iHeartMedia (IHRT) Competitors $2.40 -0.05 (-2.04%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends IHRT vs. TSQ, SGA, UONE, ETM, BBGI, LILA, ATUS, TV, GTN.A, and ATEXShould you be buying iHeartMedia stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of iHeartMedia include Townsquare Media (TSQ), Saga Communications (SGA), Urban One (UONE), Entercom Communications (ETM), Beasley Broadcast Group (BBGI), Liberty Latin America (LILA), Altice USA (ATUS), Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (TV), Gray Television (GTN.A), and Anterix (ATEX). iHeartMedia vs. Townsquare Media Saga Communications Urban One Entercom Communications Beasley Broadcast Group Liberty Latin America Altice USA Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. Gray Television Anterix iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) and Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ) 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 analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, IHRT or TSQ? Townsquare Media has lower revenue, but higher earnings than iHeartMedia. Townsquare Media is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than iHeartMedia, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioiHeartMedia$3.75B0.09-$1.10B-$6.80-0.35Townsquare Media$447.96M0.35-$44.96M-$2.71-3.69 Which has more risk and volatility, IHRT or TSQ? iHeartMedia has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Townsquare Media has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in IHRT or TSQ? 93.9% of iHeartMedia shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.7% of Townsquare Media shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of iHeartMedia shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 30.5% of Townsquare Media shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor IHRT or TSQ? In the previous week, iHeartMedia had 1 more articles in the media than Townsquare Media. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for iHeartMedia and 5 mentions for Townsquare Media. iHeartMedia's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Townsquare Media's score of 0.29 indicating that iHeartMedia is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment iHeartMedia 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Townsquare Media 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer IHRT or TSQ? iHeartMedia presently has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.00%. Townsquare Media has a consensus price target of $16.83, suggesting a potential upside of 68.33%. Given Townsquare Media's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Townsquare Media is more favorable than iHeartMedia.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score iHeartMedia 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Townsquare Media 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is IHRT or TSQ more profitable? Townsquare Media has a net margin of -8.84% compared to iHeartMedia's net margin of -27.04%. iHeartMedia's return on equity of 0.00% beat Townsquare Media's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets iHeartMedia-27.04% N/A -1.00% Townsquare Media -8.84%-57.10%2.46% Does the MarketBeat Community favor IHRT or TSQ? Townsquare Media received 231 more outperform votes than iHeartMedia when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.93% of users gave Townsquare Media an outperform vote while only 35.62% of users gave iHeartMedia an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformiHeartMediaOutperform Votes2635.62% Underperform Votes4764.38% Townsquare MediaOutperform Votes25766.93% Underperform Votes12733.07% SummaryTownsquare Media beats iHeartMedia on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Weiss Ratings“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank accounts nationwide. It will give them unprecedented powers to control your bank account.Learn these 4 simple steps and protect your savings before it’s too late. Get iHeartMedia News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IHRT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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.Skip Chart IHRT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetriciHeartMediaRadio broadcasting stations IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$352.97M$9.53B$8.52B$8.84BDividend YieldN/A5.40%2.77%4.09%P/E Ratio-0.3534.9319.6417.81Price / Sales0.090.737.73162.50Price / CashN/A3.1433.2236.29Price / Book-0.252.313.706.50Net Income-$1.10B-$57.38M$266.60M$226.10M7 Day Performance8.60%1.34%1.57%3.98%1 Month Performance37.93%-3.96%0.14%3.78%1 Year Performance-11.76%-17.17%17.34%29.31% iHeartMedia Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IHRTiHeartMedia2.6926 of 5 stars$2.40-2.0%$3.00+25.0%-11.8%$352.97M$3.75B-0.3510,800Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastTSQTownsquare Media4.6232 of 5 stars$9.97+1.4%$16.83+68.8%+2.0%$152.83M$447.96M-3.682,159SGASaga Communications4.5599 of 5 stars$12.62+3.2%N/A-37.9%$79.00M$112.77M17.53570Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsUONEUrban One2.1058 of 5 stars$1.45+5.8%N/A-65.7%$70.22M$477.69M-0.861,160Positive NewsGap DownETMEntercom CommunicationsN/AN/AN/AN/A$33.56M$1.49B0.253,524BBGIBeasley Broadcast Group3.081 of 5 stars$8.09+1.0%N/AN/A$14.31M$247.11M4.841,127High Trading VolumeLILALiberty Latin America3.4358 of 5 stars$7.05-0.3%$8.65+22.7%+4.1%$1.39B$4.47B-2.4110,600News CoveragePositive NewsATUSAltice USA2.3746 of 5 stars$2.59+7.0%$2.22-14.2%+12.9%$1.20B$9.24B-7.0010,600Insider TradeNews CoverageTVGrupo Televisa, S.A.B.2.715 of 5 stars$2.06+3.0%$5.25+154.9%-18.7%$1.14B$4.16B-2.9032,932Analyst DowngradeGTN.AGray TelevisionN/A$7.38-0.4%N/A-9.3%$735.57M$3.28B4.928,610Gap UpATEXAnterix4.1285 of 5 stars$33.13+0.2%$68.00+105.2%+8.3%$616.95M$4.19M-16.4070News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TSQ Alternatives SGA Alternatives UONE Alternatives ETM Alternatives BBGI Alternatives LILA Alternatives ATUS Alternatives TV Alternatives GTN.A Alternatives ATEX Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:IHRT) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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