Entravision Communications (EVC) Competitors

Entravision Communications (NYSE:EVC) and Salem Media Group (NASDAQ:SALM) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Does the media prefer EVC or SALM?

In the previous week, Entravision Communications had 5 more articles in the media than Salem Media Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Entravision Communications and 3 mentions for Salem Media Group. Salem Media Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Entravision Communications' score of -0.82 indicating that Salem Media Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Entravision Communications	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Salem Media Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, EVC or SALM?

Salem Media Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Entravision Communications	$364.95M	0.62	-$148.91M	-$1.32	-1.89
Salem Media Group	$261.57M	0.10	-$43.31M	-$0.10	-8.50

Is EVC or SALM more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Entravision Communications	-30.16%	-51.15%	-14.52%
Salem Media Group	-3.80%	-5.79%	-1.62%

Which has more volatility and risk, EVC or SALM?

Entravision Communications has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Salem Media Group has a beta of -0.3, suggesting that its stock price is 130% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EVC or SALM?

69.5% of Entravision Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.1% of Salem Media Group shares are held by institutional investors. 8.3% of Entravision Communications shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 54.6% of Salem Media Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is EVC or SALM a better dividend stock?

Entravision Communications pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Salem Media Group pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%. Entravision Communications pays out -15.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Salem Media Group pays out -100.0% 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.

Summary

Salem Media Group beats Entravision Communications on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.