Urban One (UONEK) Competitors

E.W. Scripps (NASDAQ:SSP) and Urban One (NASDAQ:UONEK) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, community ranking, risk and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, SSP or UONEK?

E.W. Scripps has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Urban One has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SSP or UONEK?

Urban One received 81 more outperform votes than E.W. Scripps when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.16% of users gave Urban One 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%
Urban One	Outperform Votes 92 62.16%	Underperform Votes 56 37.84%

Is SSP or UONEK more profitable?

E.W. Scripps has a net margin of -8.55% compared to Urban One's net margin of -17.82%. Urban One's return on equity of 17.29% beat E.W. Scripps' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
E.W. Scripps	-8.55%	9.40%	1.34%
Urban One	-17.82%	17.29%	4.02%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SSP or UONEK?

67.8% of E.W. Scripps shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.7% of Urban One shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of E.W. Scripps shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 50.5% of Urban One shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to SSP or UONEK?

In the previous week, E.W. Scripps had 2 more articles in the media than Urban One. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for E.W. Scripps and 0 mentions for Urban One. E.W. Scripps' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Urban One's score of 0.65 indicating that E.W. Scripps is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
E.W. Scripps	Positive
Urban One	Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, SSP or UONEK?

Urban One has lower revenue, but higher earnings than E.W. Scripps. E.W. Scripps is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Urban One, 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
Urban One	$477.69M	0.10	$2.05M	-$1.70	-0.57

Do analysts prefer SSP or UONEK?

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, equities research analysts clearly believe E.W. Scripps is more favorable than Urban One.

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
Urban One	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

E.W. Scripps and Urban One tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.