SGA vs. AREN, SSP, CXDO, TSQ, UCL, CRGE, MDIA, VOCL, UONE, and BZFD
Should you be buying Saga Communications stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Saga Communications include The Arena Group (AREN), E.W. Scripps (SSP), Crexendo (CXDO), Townsquare Media (TSQ), uCloudlink Group (UCL), Charge Enterprises (CRGE), MediaCo (MDIA), Creatd (VOCL), Radio One (UONE), and BuzzFeed (BZFD). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry.
Saga Communications vs. Its Competitors
The Arena Group (NYSE:AREN) and Saga Communications (NASDAQ:SGA) are both small-cap communication companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Saga Communications had 2 more articles in the media than The Arena Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Saga Communications and 2 mentions for The Arena Group. The Arena Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Saga Communications' score of -0.42 indicating that The Arena Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
The Arena Group has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Saga Communications has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
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.
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, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
The Arena Group currently has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 134.83%. Given The Arena Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe The Arena Group is more favorable than Saga Communications.
Summary
The Arena Group beats Saga Communications on 10 of the 16 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 SGA 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.
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This page (NASDAQ:SGA) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
