E.W. Scripps (SSP) Competitors

E.W. Scripps (NASDAQ:SSP) and Entravision Communications (NYSE:EVC) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SSP or EVC?

Entravision Communications received 281 more outperform votes than E.W. Scripps when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.08% of users gave Entravision Communications an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave E.W. Scripps an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
E.W. Scripps	Outperform Votes 11 33.33%	Underperform Votes 22 66.67%
Entravision Communications	Outperform Votes 292 60.08%	Underperform Votes 194 39.92%

Is SSP or EVC more profitable?

E.W. Scripps has a net margin of -8.55% compared to Entravision Communications' net margin of -14.25%. E.W. Scripps' return on equity of 9.40% beat Entravision Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
E.W. Scripps	-8.55%	9.40%	1.34%
Entravision Communications	-14.25%	-12.03%	-3.54%

Which has more risk and volatility, SSP or EVC?

E.W. Scripps has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Entravision Communications has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SSP or EVC a better dividend stock?

E.W. Scripps pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.6%. Entravision Communications pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. E.W. Scripps pays out -6.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Entravision Communications pays out -16.1% 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.

Do analysts rate SSP or EVC?

E.W. Scripps currently has a consensus target price of $5.75, suggesting a potential upside of 204.23%. Given E.W. Scripps' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe E.W. Scripps is more favorable than Entravision Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
E.W. Scripps	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Entravision Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media favor SSP or EVC?

In the previous week, Entravision Communications had 2 more articles in the media than E.W. Scripps. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Entravision Communications and 3 mentions for E.W. Scripps. E.W. Scripps' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Entravision Communications' score of 1.05 indicating that E.W. Scripps is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
E.W. Scripps	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Entravision Communications	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SSP or EVC?

67.8% of E.W. Scripps shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of Entravision Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of E.W. Scripps shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.5% of Entravision Communications shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SSP or EVC?

Entravision Communications has lower revenue, but higher earnings than E.W. Scripps. Entravision Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than E.W. Scripps, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
E.W. Scripps	$2.40B	0.07	-$998.09M	-$3.10	-0.61
Entravision Communications	$1.15B	0.19	-$15.44M	-$1.24	-1.93

Summary

E.W. Scripps beats Entravision Communications on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.