TSQ vs. WOW, GTN, SPIR, CRGE, SSP, IHRT, CXDO, AREN, VOCL, and SGA
Should you be buying Townsquare Media stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Townsquare Media include WideOpenWest (WOW), Gray Television (GTN), Spire Global (SPIR), Charge Enterprises (CRGE), E.W. Scripps (SSP), iHeartMedia (IHRT), Crexendo (CXDO), The Arena Group (AREN), Creatd (VOCL), and Saga Communications (SGA). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry.
Townsquare Media vs.
WideOpenWest (NYSE:WOW) and Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.
Townsquare Media has lower revenue, but higher earnings than WideOpenWest. WideOpenWest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Townsquare Media, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
WideOpenWest presently has a consensus target price of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 67.97%. Townsquare Media has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 159.55%. Given Townsquare Media's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Townsquare Media is more favorable than WideOpenWest.
In the previous week, WideOpenWest had 4 more articles in the media than Townsquare Media. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for WideOpenWest and 3 mentions for Townsquare Media. WideOpenWest's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Townsquare Media's score of -0.07 indicating that WideOpenWest is being referred to more favorably in the media.
WideOpenWest has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Townsquare Media has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.
WideOpenWest received 188 more outperform votes than Townsquare Media when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.01% of users gave Townsquare Media an outperform vote while only 60.38% of users gave WideOpenWest an outperform vote.
Townsquare Media has a net margin of -8.84% compared to WideOpenWest's net margin of -14.17%. WideOpenWest's return on equity of -22.83% beat Townsquare Media's return on equity.
87.8% of WideOpenWest shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.7% of Townsquare Media shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of WideOpenWest shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.5% of Townsquare Media shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
WideOpenWest and Townsquare Media tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:TSQ) was last updated on 4/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
