E.W. Scripps (SSP) Competitors $2.81 -0.33 (-10.51%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.82 +0.01 (+0.36%) As of 05:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SSP vs. CABO, GTN, ATEX, AREN, TSAT, SPIR, WOW, IHRT, CXDO, and CRGEShould you be buying E.W. Scripps stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of E.W. Scripps include Cable One (CABO), Gray Media (GTN), Anterix (ATEX), The Arena Group (AREN), Telesat (TSAT), Spire Global (SPIR), WideOpenWest (WOW), iHeartMedia (IHRT), Crexendo (CXDO), and Charge Enterprises (CRGE). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry. E.W. Scripps vs. Its Competitors Cable One Gray Media Anterix The Arena Group Telesat Spire Global WideOpenWest iHeartMedia Crexendo Charge Enterprises Cable One (NYSE:CABO) and E.W. Scripps (NASDAQ:SSP) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, media sentiment and risk. Is CABO or SSP more profitable? E.W. Scripps has a net margin of 5.71% compared to Cable One's net margin of -32.18%. E.W. Scripps' return on equity of 17.81% beat Cable One's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cable One-32.18% 8.40% 2.25% E.W. Scripps 5.71%17.81%2.87% Does the media prefer CABO or SSP? In the previous week, E.W. Scripps had 2 more articles in the media than Cable One. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for E.W. Scripps and 7 mentions for Cable One. E.W. Scripps' average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Cable One's score of 0.07 indicating that E.W. Scripps is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cable One 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral E.W. Scripps 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate CABO or SSP? Cable One presently has a consensus target price of $279.25, suggesting a potential upside of 105.75%. E.W. Scripps has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 113.52%. Given E.W. Scripps' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe E.W. Scripps is more favorable than Cable One.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cable One 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.83E.W. Scripps 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has more risk & volatility, CABO or SSP? Cable One has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, E.W. Scripps has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CABO or SSP? E.W. Scripps has higher revenue and earnings than Cable One. Cable One is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than E.W. Scripps, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCable One$1.58B0.48$14.48M-$88.37-1.54E.W. Scripps$2.51B0.10$87.60M$0.923.05 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CABO or SSP? 89.9% of Cable One shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.8% of E.W. Scripps shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Cable One shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of E.W. Scripps shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryE.W. Scripps beats Cable One on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get E.W. Scripps News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SSP 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 SSP 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 SSP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricE.W. ScrippsBRDCST IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$275.41M$20.83B$8.12B$9.57BDividend YieldN/A5.60%3.21%4.18%P/E Ratio3.058.1918.7725.14Price / Sales0.101.364.77104.25Price / Cash1.0932.2616.4358.58Price / Book0.272.084.475.59Net Income$87.60M-$19.04M$216.94M$265.48M7 Day Performance-6.02%-3.86%-0.61%-0.41%1 Month Performance-17.84%-4.07%0.05%1.39%1 Year Performance-5.39%11.32%25.06%24.69% E.W. Scripps Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SSPE.W. Scripps4.1957 of 5 stars$2.81-10.5%$6.00+113.5%+1.9%$275.41M$2.51B3.055,000News CoverageEarnings ReportCABOCable One4.3284 of 5 stars$146.44+7.1%$279.25+90.7%-65.6%$769.71M$1.58B5.472,817Earnings ReportGTNGray Media4.7751 of 5 stars$4.48+0.5%$6.17+37.6%-16.4%$452.88M$3.64B1.939,502Upcoming EarningsATEXAnterix2.2493 of 5 stars$22.16+1.4%$67.00+202.3%-42.3%$408.69M$6.03M0.0070Upcoming EarningsARENThe Arena Group1.6986 of 5 stars$7.07+7.0%$10.00+41.4%+697.7%$336.26M$128.78M-1.66360TSATTelesat1.0184 of 5 stars$23.78+1.2%N/A+225.7%$320.43M$416.79M0.00470News CoverageEarnings ReportSPIRSpire Global2.1536 of 5 stars$9.87+2.7%$18.20+84.5%-11.9%$298.65M$110.45M0.00370Upcoming EarningsWOWWideOpenWest2.2265 of 5 stars$3.36+0.4%$6.50+93.7%-33.9%$285.49M$630.90M0.001,320Upcoming EarningsIHRTiHeartMedia2.1279 of 5 stars$1.78-1.7%$2.92+63.9%+6.1%$267.20M$3.85B0.0010,100Upcoming EarningsCXDOCrexendo2.9527 of 5 stars$5.87+10.8%$8.38+42.7%+48.3%$153.86M$60.84M29.44120News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastCRGECharge EnterprisesN/A$0.63+30.5%N/A-39.6%$134.74M$641.37M-3.13290Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cable One Alternatives Gray Media Alternatives Anterix Alternatives The Arena Group Alternatives Telesat Alternatives Spire Global Alternatives WideOpenWest Alternatives iHeartMedia Alternatives Crexendo Alternatives Charge Enterprises Alternatives 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:SSP) was last updated on 8/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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