Townsquare Media’s (TSQ) Outperform Rating Reiterated at Barrington Research

Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating reissued by equities research analysts at Barrington Research in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $15.00 target price on the stock. Barrington Research’s price target would indicate a potential upside of 88.32% from the company’s previous close. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Townsquare Media’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.24 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.07) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.54 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.84 EPS.

Separately, Noble Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $21.00 price objective on shares of Townsquare Media in a research note on Friday, January 24th.

Townsquare Media Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of NYSE:TSQ opened at $7.97 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $8.72 and a 200 day moving average of $9.54. The company has a market cap of $123.83 million, a PE ratio of -2.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 1.33. Townsquare Media has a 12-month low of $7.56 and a 12-month high of $13.57.

Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 17th. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.60. The company had revenue of $117.81 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $116.41 million. Townsquare Media had a negative return on equity of 57.10% and a negative net margin of 8.84%. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.34 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Townsquare Media will post 1.07 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Scott Schatz sold 4,594 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.65, for a total transaction of $44,332.10. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 31,366 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $302,681.90. This represents a 12.78 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Claire Marie Yenicay sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.22, for a total value of $46,100.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 214,953 shares in the company, valued at $1,981,866.66. This trade represents a 2.27 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 19,594 shares of company stock worth $186,882 in the last three months. 30.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Townsquare Media

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of TSQ. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its holdings in shares of Townsquare Media by 56.0% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 6,296 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,000 after acquiring an additional 2,259 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in shares of Townsquare Media by 28.9% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 6,698 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,000 after acquiring an additional 1,503 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Townsquare Media during the 4th quarter worth approximately $69,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Townsquare Media by 1,086.0% during the 4th quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 8,409 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,000 after acquiring an additional 7,700 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Townsquare Media by 47.0% during the 4th quarter. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. now owns 27,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $247,000 after acquiring an additional 8,700 shares in the last quarter. 71.69% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Townsquare Media Company Profile

Townsquare Media, Inc operates as a digital media and marketing solutions company in small and medium-sized businesses. It operates through three segments: Subscription Digital Marketing Solutions, Digital Advertising, and Broadcast Advertising. The Subscription Digital Marketing Solutions segment offers website design, creation, and development, as well as hosting services; and search engine optimization, online directory optimization, e-commerce solutions, online reputation monitoring, social media management, appointment scheduling, payment and invoice, customer management, and email and SMS marketing services.