Salem Media Group (SALM) Competitors $0.60 -0.06 (-8.94%) As of 03:11 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesSEC FilingsTrends SALM vs. BBGI, FWONA, NXST, SBGI, EVC, SGA, UONE, UONEK, CMLS, and SPOTShould you be buying Salem Media Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Salem Media Group include Beasley Broadcast Group (BBGI), Formula One Group (FWONA), Nexstar Media Group (NXST), Sinclair (SBGI), Entravision Communications (EVC), Saga Communications (SGA), Urban One (UONE), Urban One (UONEK), Cumulus Media (CMLS), and Spotify Technology (SPOT). Salem Media Group vs. Beasley Broadcast Group Formula One Group Nexstar Media Group Sinclair Entravision Communications Saga Communications Urban One Urban One Cumulus Media Spotify Technology Beasley Broadcast Group (NASDAQ:BBGI) and Salem Media Group (NASDAQ:SALM) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and institutional ownership. Is BBGI or SALM more profitable? Beasley Broadcast Group has a net margin of 1.07% compared to Salem Media Group's net margin of -3.80%. Beasley Broadcast Group's return on equity of -5.12% beat Salem Media Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Beasley Broadcast Group1.07% -5.12% -1.33% Salem Media Group -3.80%-5.79%-1.62% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BBGI or SALM? 21.7% of Beasley Broadcast Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.1% of Salem Media Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 56.2% of Beasley Broadcast Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 54.6% of Salem Media Group 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. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BBGI or SALM? Salem Media Group has higher revenue and earnings than Beasley Broadcast Group. Salem Media Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Beasley Broadcast Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBeasley Broadcast Group$247.11M0.05-$75.12M$1.674.77Salem Media Group$261.57M0.06-$43.31M-$0.34-1.77 Which has more volatility & risk, BBGI or SALM? Beasley Broadcast Group has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Salem Media Group has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BBGI or SALM? Salem Media Group received 33 more outperform votes than Beasley Broadcast Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 47.22% of users gave Salem Media Group an outperform vote while only 43.90% of users gave Beasley Broadcast Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBeasley Broadcast GroupOutperform Votes20543.90% Underperform Votes26256.10% Salem Media GroupOutperform Votes23847.22% Underperform Votes26652.78% Does the media refer more to BBGI or SALM? In the previous week, Beasley Broadcast Group had 1 more articles in the media than Salem Media Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Beasley Broadcast Group and 0 mentions for Salem Media Group. Beasley Broadcast Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Salem Media Group'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Beasley Broadcast Group Neutral Salem Media Group Neutral SummaryBeasley Broadcast Group beats Salem Media Group on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Salem Media Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SALM 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 SALM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSalem Media GroupRadio broadcasting stations IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$16.36M$10.80B$8.22B$8.70BDividend YieldN/A5.61%2.82%3.90%P/E Ratio-1.7724.8014.4619.28Price / Sales0.060.7710.14112.62Price / Cash1.0110.4616.4234.58Price / BookN/A4.344.564.50Net Income-$43.31M-$137.08M$259.47M$246.40M7 Day Performance-14.14%-3.62%-3.57%-3.67%1 Month Performance-17.90%-3.00%-2.43%-2.92%1 Year Performance90.79%-7.46%4.51%9.00% Salem Media Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SALMSalem Media GroupN/A$0.60-8.9%N/A+100.0%$16.36M$261.57M-1.771,340Gap DownBBGIBeasley Broadcast Group0.8365 of 5 stars$8.15+4.4%N/AN/A$12.52M$238.75M4.881,127News CoverageFWONAFormula One Group0.7236 of 5 stars$90.54+0.3%$82.33-9.1%+41.2%$22.52B$3.72B78.736,800Analyst ForecastNews CoverageNXSTNexstar Media Group4.8412 of 5 stars$150.59+0.7%$204.29+35.7%-8.8%$4.67B$5.22B8.7113,294Upcoming EarningsSBGISinclair3.62 of 5 stars$15.13+4.3%$20.10+32.8%+0.3%$1.00B$3.37B-4.587,300Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageEVCEntravision Communications1.1627 of 5 stars$2.22+0.7%N/A-41.2%$199.32M$1.15B-1.791,657News CoverageSGASaga Communications4.4902 of 5 stars$11.69-2.8%N/A-52.1%$73.19M$110.67M16.24570Positive NewsUONEUrban One1.6492 of 5 stars$1.37-4.9%N/A-56.7%$65.63M$452.89M-0.811,160Positive NewsUONEKUrban One1.0429 of 5 stars$0.77-1.9%N/A-75.3%$36.89M$452.89M-0.451,398Gap UpCMLSCumulus Media1.7953 of 5 stars$0.88+0.1%$8.00+808.1%-81.5%$14.97M$829.80M-0.103,367Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownSPOTSpotify Technology4.5147 of 5 stars$601.54-1.0%$529.43-12.0%+129.6%$119.74B$15.67B101.107,691Analyst ForecastPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Beasley Broadcast Group Competitors Formula One Group Competitors Nexstar Media Group Competitors Sinclair Competitors Entravision Communications Competitors Saga Communications Competitors Urban One Competitors Urban One Competitors Cumulus Media Competitors Spotify Technology Competitors 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:SALM) was last updated on 2/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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