Noble Financial Forecasts E.W. Scripps Q1 Earnings

The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ:SSP) – Investment analysts at Noble Financial issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of E.W. Scripps in a research note issued on Monday, March 17th. Noble Financial analyst M. Kupinski anticipates that the company will post earnings of ($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 price objective on E.W. Scripps from $7.00 to $8.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 13th.

E.W. Scripps Trading Down 2.3 %

NASDAQ:SSP opened at $2.58 on Tuesday. E.W. Scripps has a twelve month low of $1.36 and a twelve month high of $4.65. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.41. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $1.97 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $2.13. The company has a market cap of $222.82 million, a P/E ratio of -0.83 and a beta of 1.54.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On E.W. Scripps

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of SSP. Minerva Advisors LLC increased its holdings in E.W. Scripps by 48.5% in the third quarter. Minerva Advisors LLC now owns 1,192,441 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,671,000 after purchasing an additional 389,481 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC grew its stake in E.W. Scripps by 1,643.5% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 418,588 shares of the company’s stock valued at $941,000 after acquiring an additional 394,580 shares during the period. Foster & Motley Inc. acquired a new stake in E.W. Scripps in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $75,000. Wittenberg Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in E.W. Scripps by 52.5% in the third quarter. Wittenberg Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,646,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,696,000 after acquiring an additional 566,717 shares during the period. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB acquired a new stake in E.W. Scripps in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $320,000. 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.