E.W. Scripps (SSP) Competitors

Entravision Communications (NYSE:EVC) and E.W. Scripps (NASDAQ:SSP) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Is EVC or SSP more profitable?

Entravision Communications has a net margin of -1.39% compared to Entravision Communications' net margin of -41.33%. Entravision Communications' return on equity of 1.81% beat E.W. Scripps' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Entravision Communications	-1.39%	-5.79%	-1.63%
E.W. Scripps	-41.33%	1.81%	0.35%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in EVC or SSP?

69.5% of Entravision Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.8% of E.W. Scripps shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of Entravision Communications shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of E.W. Scripps shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, EVC or SSP?

Entravision Communications has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, E.W. Scripps has a beta of 1.93, meaning that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, EVC or SSP?

Entravision Communications has higher earnings, but lower revenue than E.W. Scripps. Entravision Communications 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Entravision Communications	$1.11B	0.17	-$15.44M	-$0.18	-11.83
E.W. Scripps	$2.29B	0.13	-$998.09M	-$11.83	-0.30

Does the media favor EVC or SSP?

In the previous week, Entravision Communications had 1 more articles in the media than E.W. Scripps. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Entravision Communications and 3 mentions for E.W. Scripps. E.W. Scripps' average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Entravision Communications' score of -0.30 indicating that Entravision Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Entravision Communications	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
E.W. Scripps	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EVC or SSP?

Entravision Communications received 284 more outperform votes than E.W. Scripps when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.46% of users gave Entravision Communications an outperform vote while only 34.78% of users gave E.W. Scripps an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Entravision Communications	Outperform Votes 292 60.46%	Underperform Votes 191 39.54%
E.W. Scripps	Outperform Votes 8 34.78%	Underperform Votes 15 65.22%

Do analysts recommend EVC or SSP?

E.W. Scripps has a consensus price target of $11.33, indicating a potential upside of 222.89%. Given Entravision Communications' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe E.W. Scripps is more favorable than Entravision Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Entravision Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
E.W. Scripps	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Entravision Communications beats E.W. Scripps on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.