Noble Financial Has Negative Outlook of TSQ FY2026 Earnings

Townsquare Media, Inc. (NYSE:TSQ) – Investment analysts at Noble Financial cut their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Townsquare Media in a research note issued on Tuesday, March 18th. Noble Financial analyst M. Kupinski now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.57 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $1.68. Noble Financial has a “Outperform” rating and a $21.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Townsquare Media’s current full-year earnings is $1.07 per share.

Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ) last announced its earnings results on Monday, March 17th. The company reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.60. The firm had revenue of $117.81 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.34 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. StockNews.com cut Townsquare Media from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $15.00 target price on shares of Townsquare Media in a report on Tuesday.

Townsquare Media Stock Performance

Shares of Townsquare Media stock opened at $7.85 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $122.04 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 1.33. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $8.69 and a 200-day moving average price of $9.53. Townsquare Media has a one year low of $7.56 and a one year high of $13.57.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Townsquare Media by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 699,787 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,361,000 after acquiring an additional 9,292 shares during the period. Access Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Townsquare Media by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Access Investment Management LLC now owns 398,450 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,622,000 after acquiring an additional 1,985 shares during the period. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL increased its holdings in shares of Townsquare Media by 7.0% in the 4th quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 353,507 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,213,000 after acquiring an additional 23,200 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Townsquare Media by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 280,897 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,554,000 after acquiring an additional 1,912 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Townsquare Media by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 177,163 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,800,000 after acquiring an additional 6,800 shares during the period. 71.69% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Townsquare Media

In other Townsquare Media news, EVP Scott Schatz sold 5,000 shares of Townsquare Media stock in a transaction on Monday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.64, for a total transaction of $48,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 38,068 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $366,975.52. The trade was a 11.61 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders sold a total of 14,594 shares of company stock valued at $138,632 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 30.50% of the company’s stock.

Townsquare Media Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 17th will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th. This is a positive change from Townsquare Media’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 10.19%. Townsquare Media’s payout ratio is -29.15%.

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.