EVC vs. SALM, BBGI, FWONA, NXST, SBGI, GTN, IHRT, AMCX, SSP, and GAIA
Should you be buying Entravision Communications stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Entravision Communications include Salem Media Group (SALM), Beasley Broadcast Group (BBGI), Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series A (FWONA), Nexstar Media Group (NXST), Sinclair (SBGI), Gray Media (GTN), iHeartMedia (IHRT), AMC Networks (AMCX), E.W. Scripps (SSP), and Gaia (GAIA). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector.
Entravision Communications vs. Its Competitors
Salem Media Group (NASDAQ:SALM) and Entravision Communications (NYSE:EVC) 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 dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and profitability.
In the previous week, Salem Media Group and Salem Media Group both had 1 articles in the media. Salem Media Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Entravision Communications'average media sentiment score.
Salem Media Group pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.1%. Entravision Communications pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. Salem Media Group pays out -100.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Entravision Communications pays out -15.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Salem Media Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Salem Media Group has a net margin of -3.80% compared to Entravision Communications' net margin of -30.16%. Salem Media Group's return on equity of -5.79% beat Entravision Communications' return on equity.
Salem Media Group has a beta of -0.38, indicating that its stock price is 138% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Entravision Communications has a beta of 1.56, indicating that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.
10.1% of Salem Media Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of Entravision Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 54.6% of Salem Media Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.5% of Entravision Communications shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Salem Media Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Entravision Communications. Salem Media Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Entravision Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Salem Media Group beats Entravision Communications on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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 (NYSE:EVC) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
