Emmis Communications (EMMS) Competitors

Emmis Communications (NASDAQ:EMMS) and Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, EMMS or TSQ?

Emmis Communications has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Townsquare Media.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Emmis Communications	$114.13M	0.29	$23.35M	N/A	N/A
Townsquare Media	$450.98M	0.25	-$44.96M	-$1.15	-6.03

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

35.7% of Emmis Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.7% of Townsquare Media shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.3% of Emmis Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.5% of Townsquare Media shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer EMMS or TSQ?

In the previous week, Townsquare Media had 3 more articles in the media than Emmis Communications. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Townsquare Media and 0 mentions for Emmis Communications. Emmis Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Townsquare Media's score of -0.33 indicating that Emmis Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Emmis Communications	Neutral
Townsquare Media	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EMMS or TSQ?

Townsquare Media received 118 more outperform votes than Emmis Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.01% of users gave Townsquare Media an outperform vote while only 61.74% of users gave Emmis Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Emmis Communications	Outperform Votes 142 61.74%	Underperform Votes 88 38.26%
Townsquare Media	Outperform Votes 260 67.01%	Underperform Votes 128 32.99%

Is EMMS or TSQ more profitable?

Emmis Communications has a net margin of 85.66% compared to Townsquare Media's net margin of -8.84%. Emmis Communications' return on equity of -10.85% beat Townsquare Media's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Emmis Communications	85.66%	-10.85%	-4.65%
Townsquare Media	-8.84%	-57.10%	2.46%

Do analysts prefer EMMS or TSQ?

Townsquare Media has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 159.55%. Given Townsquare Media's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Townsquare Media is more favorable than Emmis Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Emmis Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Townsquare Media	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, EMMS or TSQ?

Emmis Communications has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Townsquare Media has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Townsquare Media beats Emmis Communications on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.