TSQ vs. ATEX, TSAT, SPIR, WOW, AREN, SSP, IHRT, CXDO, CRGE, and VOCL
Should you be buying Townsquare Media stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Townsquare Media include Anterix (ATEX), Telesat (TSAT), Spire Global (SPIR), WideOpenWest (WOW), The Arena Group (AREN), E.W. Scripps (SSP), iHeartMedia (IHRT), Crexendo (CXDO), Charge Enterprises (CRGE), and Creatd (VOCL). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry.
Townsquare Media vs. Its Competitors
Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ) and Anterix (NASDAQ:ATEX) are both small-cap communication companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk and valuation.
In the previous week, Anterix had 2 more articles in the media than Townsquare Media. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Anterix and 1 mentions for Townsquare Media. Anterix's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Townsquare Media's score of 0.50 indicating that Anterix is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Townsquare Media has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anterix has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Townsquare Media has higher revenue and earnings than Anterix. Anterix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Townsquare Media, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
71.7% of Townsquare Media shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.7% of Anterix shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.5% of Townsquare Media shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 45.6% of Anterix shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Townsquare Media presently has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 132.91%. Anterix has a consensus price target of $67.00, indicating a potential upside of 216.04%. Given Anterix's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Anterix is more favorable than Townsquare Media.
Townsquare Media has a net margin of -3.41% compared to Anterix's net margin of -188.56%. Anterix's return on equity of -29.71% beat Townsquare Media's return on equity.
Summary
Anterix beats Townsquare Media on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:TSQ) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff