Analysts Issue Forecasts for E.W. Scripps Q1 Earnings

The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ:SSP) – Equities researchers at Noble Financial issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for E.W. Scripps in a research note issued to investors on Monday, March 17th. Noble Financial analyst M. Kupinski expects that the company will earn ($0.45) per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for E.W. Scripps’ current full-year earnings is $1.07 per share. Noble Financial also issued estimates for E.W. Scripps’ Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.18) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.20) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.46 EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.81) EPS.

Separately, Benchmark upped their target price on shares of E.W. Scripps from $7.00 to $8.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 13th.

E.W. Scripps Price Performance

SSP stock opened at $3.36 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $2.00 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $2.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.41, a current ratio of 1.34 and a quick ratio of 1.34. The stock has a market cap of $290.18 million, a PE ratio of -1.08 and a beta of 1.54. E.W. Scripps has a one year low of $1.36 and a one year high of $4.65.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of SSP. Heron Bay Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of E.W. Scripps in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company bought a new position in E.W. Scripps during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio purchased a new position in E.W. Scripps in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. WINTON GROUP Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of E.W. Scripps during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its holdings in shares of E.W. Scripps by 137.3% in the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 13,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 7,927 shares during the last quarter. 67.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About E.W. Scripps

The E.W. Scripps Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a media enterprise through a portfolio of local television stations, national news, and entertainment networks in the United States. It operates through Local Media, Scripps Networks, and Other segments. The Local Media segment operates broadcast television stations, which produce news, information, sports, and entertainment content, as well as its related digital operations; runs network, syndicated, and original programming, and local sporting events; and provides core and political advertising services.