E.W. Scripps (SSP) Competitors

E.W. Scripps (NASDAQ:SSP) and Altice USA (NYSE:ATUS) are both small-cap communication companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

Do analysts prefer SSP or ATUS?

E.W. Scripps currently has a consensus price target of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 133.92%. Altice USA has a consensus price target of $2.88, indicating a potential upside of 30.09%. Given E.W. Scripps' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe E.W. Scripps is more favorable than Altice USA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
E.W. Scripps	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Altice USA	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is SSP or ATUS more profitable?

E.W. Scripps has a net margin of 5.71% compared to Altice USA's net margin of -1.78%. E.W. Scripps' return on equity of 17.81% beat Altice USA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
E.W. Scripps	5.71%	17.81%	2.87%
Altice USA	-1.78%	N/A	-0.49%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SSP or ATUS?

E.W. Scripps has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Altice USA. Altice USA 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	0.12	$87.60M	$0.92	3.72
Altice USA	$8.95B	0.12	-$102.92M	-$0.34	-6.50

Which has more risk & volatility, SSP or ATUS?

E.W. Scripps has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Altice USA has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer SSP or ATUS?

In the previous week, E.W. Scripps had 3 more articles in the media than Altice USA. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for E.W. Scripps and 1 mentions for Altice USA. E.W. Scripps' average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Altice USA's score of -0.40 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Altice USA	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SSP or ATUS?

67.8% of E.W. Scripps shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.9% of Altice USA shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of E.W. Scripps shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 44.6% of Altice USA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

E.W. Scripps beats Altice USA on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.