (SALM) Competitors $0.85 -0.02 (-2.30%) As of 08/14/2025 02:42 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SALM vs. BBGI, FWONA, NXST, SBGI, EVC, CMLS, CNVS, SGA, BZFD, and ALTOShould you be buying Salem Media Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Salem Media Group include Beasley Broadcast Group (BBGI), Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series A (FWONA), Nexstar Media Group (NXST), Sinclair (SBGI), Entravision Communications (EVC), Cumulus Media (CMLS), Cineverse (CNVS), Saga Communications (SGA), BuzzFeed (BZFD), and Alto Ingredients (ALTO). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector. Salem Media Group vs. Its Competitors Beasley Broadcast Group Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series A Nexstar Media Group Sinclair Entravision Communications Cumulus Media Cineverse Saga Communications BuzzFeed Alto Ingredients Salem Media Group (NASDAQ:SALM) and Beasley Broadcast Group (NASDAQ:BBGI) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability. Which has better valuation & earnings, SALM or BBGI? Beasley Broadcast Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Salem Media 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$261.57M0.09-$43.31M$0.531.60Beasley Broadcast Group$240.29M0.03-$5.89M-$5.09-0.89 Does the media favor SALM or BBGI? In the previous week, Beasley Broadcast Group had 4 more articles in the media than Salem Media Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Beasley Broadcast Group and 3 mentions for Salem Media Group. Salem Media Group's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Beasley Broadcast Group's score of 0.18 indicating that Salem Media Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Salem Media Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Beasley Broadcast Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, SALM or BBGI? Salem Media Group has a beta of -0.51, meaning that its share price is 151% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beasley Broadcast Group has a beta of 0.4, meaning 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 -3.72% compared to Salem Media Group's net margin of -3.80%. Beasley Broadcast Group's return on equity of -2.56% 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 -3.72%-2.56%-0.68% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SALM or BBGI? 10.1% of Salem Media Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.7% of Beasley Broadcast Group shares are held by institutional investors. 54.6% of Salem Media Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 52.8% of Beasley Broadcast Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryBeasley Broadcast Group beats Salem Media Group on 8 of the 13 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$23.14M$39.02M$8.29B$9.84BDividend YieldN/AN/A3.10%4.07%P/E Ratio-2.500.8816.6425.74Price / Sales0.090.044.76115.79Price / Cash1.010.5016.8259.48Price / BookN/A0.014.366.15Net Income-$43.31M-$121.03M$226.22M$265.06M7 Day Performance-2.29%1.32%2.73%2.60%1 Month Performance-6.07%7.12%2.11%2.83%1 Year Performance284.71%65.20%20.64%25.58% Salem Media Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SALMSalem Media Group1.2562 of 5 stars$0.85-2.3%N/A+240.8%$23.14M$261.57M-2.501,340Short Interest ↓BBGIBeasley Broadcast Group1.0531 of 5 stars$4.10+0.7%N/AN/A$7.30M$234.82M-0.791,160Earnings ReportFWONALiberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series A1.0821 of 5 stars$88.89+0.1%$103.00+15.9%+26.1%$22.16B$3.32B-222.236,800Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionNXSTNexstar Media Group3.9619 of 5 stars$188.58+2.2%$205.71+9.1%+33.0%$5.63B$5.41B9.5513,005Analyst RevisionSBGISinclair3.5729 of 5 stars$14.26+1.1%$18.50+29.7%+16.6%$980.97M$3.53B7.097,200Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastEVCEntravision Communications1.9321 of 5 stars$2.34+5.2%N/A+45.1%$201.97M$378.62M-1.431,090CMLSCumulus Media0.8502 of 5 stars$0.18+26.3%N/A-88.4%$3.06M$827.08M-0.023,330Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeCNVSCineverse1.3382 of 5 stars$5.32+3.1%$7.25+36.3%+627.2%$88.28M$78.18M59.12134News CoverageEarnings ReportSGASaga Communications4.1596 of 5 stars$12.83+0.4%N/A-11.1%$82.29M$110.29M23.32570Dividend AnnouncementBZFDBuzzFeed1.8243 of 5 stars$2.09flatN/A-25.4%$80.52M$188.90M6.331,520ALTOAlto Ingredients3.6504 of 5 stars$1.03-1.9%$5.50+434.0%-27.8%$80.44M$965.26M-1.26420 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Beasley Broadcast Group Competitors Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series A Competitors Nexstar Media Group Competitors Sinclair Competitors Entravision Communications Competitors Cumulus Media Competitors Cineverse Competitors Saga Communications Competitors BuzzFeed Competitors Alto Ingredients 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 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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