E. W. Scripps Company Class A Shares Close the Week 20.1% Higher - Weekly Wrap
The company saw its shares close the week 20.1% higher than last week, with trading volume higher than its 30 day average.
Mar 05, 2021 by Kwhen Finance Editors
E. W. Scripps Company Class A shares closed this week 20.1% higher than it did at the end of last week. The stock is currently up 47.8% year-to-date, up 124.8% over the past 12 months, and up 30.7% over the past five years. This week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.9%, and the S&P 500 rose 0.9%.
Trading Activity
- Shares traded as high as $22.81 and as low as $18.83 this week.
- Shares closed 0.9% below its 52-week high and 3e+2% above its 52-week low.
- Trading volume this week was 55.3% higher than the 10-day average and 132.3% higher than the 30-day average.
- Beta, a measure of the stock’s volatility relative to the overall market stands at 1.9.
Technical Indicators
- The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the stock was above 70, indicating it may be overbought.
- MACD, a trend-following momentum indicator, indicates an upward trend.
- The stock closed below its Bollinger band, indicating it may be oversold.
Fundamentals & Catalysts
- Over the past 12 months the company generated $293 million in earnings before interest and taxes from $1 billion in revenue. It currently holds $128 million in cash and $387 million in debt.
- Its forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 38.565573337132726 is higher than its current P/E ratio of 5.86, implying that analysts are expecting a decrease in earnings.
- The company's price/earnings-to-growth ratio (PEG Ratio), a widely used indicator of a stock's true value while also factoring in expected earnings growth, currently stands at 0.05. A fairly valued company should have a PEG ratio of 1.0. When a company's PEG exceeds 1.0, it's considered overvalued while a stock with a PEG of less than 1.0 is considered undervalued.
- The company's debt-to-equity ratio, which measures the extent to which it finances its operations through debt, currently stands at 3.89 which means it currently has $3.89 of debt for every $1 of equity. Generally speaking, a debt to equity ratio below 1.0 is seen as relatively safe, while ratios of 2.0 or higher would be considered risky. Some industries are known for having much higher debt to equity ratios than others.
- The company's price-to-book ratio, which measures the market's valuation of a company relative to its book value, currently stands at 1.42. This means that the stock is trading at a premium of 1 times relative to the company's book value which reflects the total value of a company's assets that shareholders of that company would receive if the company were to be liquidated.
- The company's price-to-sales ratio, which shows how much the market values every dollar of the company's sales, currently stands at 0.76.
- The company's enterprise value-to-revenue multiple, which is often used to determine a company's valuation in the case of a potential acquisition, currently stands at 1.79.
P/E
5.86
EBITDA
$293M
P/Book
1.42
Mkt Cap
$1B
P/Sales
0.76
Revenue
$1B
EPS (TTM)
3.29
PEG Ratio
0.05
EV/Revenue
1.79
Total Cash
$128M
Debt/Equity
3.89
Forward P/E
38.57
Current Debt
$387M
Gross Profit
$1B
Dividend Date
-
Earnings Date
2021-02-26
Profit Margin
0.02
Revenue/Share
24.74
Total Revenue
$1B
Enterprise Val
$3B
Put/Call Ratio
0.78
Revenue/Employee
0.00
Market Comparative Performance
- The company's share price beats the S&P 500 Index this week, beats it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5-year basis
- The company's share price beats the Dow Jones Industrial Average this week, beats it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5-year basis
- The company share price beats the performance of its peers in the Communication Services industry sector this week, beats it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5 year basis
| Name | DoD %Δ | YTD %Δ | 1 Yr % | 52-Week H % | 52-Week L % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. W. Scripps Company Class A | 6.3 | 47.8 | 124.8 | -6.1 | 305.7 |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average | 1.8 | 3.3 | 24.3 | -2.4 | 74.6 |
| S&P 500 Index | 1.8 | 2.6 | 31.4 | -3.5 | 76.5 |
| Communication Services | 2.3 | 8.7 | 48.5 | -2.1 | 88.5 |
Peer Group Comparative Performance
- The company's stock price performance year-to-date beats the peer average by 19.4%
- The company's stock price performance over the past 12 months beats the peer average by 166.6%
- The company's price-to-earnings ratio, which relates a company's share price to its earnings per share, is -68.8% lower than the average peer.
| Name | MKT CAP (USD) | P/E | YTD %Δ | 1 Yr %Δ | 52-Week H % | 52-Week L % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. W. Scripps Company Class A | SSP | 5.9 | 47.8 | 124.8 | -6.1 | 305.7 |
| Peer Avg | N/A | 18.8 | 40.0 | 46.8 | -11.0 | 249.4 |
| Comcast Corporation Class A | CMCSA | 23.9 | 5.6 | 39.5 | -1.0 | 76.4 |
| New York Times Company Class A | NYT | 84.4 | -1.9 | 36.1 | -13.5 | 95.5 |
| Nexstar Media Group Inc. Class A | NXST | 8.0 | 38.5 | 57.9 | -3.4 | 245.5 |
| Montrose Environmental Group Inc | MEG | 0 | 32.1 | 86.0 | -14.3 | 169.7 |
| Gannett Co. Inc. | GCI | 0 | 59.2 | 31.4 | -9.5 | 744.4 |
| Lee Enterprises Incorporated | LEE | 21.1 | 112.7 | 79.9 | -1.6 | 335.2 |
| A.H. Belo Corporation Class A | AHC | -6.1 | 34.0 | -3.1 | -33.8 | 79.1 |
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