Salem Media Group (SALM) Competitors $0.74 +0.04 (+5.71%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrends SALM vs. BBGI, FWONA, NXST, SBGI, EVC, UONEK, CMLS, SPOT, TME, and SIRIShould 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), Urban One (UONEK), Cumulus Media (CMLS), Spotify Technology (SPOT), Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME), and Sirius XM (SIRI). Salem Media Group vs. Beasley Broadcast Group Formula One Group Nexstar Media Group Sinclair Entravision Communications Urban One Cumulus Media Spotify Technology Tencent Music Entertainment Group Sirius XM Beasley Broadcast Group (NASDAQ:BBGI) and Salem Media Group (NASDAQ:SALM) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and earnings. Does the MarketBeat Community favor BBGI or SALM? Salem Media Group received 33 more outperform votes than Beasley Broadcast Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 47.60% of users gave Salem Media Group an outperform vote while only 44.28% of users gave Beasley Broadcast Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBeasley Broadcast GroupOutperform Votes20544.28% Underperform Votes25855.72% Salem Media GroupOutperform Votes23847.60% Underperform Votes26252.40% Does the media prefer BBGI or SALM? In the previous week, Beasley Broadcast Group and Beasley Broadcast Group both had 1 articles in the media. Beasley Broadcast Group's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Salem Media Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Beasley Broadcast Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Beasley Broadcast Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Salem Media Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BBGI or SALM? 21.7% of Beasley Broadcast Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.1% of Salem Media Group shares are held by institutional investors. 56.2% of Beasley Broadcast Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.6% of Salem Media Group shares are held 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. 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% Which has more risk and volatility, BBGI or SALM? Beasley Broadcast Group has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Salem Media Group has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings and 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$1.674.96Salem Media Group$258.65MN/A-$43.31M-$0.34-2.13 SummaryBeasley Broadcast Group beats Salem Media Group on 9 of the 13 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 CapN/A$9.74B$8.72B$9.21BDividend YieldN/A5.79%2.82%3.97%P/E Ratio-2.1329.9415.0917.50Price / SalesN/A1.086.8080.08Price / Cash1.063.1129.6337.70Price / BookN/A6.876.054.72Net Income-$43.31M-$57.38M$274.20M$224.54M7 Day Performance25.00%3.75%1.09%1.74%1 Month Performance253.66%16.82%3.08%4.42%1 Year Performance158.93%-7.18%9.89%22.00% Salem Media Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SALMSalem Media GroupN/A$0.74+5.7%N/A+164.2%$20.14M$261.57M-2.181,436Analyst ForecastGap UpBBGIBeasley Broadcast Group1.8006 of 5 stars$9.14-4.7%N/AN/A$14.04M$238.75M5.471,127Analyst ForecastNews CoverageFWONAFormula One Group0.8285 of 5 stars$84.22+0.8%$82.00-2.6%+45.5%$20.95B$3.72B73.246,800NXSTNexstar Media Group4.8699 of 5 stars$150.70+0.2%$204.29+35.6%-12.3%$4.68B$5.22B8.7213,294Analyst ForecastSBGISinclair3.896 of 5 stars$15.57-0.5%$20.10+29.1%-9.9%$1.03B$3.37B-4.727,300EVCEntravision Communications2.1539 of 5 stars$2.40-10.1%N/A-45.1%$215.97M$1.15B-1.941,657UONEKUrban One1.0722 of 5 stars$0.92-5.7%N/A-75.5%$44.07M$452.89M-0.541,398Gap UpCMLSCumulus Media2.1057 of 5 stars$0.79+2.9%$8.00+912.7%-84.6%$13.42M$829.80M-0.093,367News CoverageGap UpSPOTSpotify Technology4.6364 of 5 stars$457.72-0.4%$433.36-5.3%+140.0%$91.11B$15.10B124.389,123News CoveragePositive NewsTMETencent Music Entertainment Group4.3753 of 5 stars$10.29-4.2%$13.28+29.1%+32.4%$17.66B$27.84B19.065,185Analyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsSIRISirius XM4.1928 of 5 stars$20.87+0.2%$27.58+32.1%-59.2%$7.08B$8.90B-3.295,680Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Beasley Broadcast Group Competitors Formula One Group Competitors Nexstar Media Group Competitors Sinclair Competitors Entravision Communications Competitors Urban One Competitors Cumulus Media Competitors Spotify Technology Competitors Tencent Music Entertainment Group Competitors Sirius XM 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 1/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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