Saga Communications (SGA) Competitors

The Arena Group (NYSE:AREN) and Saga Communications (NASDAQ:SGA) are both small-cap communication companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Which has better earnings and valuation, AREN or SGA?

Saga Communications has lower revenue, but higher earnings than The Arena Group. The Arena Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Saga Communications, 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
The Arena Group	$146.61M	1.41	-$55.58M	$2.61	1.66
Saga Communications	$110.29M	0.72	$3.46M	$0.33	37.35

Which has more volatility and risk, AREN or SGA?

The Arena Group has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Saga Communications has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AREN or SGA more profitable?

Saga Communications has a net margin of 1.91% compared to The Arena Group's net margin of -70.59%. Saga Communications' return on equity of 1.27% beat The Arena Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Arena Group	-70.59%	N/A	-15.23%
Saga Communications	1.91%	1.27%	0.95%

Do analysts rate AREN or SGA?

The Arena Group currently has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 176.50%. Given The Arena Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe The Arena Group is more favorable than Saga Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Arena Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Saga Communications	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Does the media favor AREN or SGA?

In the previous week, The Arena Group had 3 more articles in the media than Saga Communications. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for The Arena Group and 5 mentions for Saga Communications. The Arena Group's average media sentiment score of 0.04 beat Saga Communications' score of -1.00 indicating that The Arena Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Arena Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Saga Communications	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AREN or SGA?

85.6% of The Arena Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.3% of Saga Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 74.2% of The Arena Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.9% of Saga Communications shares are owned 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.

Summary

The Arena Group beats Saga Communications on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.