TSQ vs. ATEX, WOW, SPIR, GTN, IHRT, CRGE, SSP, CXDO, VOCL, and BZFD
Should you be buying Townsquare Media stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Townsquare Media include Anterix (ATEX), WideOpenWest (WOW), Spire Global (SPIR), Gray Television (GTN), iHeartMedia (IHRT), Charge Enterprises (CRGE), E.W. Scripps (SSP), Crexendo (CXDO), Creatd (VOCL), and BuzzFeed (BZFD). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry.
Townsquare Media vs.
Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ) and Anterix (NASDAQ:ATEX) 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 earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends.
Anterix has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Townsquare Media. Anterix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Townsquare Media, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Townsquare Media has a net margin of -8.84% compared to Anterix's net margin of -666.54%. Anterix's return on equity of -31.07% beat Townsquare Media's return on equity.
In the previous week, Anterix had 5 more articles in the media than Townsquare Media. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Anterix and 1 mentions for Townsquare Media. Townsquare Media's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Anterix's score of 0.33 indicating that Townsquare Media is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Townsquare Media received 220 more outperform votes than Anterix when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.93% of users gave Townsquare Media an outperform vote while only 49.33% of users gave Anterix an outperform vote.
71.7% of Townsquare Media shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.7% of Anterix shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.5% of Townsquare Media shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 45.6% of Anterix shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Townsquare Media has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anterix has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Townsquare Media currently has a consensus target price of $16.83, indicating a potential upside of 86.00%. Anterix has a consensus target price of $68.00, indicating a potential upside of 143.38%. Given Anterix's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Anterix is more favorable than Townsquare Media.
Summary
Anterix beats Townsquare Media on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:TSQ) was last updated on 1/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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