Do analysts prefer SALM or XHLD?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Salem Media Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 TEN 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Is SALM or XHLD more profitable?

Salem Media Group has a net margin of -3.80% compared to TEN's net margin of -627.50%. Salem Media Group's return on equity of -5.79% beat TEN's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Salem Media Group -3.80% -5.79% -1.62% TEN -627.50% -440.98% -177.06%

Do analysts prefer SALM or TJGC?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Salem Media Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 TJGC Group 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, SALM or TJGC?

TJGC Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Salem Media Group. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Salem Media Group $261.57M 0.12 -$43.31M -$0.50 N/A TJGC Group $3.66M 47.49 -$3M N/A N/A

Do analysts prefer CABO or SALM?

Cable One currently has a consensus target price of $85.40, suggesting a potential upside of 395.22%. Given Cable One's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Cable One is more favorable than Salem Media Group. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cable One 3 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 Salem Media Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Do analysts prefer FLNT or SALM?

Fluent currently has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 43.43%. Given Fluent's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Fluent is more favorable than Salem Media Group. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Fluent 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Salem Media Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Is FLNT or SALM more profitable?

Salem Media Group has a net margin of -3.80% compared to Fluent's net margin of -11.48%. Salem Media Group's return on equity of -5.79% beat Fluent's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Fluent -11.48% -155.09% -30.36% Salem Media Group -3.80% -5.79% -1.62%

Do analysts recommend TSQ or SALM?

Townsquare Media presently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 92.68%. Given Townsquare Media's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Townsquare Media is more favorable than Salem Media Group. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Townsquare Media 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Salem Media Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Salem Media Group (SALM) Competitors

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SALM vs. XHLD, TJGC, CABO, FLNT, and TSQ

Should you buy Salem Media Group stock or one of its competitors? Salem Media Group's main competitors and comparable companies include TEN (XHLD), TJGC Group (TJGC), Cable One (CABO), Fluent (FLNT), and Townsquare Media (TSQ). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "media" industry.

How does Salem Media Group compare to TEN?

Salem Media Group (NASDAQ:SALM) and TEN (NASDAQ:XHLD) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Salem Media Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
TEN	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Salem Media Group has a net margin of -3.80% compared to TEN's net margin of -627.50%. Salem Media Group's return on equity of -5.79% beat TEN's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Salem Media Group	-3.80%	-5.79%	-1.62%
TEN	-627.50%	-440.98%	-177.06%

10.1% of Salem Media Group shares are held by institutional investors. 54.6% of Salem Media Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of TEN shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

TEN has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Salem Media Group. TEN 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Salem Media Group	$261.57M	0.12	-$43.31M	-$0.50	N/A
TEN	$3.10M	40.46	-$19.51M	-$2.93	N/A

In the previous week, TEN had 2 more articles in the media than Salem Media Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for TEN and 0 mentions for Salem Media Group. TEN's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Salem Media Group's score of 0.00 indicating that TEN is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Salem Media Group	Neutral
TEN	Positive

Salem Media Group has a beta of -0.03, indicating that its share price is 103% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, TEN has a beta of 4.87, indicating that its share price is 387% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Salem Media Group beats TEN on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Salem Media Group compare to TJGC Group?

Salem Media Group (NASDAQ:SALM) and TJGC Group (NASDAQ:TJGC) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

TJGC Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Salem Media Group's net margin of -3.80%. TJGC Group's return on equity of 0.00% 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%
TJGC Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

10.1% of Salem Media Group shares are held by institutional investors. 54.6% of Salem Media Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Salem Media Group has a beta of -0.03, suggesting that its share price is 103% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, TJGC Group has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its share price is 78% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, TJGC Group had 3 more articles in the media than Salem Media Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for TJGC Group and 0 mentions for Salem Media Group. TJGC Group's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Salem Media Group's score of 0.00 indicating that TJGC Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Salem Media Group	Neutral
TJGC Group	Neutral

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Salem Media Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
TJGC Group	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

TJGC Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Salem Media Group.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Salem Media Group	$261.57M	0.12	-$43.31M	-$0.50	N/A
TJGC Group	$3.66M	47.49	-$3M	N/A	N/A

Summary

TJGC Group beats Salem Media Group on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Salem Media Group compare to Cable One?

Cable One (NYSE:CABO) and Salem Media Group (NASDAQ:SALM) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability.

Salem Media Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cable One. Salem Media Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cable One, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cable One	$1.50B	0.07	-$356.46M	-$185.06	N/A
Salem Media Group	$261.57M	0.12	-$43.31M	-$0.50	N/A

Cable One has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Salem Media Group has a beta of -0.03, suggesting that its share price is 103% less volatile than the broader market.

Cable One currently has a consensus target price of $85.40, suggesting a potential upside of 395.22%. Given Cable One's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Cable One is more favorable than Salem Media Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cable One	3 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Salem Media Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Salem Media Group has a net margin of -3.80% compared to Cable One's net margin of -72.83%. Cable One's return on equity of -3.97% beat Salem Media Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cable One	-72.83%	-3.97%	-0.86%
Salem Media Group	-3.80%	-5.79%	-1.62%

In the previous week, Cable One had 3 more articles in the media than Salem Media Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Cable One and 0 mentions for Salem Media Group. Salem Media Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Cable One's score of -0.17 indicating that Salem Media Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cable One	Neutral
Salem Media Group	Neutral

89.9% of Cable One shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.1% of Salem Media Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Cable One shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.6% of Salem Media Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Cable One beats Salem Media Group on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Salem Media Group compare to Fluent?

Fluent (NASDAQ:FLNT) and Salem Media Group (NASDAQ:SALM) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Fluent has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Salem Media Group. Fluent 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fluent	$208.76M	0.53	-$27.17M	-$0.77	N/A
Salem Media Group	$261.57M	0.12	-$43.31M	-$0.50	N/A

Salem Media Group has a net margin of -3.80% compared to Fluent's net margin of -11.48%. Salem Media Group's return on equity of -5.79% beat Fluent's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fluent	-11.48%	-155.09%	-30.36%
Salem Media Group	-3.80%	-5.79%	-1.62%

Fluent currently has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 43.43%. Given Fluent's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Fluent is more favorable than Salem Media Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fluent	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Salem Media Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

23.3% of Fluent shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.1% of Salem Media Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.4% of Fluent shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 54.6% of Salem Media Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Fluent had 19 more articles in the media than Salem Media Group. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Fluent and 0 mentions for Salem Media Group. Fluent's average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Salem Media Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Fluent is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Fluent	Neutral
Salem Media Group	Neutral

Fluent has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Salem Media Group has a beta of -0.03, meaning that its share price is 103% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Fluent beats Salem Media Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Salem Media Group compare to Townsquare Media?

Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ) and Salem Media Group (NASDAQ:SALM) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Salem Media Group has a net margin of -3.80% compared to Townsquare Media's net margin of -11.82%. Townsquare Media's return on equity of -5.59% beat Salem Media Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Townsquare Media	-11.82%	-5.59%	0.51%
Salem Media Group	-3.80%	-5.79%	-1.62%

Townsquare Media presently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 92.68%. Given Townsquare Media's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Townsquare Media is more favorable than Salem Media Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Townsquare Media	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Salem Media Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

71.7% of Townsquare Media shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.1% of Salem Media Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.3% of Townsquare Media 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Townsquare Media has higher revenue and earnings than Salem Media Group. Salem Media Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Townsquare Media, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Townsquare Media	$427.38M	0.22	-$9.75M	-$2.88	N/A
Salem Media Group	$261.57M	0.12	-$43.31M	-$0.50	N/A

In the previous week, Townsquare Media's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Salem Media Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Townsquare Media	Neutral
Salem Media Group	Neutral

Townsquare Media pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.4%. Salem Media Group pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. Townsquare Media pays out -27.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Salem Media Group pays out -20.0% 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. Townsquare Media has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Townsquare Media is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Townsquare Media has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Salem Media Group has a beta of -0.03, suggesting that its share price is 103% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Townsquare Media beats Salem Media Group on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.

Media Sentiment Over Time

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.

SALM vs. The Competition

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Metric	Salem Media Group	Media Industry	Communication Services Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$31.68M	$2.99B	$34.92B	$13.29B
Dividend Yield	N/A	5.63%	5.43%	12.80%
P/E Ratio	-2.94	29.66	23.33	25.79
Price / Sales	0.12	34.93	62.95	116.01
Price / Cash	1.01	18.42	21.01	34.72
Price / Book	N/A	11.46	11.96	6.40
Net Income	-$43.31M	-$45.84M	$1.10B	$358.17M
7 Day Performance	N/A	-0.02%	0.20%	2.18%
1 Month Performance	N/A	-1.85%	-0.77%	-2.48%
1 Year Performance	14.94%	-9.47%	-7.94%	6.24%

Salem Media Group Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
SALM Salem Media Group	N/A	$1.00 flat	N/A	N/A	$31.68M	$261.57M	N/A	1,340
XHLD TEN	0.63 of 5 stars	$9.65 +2.3%	N/A	N/A	$115.61M	$3.10M	N/A	25	High Trading Volume
TJGC TJGC Group	0.8639 of 5 stars	$11.02 +0.3%	N/A	+220.2%	$111.30M	$3.66M	N/A	28	High Trading Volume
CABO Cable One	3.3159 of 5 stars	$19.04 +2.2%	$85.40 +348.6%	-89.3%	$107.95M	$1.50B	N/A	2,592	Analyst Downgrade High Trading Volume
FLNT Fluent	4.02 of 5 stars	$3.35 +0.9%	$5.00 +49.3%	+68.3%	$105.89M	$208.76M	N/A	185

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Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CABO or SALM?

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Which has more volatility and risk, FLNT or SALM?

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Is TSQ or SALM a better dividend stock?

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