Entravision Communications (EVC) Competitors

Entravision Communications (NYSE:EVC) and Salem Media Group (NASDAQ:SALM) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Is EVC or SALM more profitable?

Salem Media Group has a net margin of -3.80% compared to Entravision Communications' net margin of -39.08%. Salem Media Group's return on equity of -5.79% beat Entravision Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Entravision Communications	-39.08%	-36.86%	-12.04%
Salem Media Group	-3.80%	-5.79%	-1.62%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EVC or SALM?

69.5% of Entravision Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.1% of Salem Media Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.5% of Entravision Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.6% of Salem Media Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, EVC or SALM?

Salem Media Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Entravision Communications. Entravision Communications 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Entravision Communications	$364.95M	0.62	-$148.91M	-$1.63	-1.52
Salem Media Group	$261.57M	0.09	-$43.31M	$0.53	1.71

Does the media refer more to EVC or SALM?

In the previous week, Salem Media Group had 1 more articles in the media than Entravision Communications. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Salem Media Group and 1 mentions for Entravision Communications. Entravision Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Salem Media Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Entravision Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Entravision Communications	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Salem Media Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is EVC or SALM a better dividend stock?

Entravision Communications pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Salem Media Group pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.0%. Entravision Communications pays out -12.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Salem Media Group pays out 18.9% 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 and volatility, EVC or SALM?

Entravision Communications has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Salem Media Group has a beta of -0.36, meaning that its stock price is 136% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Salem Media Group beats Entravision Communications on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.