Salem Media Group (SALM) Competitors $0.52 0.00 (-0.44%) As of 12:17 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock 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 small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership. Which has higher earnings & valuation, BBGI or SALM? Salem Media Group has higher revenue and earnings than Beasley Broadcast Group. Beasley Broadcast Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Salem Media Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBeasley Broadcast Group$240.29M0.04-$75.12M-$3.70-1.55Salem Media Group$261.57M0.04-$43.31M$0.580.72 Does the media refer more to BBGI or SALM? In the previous week, Salem Media Group had 2 more articles in the media than Beasley Broadcast Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Salem Media Group and 1 mentions for Beasley Broadcast Group. Beasley Broadcast Group's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Salem Media Group's score of 0.41 indicating that Beasley Broadcast Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Beasley Broadcast Group Very Positive Salem Media Group Neutral Is BBGI or SALM a better dividend stock? Beasley Broadcast Group pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Salem Media Group pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 23.8%. Beasley Broadcast Group pays out -5.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Salem Media Group pays out 17.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Which has more risk & volatility, BBGI or SALM? Beasley Broadcast Group has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Salem Media Group has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BBGI or SALM? Salem Media Group received 33 more outperform votes than Beasley Broadcast Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 46.85% of users gave Salem Media Group an outperform vote while only 43.52% of users gave Beasley Broadcast Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBeasley Broadcast GroupOutperform Votes20543.52% Underperform Votes26656.48% Salem Media GroupOutperform Votes23846.85% Underperform Votes27053.15% Do insiders and institutionals 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 insiders. Comparatively, 54.6% of Salem Media Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. 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% SummaryBeasley Broadcast Group beats Salem Media Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$11.43M$10.19B$7.50B$7.66BDividend YieldN/A5.68%2.96%4.02%P/E Ratio-1.2423.2816.2918.53Price / Sales0.040.739.6988.93Price / Cash1.0110.4616.4234.64Price / BookN/A4.034.214.10Net Income-$43.31M-$137.08M$261.74M$247.30M7 Day Performance-12.12%6.85%-2.14%-4.14%1 Month Performance-32.53%-7.50%-4.72%-6.48%1 Year Performance12.00%-16.37%-5.14%-2.15% Salem Media Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SALMSalem Media GroupN/A$0.52-0.4%N/A+38.6%$14.09M$261.57M-1.521,340Gap DownBBGIBeasley Broadcast Group1.7082 of 5 stars$5.86+0.8%N/AN/A$8.99M$238.75M3.511,160FWONAFormula One Group0.7422 of 5 stars$81.27+3.3%$82.33+1.3%+36.8%$20.26B$3.65B70.676,800NXSTNexstar Media Group4.9143 of 5 stars$177.40+0.2%$208.43+17.5%+2.4%$5.41B$5.41B10.2613,294Insider TradePositive NewsSBGISinclair3.6404 of 5 stars$16.53-2.5%$19.30+16.8%+16.0%$1.10B$3.55B-5.017,300Positive NewsGap DownEVCEntravision Communications1.758 of 5 stars$2.11-2.5%N/A+27.7%$191.50M$364.95M-1.701,090Positive NewsUONEKUrban One0.9289 of 5 stars$0.70+1.9%N/A-63.9%$33.69M$452.89M-0.411,160Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑Gap DownCMLSCumulus Media0.5538 of 5 stars$0.49+7.8%N/A-86.8%$8.38M$827.08M-0.053,367Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeSPOTSpotify Technology4.1743 of 5 stars$605.18+0.9%$540.68-10.7%+112.1%$123.88B$15.67B101.716,620Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownTMETencent Music Entertainment Group2.4795 of 5 stars$14.22+1.5%$15.00+5.5%+28.3%$24.03B$28.40B26.325,970Short Interest ↑Positive NewsSIRISirius XM3.8307 of 5 stars$23.95+2.0%$26.81+11.9%-41.4%$8.11B$8.90B-3.745,515 Remove Ads 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 Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SALM) was last updated on 3/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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