E.W. Scripps (SSP) Competitors

E.W. Scripps (NASDAQ:SSP) and Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (NYSE:TV) 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 valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Which has better earnings and valuation, SSP or TV?

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. has higher revenue and earnings than E.W. Scripps. Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. 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	$2.51B	0.10	-$998.09M	$0.99	3.01
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.	$62.26B	0.02	-$475.88M	-$0.73	-2.43

Does the media favor SSP or TV?

In the previous week, E.W. Scripps had 4 more articles in the media than Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for E.W. Scripps and 0 mentions for Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.. E.W. Scripps' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.'s score of 0.84 indicating that E.W. Scripps is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
E.W. Scripps	Positive
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.	Positive

Do analysts recommend SSP or TV?

E.W. Scripps presently has a consensus price target of $6.25, suggesting a potential upside of 109.73%. Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. has a consensus price target of $4.23, suggesting a potential upside of 138.50%. Given Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.'s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. is more favorable than E.W. Scripps.

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
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility and risk, SSP or TV?

E.W. Scripps has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. has a beta of 1.84, indicating that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SSP or TV?

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. received 277 more outperform votes than E.W. Scripps when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.43% of users gave Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. an outperform vote while only 35.29% of users gave E.W. Scripps an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
E.W. Scripps	Outperform Votes 12 35.29%	Underperform Votes 22 64.71%
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.	Outperform Votes 289 54.43%	Underperform Votes 242 45.57%

Is SSP or TV more profitable?

E.W. Scripps has a net margin of -8.55% compared to Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.'s net margin of -11.69%. E.W. Scripps' return on equity of 9.40% beat Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
E.W. Scripps	-8.55%	9.40%	1.34%
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.	-11.69%	-5.73%	-2.79%

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

67.8% of E.W. Scripps shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.8% of Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of E.W. Scripps shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is SSP or TV a better dividend stock?

E.W. Scripps pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. E.W. Scripps pays out 20.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. pays out -12.3% 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.

Summary

E.W. Scripps beats Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.