iHeartMedia (IHRT) Competitors $2.31 +0.02 (+0.87%) (As of 04:32 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends IHRT vs. TSQ, UONE, SGA, 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), Urban One (UONE), Saga Communications (SGA), 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 Urban One Saga Communications Entercom Communications Beasley Broadcast Group Liberty Latin America Altice USA Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. Gray Television Anterix Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ) and iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability. Do analysts prefer TSQ or IHRT? Townsquare Media presently has a consensus target price of $16.83, indicating a potential upside of 71.24%. iHeartMedia has a consensus target price of $2.33, indicating a potential upside of 1.89%. Given Townsquare Media's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Townsquare Media is more favorable than iHeartMedia.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Townsquare Media 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00iHeartMedia 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Does the media prefer TSQ or IHRT? In the previous week, Townsquare Media had 1 more articles in the media than iHeartMedia. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Townsquare Media and 17 mentions for iHeartMedia. Townsquare Media's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat iHeartMedia's score of 0.43 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive iHeartMedia 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has higher valuation and earnings, TSQ or IHRT? Townsquare Media has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioTownsquare Media$454.23M0.33-$44.96M-$2.71-3.63iHeartMedia$3.75B0.09-$1.10B-$6.80-0.34 Is TSQ or IHRT 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 Townsquare Media-8.84% -57.10% 2.46% iHeartMedia -27.04%N/A -1.00% Which has more risk & volatility, TSQ or IHRT? Townsquare Media has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iHeartMedia has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor TSQ or IHRT? Townsquare Media received 232 more outperform votes than iHeartMedia when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.93% of users gave Townsquare Media an outperform vote while only 34.72% of users gave iHeartMedia an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTownsquare MediaOutperform Votes25766.93% Underperform Votes12733.07% iHeartMediaOutperform Votes2534.72% Underperform Votes4765.28% Do institutionals and insiders believe in TSQ or IHRT? 71.7% of Townsquare Media shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of iHeartMedia shares are held by institutional investors. 30.5% of Townsquare Media shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of iHeartMedia shares are held by 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. SummaryTownsquare Media beats iHeartMedia on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Genesis Gold GroupTrump’s Back, but DC’s Coming for Your Money!Trump's back in the White House, ready to hit the gas on America's comeback. 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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$336.20M$9.32B$8.18B$8.94BDividend YieldN/A5.20%2.70%4.03%P/E Ratio-0.3421.3517.2616.37Price / Sales0.091.057.7190.06Price / CashN/A3.1734.1236.42Price / Book-0.243.793.715.98Net Income-$1.10B-$57.38M$261.76M$225.08M7 Day Performance5.05%-3.04%-0.94%-0.37%1 Month Performance13.37%-6.38%0.67%4.23%1 Year Performance9.05%-15.23%17.06%27.64% iHeartMedia Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IHRTiHeartMedia1.1979 of 5 stars$2.31+0.9%$2.33+1.0%+25.8%$339.13M$3.75B-0.3410,800Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageTSQTownsquare Media4.3997 of 5 stars$9.85-1.2%N/A+9.0%$151.59M$454.23M-3.632,159Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpUONEUrban One2.3261 of 5 stars$1.66flatN/A-65.5%$80.39M$460.32M-0.771,160Earnings ReportShort Interest ↓Positive NewsSGASaga Communications4.5469 of 5 stars$12.57-4.9%N/A-42.5%$78.69M$112.77M17.46570ETMEntercom CommunicationsN/AN/AN/AN/A$33.56M$1.49B0.253,524BBGIBeasley Broadcast Group3.1991 of 5 stars$8.62+2.5%N/AN/A$13.12M$238.75M5.161,127Short Interest ↓Gap UpLILALiberty Latin America4.1755 of 5 stars$6.94-7.0%N/A-6.8%$1.36B$4.51B-2.3710,600Short Interest ↑Positive NewsATUSAltice USA2.5494 of 5 stars$2.80+3.7%N/A+31.5%$1.29B$9.24B-7.5510,600Insider SellingShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeTVGrupo Televisa, S.A.B.3.6576 of 5 stars$2.16-3.1%N/A-8.2%$1.20B$70.94B-3.0432,932Analyst DowngradeNews CoverageGap DownGTN.AGray TelevisionN/A$6.78-2.4%N/A-41.7%$675.76M$3.28B4.528,610Dividend AnnouncementGap UpATEXAnterix3.869 of 5 stars$33.78-2.3%N/A+17.0%$627.97M$4.19M-27.6970Short Interest ↓News CoverageGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TSQ Alternatives UONE Alternatives SGA 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 11/14/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBlackrock’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeIt's a groundbreaking opportunity that could be poised for extraordinary gains. 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