E.W. Scripps (SSP) Competitors $3.27 +0.03 (+0.93%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.29 +0.02 (+0.61%) As of 06:54 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. LILAK, LILA, ATUS, TV, GTN.A, CABO, GTN, ATEX, SPIR, and TSATShould you be buying E.W. Scripps stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of E.W. Scripps include Liberty Global (LILAK), Liberty Latin America (LILA), Altice USA (ATUS), Grupo Televisa (TV), Gray Media (GTN.A), Cable One (CABO), Gray Media (GTN), Anterix (ATEX), Spire Global (SPIR), and Telesat (TSAT). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry. E.W. Scripps vs. Its Competitors Liberty Global Liberty Latin America Altice USA Grupo Televisa Gray Media Cable One Gray Media Anterix Spire Global Telesat Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LILAK) and E.W. Scripps (NASDAQ:SSP) are both small-cap communication companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends. Which has higher valuation and earnings, LILAK or SSP? E.W. Scripps has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Liberty Global. Liberty Global 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 RatioLiberty Global$4.46B0.29-$657M-$4.03-1.62E.W. Scripps$2.51B0.11$87.60M$0.923.55 Does the media favor LILAK or SSP? In the previous week, E.W. Scripps had 2 more articles in the media than Liberty Global. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for E.W. Scripps and 1 mentions for Liberty Global. Liberty Global's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat E.W. Scripps' score of 0.98 indicating that Liberty Global is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Liberty Global 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive E.W. Scripps 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is LILAK or SSP more profitable? E.W. Scripps has a net margin of 5.71% compared to Liberty Global's net margin of -17.85%. E.W. Scripps' return on equity of 17.81% beat Liberty Global's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Liberty Global-17.85% -44.60% -6.19% E.W. Scripps 5.71%17.81%2.87% Do analysts rate LILAK or SSP? Liberty Global presently has a consensus price target of $10.27, suggesting a potential upside of 57.22%. E.W. Scripps has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 83.49%. Given E.W. Scripps' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe E.W. Scripps is more favorable than Liberty Global.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Liberty Global 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67E.W. Scripps 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Do institutionals and insiders believe in LILAK or SSP? 53.0% of Liberty Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.8% of E.W. Scripps shares are held by institutional investors. 9.7% of Liberty Global shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of E.W. Scripps 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. Which has more volatility and risk, LILAK or SSP? Liberty Global has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, E.W. Scripps has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryE.W. Scripps beats Liberty Global on 10 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$284.18M$22.36B$8.39B$9.41BDividend YieldN/A5.07%3.18%4.03%P/E Ratio3.216.9718.8720.09Price / Sales0.111.483.3499.01Price / Cash1.1333.2716.6258.27Price / Book0.312.184.815.65Net Income$87.60M-$19.04M$215.29M$257.91M7 Day Performance-13.03%-0.84%-0.36%2.09%1 Month Performance11.60%6.72%38.67%11.13%1 Year Performance0.93%12.69%14.81%18.40% E.W. Scripps Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SSPE.W. Scripps4.3671 of 5 stars$3.27+0.9%$6.00+83.5%-7.2%$284.18M$2.51B3.215,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastLILAKLiberty Global3.3792 of 5 stars$6.45+1.7%$10.27+59.2%-34.7%$1.29B$4.46B-1.6010,000Positive NewsLILALiberty Latin America3.2613 of 5 stars$6.30+2.3%$6.50+3.2%-35.0%$1.26B$4.46B-1.5610,000ATUSAltice USA2.1588 of 5 stars$2.61+1.0%$2.88+10.3%+48.6%$1.22B$8.95B-7.6710,900News CoverageAnalyst RevisionGap UpTVGrupo Televisa3.463 of 5 stars$2.16-1.1%$3.87+79.4%-15.5%$1.19B$61.28B-2.6928,038Upcoming EarningsGTN.AGray MediaN/A$10.88-2.8%N/A+8.3%$1.10B$3.64B4.718,610Gap DownCABOCable One4.902 of 5 stars$124.20-0.4%$309.25+149.0%-67.1%$699.25M$1.58B-49.482,817News CoverageGap UpGTNGray Media4.6457 of 5 stars$5.65+5.3%$6.17+9.2%-8.7%$573.19M$3.64B2.449,502ATEXAnterix3.0618 of 5 stars$23.50-1.9%$67.00+185.1%-45.3%$439.45M$6.03M-37.3070SPIRSpire Global2.2341 of 5 stars$11.20-4.1%$18.20+62.5%-12.3%$348.13M$99.50M-3.22370TSATTelesat1.162 of 5 stars$25.10+7.4%N/A+211.8%$342.39M$535.62M-5.62470Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Liberty Global Alternatives Liberty Latin America Alternatives Altice USA Alternatives Grupo Televisa Alternatives Gray Media Alternatives Cable One Alternatives Gray Media Alternatives Anterix Alternatives Spire Global Alternatives Telesat 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 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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