TSQ vs. WOW, ATEX, IHRT, AREN, SPIR, TSAT, SSP, CXDO, UCL, and CRGE
Should you be buying Townsquare Media stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Townsquare Media include WideOpenWest (WOW), Anterix (ATEX), iHeartMedia (IHRT), The Arena Group (AREN), Spire Global (SPIR), Telesat (TSAT), E.W. Scripps (SSP), Crexendo (CXDO), uCloudlink Group (UCL), and Charge Enterprises (CRGE). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry.
Townsquare Media vs. Its Competitors
WideOpenWest (NYSE:WOW) and Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Townsquare Media has lower revenue, but higher earnings than WideOpenWest. WideOpenWest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Townsquare Media, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, WideOpenWest had 8 more articles in the media than Townsquare Media. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for WideOpenWest and 1 mentions for Townsquare Media. WideOpenWest's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Townsquare Media's score of 0.00 indicating that WideOpenWest is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Townsquare Media has a net margin of 7.93% compared to WideOpenWest's net margin of -10.70%. WideOpenWest's return on equity of -32.26% beat Townsquare Media's return on equity.
87.8% of WideOpenWest shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.7% of Townsquare Media shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of WideOpenWest shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 29.2% of Townsquare Media shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
WideOpenWest has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Townsquare Media has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.
WideOpenWest currently has a consensus price target of $5.85, indicating a potential upside of 15.04%. Townsquare Media has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 136.34%. Given Townsquare Media's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Townsquare Media is more favorable than WideOpenWest.
Summary
Townsquare Media beats WideOpenWest on 9 of the 16 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:TSQ) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
