Townsquare Media (TSQ) Competitors

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TSQ vs. SSP, CABO, CXDO, SIDU, and KORE

Should you buy Townsquare Media stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Townsquare Media with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Townsquare Media include E.W. Scripps (SSP), Cable One (CABO), Crexendo (CXDO), Sidus Space (SIDU), and KORE Group (KORE). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry.

How does Townsquare Media compare to E.W. Scripps?

Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ) and E.W. Scripps (NASDAQ:SSP) 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 media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and dividends.

71.7% of Townsquare Media shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.8% of E.W. Scripps shares are held by institutional investors. 30.3% of Townsquare Media shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of E.W. Scripps shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Townsquare Media has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, E.W. Scripps has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market.

Townsquare Media has higher earnings, but lower revenue than E.W. Scripps. Townsquare Media 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
Townsquare Media	$425.49M	0.27	-$9.75M	-$0.43	N/A
E.W. Scripps	$2.15B	0.15	-$100.88M	-$1.85	N/A

In the previous week, Townsquare Media had 1 more articles in the media than E.W. Scripps. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Townsquare Media and 17 mentions for E.W. Scripps. E.W. Scripps' average media sentiment score of 0.11 beat Townsquare Media's score of 0.08 indicating that E.W. Scripps is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Townsquare Media	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
E.W. Scripps	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Townsquare Media has a net margin of -1.59% compared to E.W. Scripps' net margin of -4.63%. E.W. Scripps' return on equity of -0.56% beat Townsquare Media's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Townsquare Media	-1.59%	-7.41%	0.48%
E.W. Scripps	-4.63%	-0.56%	-0.09%

Townsquare Media presently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 48.39%. E.W. Scripps has a consensus price target of $5.95, suggesting a potential upside of 66.90%. Given E.W. Scripps' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe E.W. Scripps is more favorable than Townsquare Media.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Townsquare Media	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
E.W. Scripps	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Townsquare Media beats E.W. Scripps on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Townsquare Media compare to Cable One?

Cable One (NYSE:CABO) and Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.

89.9% of Cable One shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.7% of Townsquare Media shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Cable One shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 30.3% of Townsquare Media shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Cable One pays an annual dividend of $11.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 21.7%. Townsquare Media pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. Cable One pays out -20.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Townsquare Media pays out -186.0% 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. Townsquare Media has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Cable One has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Townsquare Media has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the broader market.

Townsquare Media has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cable One. Townsquare Media is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cable One, 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
Cable One	$1.47B	0.21	-$356.46M	-$58.41	N/A
Townsquare Media	$425.49M	0.27	-$9.75M	-$0.43	N/A

In the previous week, Townsquare Media had 15 more articles in the media than Cable One. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Townsquare Media and 3 mentions for Cable One. Cable One's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Townsquare Media's score of 0.08 indicating that Cable One is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cable One	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Townsquare Media	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Townsquare Media has a net margin of -1.59% compared to Cable One's net margin of -21.94%. Cable One's return on equity of 5.36% beat Townsquare Media's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cable One	-21.94%	5.36%	1.35%
Townsquare Media	-1.59%	-7.41%	0.48%

Cable One presently has a consensus price target of $101.50, suggesting a potential upside of 86.40%. Townsquare Media has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 48.39%. Given Cable One's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Cable One is more favorable than Townsquare Media.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cable One	3 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Townsquare Media	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Townsquare Media beats Cable One on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Townsquare Media compare to Crexendo?

Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ) and Crexendo (NASDAQ:CXDO) are both small-cap communication companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Townsquare Media currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 48.39%. Crexendo has a consensus price target of $10.40, suggesting a potential upside of 7.16%. Given Townsquare Media's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Townsquare Media is more favorable than Crexendo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Townsquare Media	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Crexendo	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Townsquare Media has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Crexendo has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.

Crexendo has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Townsquare Media. Townsquare Media is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crexendo, 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
Townsquare Media	$425.49M	0.27	-$9.75M	-$0.43	N/A
Crexendo	$68.17M	4.62	$5.07M	$0.15	64.70

71.7% of Townsquare Media shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.5% of Crexendo shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.3% of Townsquare Media shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 47.2% of Crexendo shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Crexendo had 10 more articles in the media than Townsquare Media. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Crexendo and 18 mentions for Townsquare Media. Crexendo's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Townsquare Media's score of 0.08 indicating that Crexendo is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Townsquare Media	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Crexendo	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Crexendo has a net margin of 6.15% compared to Townsquare Media's net margin of -1.59%. Crexendo's return on equity of 13.84% beat Townsquare Media's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Townsquare Media	-1.59%	-7.41%	0.48%
Crexendo	6.15%	13.84%	11.21%

Summary

Crexendo beats Townsquare Media on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Townsquare Media compare to Sidus Space?

Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ) and Sidus Space (NASDAQ:SIDU) are both small-cap communication companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

71.7% of Townsquare Media shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.9% of Sidus Space shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.3% of Townsquare Media shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Sidus Space shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Townsquare Media has a net margin of -1.59% compared to Sidus Space's net margin of -871.01%. Townsquare Media's return on equity of -7.41% beat Sidus Space's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Townsquare Media	-1.59%	-7.41%	0.48%
Sidus Space	-871.01%	-95.37%	-61.12%

Townsquare Media has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Sidus Space has a beta of -1.16, meaning that its share price is 216% less volatile than the broader market.

Townsquare Media currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 48.39%. Given Townsquare Media's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Townsquare Media is more favorable than Sidus Space.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Townsquare Media	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Sidus Space	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Townsquare Media has higher revenue and earnings than Sidus Space. Townsquare Media is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sidus Space, 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
Townsquare Media	$425.49M	0.27	-$9.75M	-$0.43	N/A
Sidus Space	$3.38M	68.07	-$29.47M	-$1.21	N/A

In the previous week, Townsquare Media had 16 more articles in the media than Sidus Space. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Townsquare Media and 2 mentions for Sidus Space. Sidus Space's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Townsquare Media's score of 0.08 indicating that Sidus Space is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Townsquare Media	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Sidus Space	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Townsquare Media beats Sidus Space on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Townsquare Media compare to KORE Group?

Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ) and KORE Group (NYSE:KORE) are both small-cap communication companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

71.7% of Townsquare Media shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.5% of KORE Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.3% of Townsquare Media shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.5% of KORE Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Townsquare Media has a net margin of -1.59% compared to KORE Group's net margin of -27.37%. KORE Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat Townsquare Media's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Townsquare Media	-1.59%	-7.41%	0.48%
KORE Group	-27.37%	N/A	-18.41%

Townsquare Media has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, KORE Group has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the broader market.

Townsquare Media currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 48.39%. KORE Group has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential downside of 45.41%. Given Townsquare Media's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Townsquare Media is more favorable than KORE Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Townsquare Media	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
KORE Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Townsquare Media has higher revenue and earnings than KORE Group. Townsquare Media is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than KORE Group, 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
Townsquare Media	$425.49M	0.27	-$9.75M	-$0.43	N/A
KORE Group	$285.95M	0.56	-$62.98M	-$3.20	N/A

In the previous week, Townsquare Media had 11 more articles in the media than KORE Group. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Townsquare Media and 7 mentions for KORE Group. Townsquare Media's average media sentiment score of 0.08 beat KORE Group's score of -0.50 indicating that Townsquare Media is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Townsquare Media	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
KORE Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Summary

Townsquare Media beats KORE Group on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Townsquare Media	BRDCST Industry	Discretionary Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$115.15M	$17.98B	$7.16B	$23.00B
Dividend Yield	11.10%	5.16%	2.90%	4.07%
P/E Ratio	-15.66	26.87	18.48	28.42
Price / Sales	0.27	1.08	3.65	23.83
Price / Cash	0.30	7.40	14.65	25.11
Price / Book	-3.18	2.50	3.67	4.76
Net Income	-$9.75M	$292.30M	$247.44M	$1.06B
7 Day Performance	2.57%	-2.31%	-1.09%	-0.64%
1 Month Performance	3.84%	5.57%	8.25%	1.84%
1 Year Performance	-5.08%	37.41%	12.96%	24.87%

Townsquare Media Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
TSQ Townsquare Media	3.5231 of 5 stars	$6.74 +6.0%	$10.00 +48.4%	-11.4%	$115.15M	$425.49M	N/A	1,804	Earnings Report Analyst Forecast Analyst Revision Gap Down
SSP E.W. Scripps	3.7825 of 5 stars	$4.53 -3.2%	$6.95 +53.4%	+36.5%	$403.75M	$2.15B	N/A	4,600	Positive News Earnings Report Analyst Forecast
CABO Cable One	3.6373 of 5 stars	$62.21 +2.4%	$101.50 +63.2%	-68.7%	$353.93M	$1.50B	N/A	2,592	Gap Up
CXDO Crexendo	3.7894 of 5 stars	$9.36 -4.3%	$10.40 +11.1%	+60.8%	$303.40M	$68.17M	62.40	120	Analyst Revision High Trading Volume
SIDU Sidus Space	0.6065 of 5 stars	$3.41 +15.6%	N/A	+97.6%	$226.83M	$3.38M	N/A	40

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Townsquare Media (TSQ) Competitors

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Townsquare Media (TSQ) Competitors

TSQ vs. SSP, CABO, CXDO, SIDU, and KORE

How does Townsquare Media compare to E.W. Scripps?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TSQ or SSP?

Which has more risk and volatility, TSQ or SSP?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, TSQ or SSP?

Does the media prefer TSQ or SSP?

Is TSQ or SSP more profitable?

Do analysts prefer TSQ or SSP?

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How does Townsquare Media compare to Cable One?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CABO or TSQ?

Is CABO or TSQ a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk & volatility, CABO or TSQ?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CABO or TSQ?

Does the media prefer CABO or TSQ?

Is CABO or TSQ more profitable?

Do analysts rate CABO or TSQ?

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How does Townsquare Media compare to Crexendo?

Do analysts recommend TSQ or CXDO?

Which has more volatility & risk, TSQ or CXDO?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TSQ or CXDO?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of TSQ or CXDO?

Does the media favor TSQ or CXDO?

Is TSQ or CXDO more profitable?

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How does Townsquare Media compare to Sidus Space?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of TSQ or SIDU?

Is TSQ or SIDU more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, TSQ or SIDU?

Do analysts recommend TSQ or SIDU?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TSQ or SIDU?

Does the media favor TSQ or SIDU?

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How does Townsquare Media compare to KORE Group?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TSQ or KORE?

Is TSQ or KORE more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, TSQ or KORE?

Do analysts recommend TSQ or KORE?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TSQ or KORE?

Does the media refer more to TSQ or KORE?

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