Salem Media Group (SALM) Competitors $0.82 -0.03 (-3.53%) As of 10:30 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SALM vs. BBGI, FWONA, NXST, SBGI, EVC, CMLS, KNDI, ALTO, NIPG, and LCUTShould 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), Kandi Technologies Group (KNDI), Alto Ingredients (ALTO), NIP Group (NIPG), and Lifetime Brands (LCUT). 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 Kandi Technologies Group Alto Ingredients NIP Group Lifetime Brands Salem Media Group (NASDAQ:SALM) and Beasley Broadcast Group (NASDAQ:BBGI) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and dividends. Is SALM or BBGI more profitable? Beasley Broadcast Group has a net margin of -3.66% compared to Salem Media Group's net margin of -3.80%. Beasley Broadcast Group's return on equity of -2.63% 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 -3.66%-2.63%-0.69% Which has more volatility & risk, SALM or BBGI? Salem Media Group has a beta of -0.3, indicating that its stock price is 130% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beasley Broadcast Group has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable 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$0.531.55Beasley Broadcast Group$240.29M0.03-$5.89M-$5.20-0.79 Does the media refer more to SALM or BBGI? 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. Salem Media Group's average media sentiment score of 0.06 beat Beasley Broadcast Group's score of 0.00 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Beasley Broadcast Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryBeasley Broadcast Group beats Salem Media Group on 7 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$22.32M$38.42M$8.30B$9.03BDividend YieldN/AN/A3.21%4.11%P/E Ratio-2.410.8821.0420.10Price / Sales0.090.033.32108.06Price / Cash1.010.5017.3356.90Price / BookN/A0.014.615.65Net Income-$43.31M-$121.03M$212.83M$248.47M7 Day Performance-12.76%-4.22%3.75%2.80%1 Month Performance-18.81%-10.60%10.53%5.62%1 Year Performance236.67%47.50%10.30%21.20% Salem Media Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SALMSalem Media Group0.7712 of 5 stars$0.82-3.5%N/A+220.8%$22.32M$261.57M-2.411,340News CoverageBBGIBeasley Broadcast Group0.3608 of 5 stars$4.35-6.7%N/AN/A$8.36M$240.29M-0.841,160Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeFWONALiberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series A0.7918 of 5 stars$93.92+0.7%$101.25+7.8%+43.0%$23.26B$3.32B-234.806,800Positive NewsNXSTNexstar Media Group4.8288 of 5 stars$174.60+1.6%$205.71+17.8%+8.2%$5.24B$5.41B8.8413,005SBGISinclair4.1498 of 5 stars$13.55+0.2%$18.50+36.5%+9.1%$940.61M$3.55B6.747,200News CoverageEVCEntravision Communications1.0916 of 5 stars$2.24-0.7%N/A+16.6%$204.70M$364.95M-1.371,090CMLSCumulus MediaN/A$0.11-2.2%N/A-94.0%$1.95M$827.08M-0.013,330Gap DownKNDIKandi Technologies Group0.3023 of 5 stars$1.12-0.4%N/A-46.8%$95.73M$127.57M-1.92840Positive NewsALTOAlto Ingredients2.783 of 5 stars$1.11-1.8%$5.50+395.5%-11.5%$86.57M$965.26M-1.35420NIPGNIP GroupN/A$1.67+13.3%$6.00+260.4%N/A$83.35M$85.27M0.00N/ALCUTLifetime Brands4.2347 of 5 stars$3.90+6.6%$5.50+41.0%-34.5%$82.04M$682.95M-6.391,180 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 Kandi Technologies Group Competitors Alto Ingredients Competitors NIP Group Competitors Lifetime Brands 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 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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