Analyst Research and Recommendations: The EW Scripps Company (SSP), Rambus Inc. (RMBS)

During the same period past year, the company earned $0.46 EPS. Mason Street Advisors Ltd Liability holds 0.01% in The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE:SSP) or 14,055 shares. The biggest holder now is Edward W. Scripps who owns 673,254 shares (0.82% of those outstanding), whilst Charles E. Scripps holds 654,954 (0.80% of shares outstanding) and Mr. Eaton M. Scripps holds 334,624 (0.41% of shares outstanding). Overall, excluding radio, the company's revenue was roughly flat at $257 million, with net income falling from $38.3 million to $7 million, the numbers reflecting the absence of political revenue for 2017 as compared to 2016's election year.

Total shares held by institutions as of the most recent company filings are 60,849,553 with a reported 4,939,842 bought and 1,061,574 sold. Noble Financial reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of E. W. Scripps in a report on Monday, January 22nd. About 1.15M shares traded or 203.59% up from the average. The company has a quick ratio of 3.27, a current ratio of 3.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. (NYSE:T), 10 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 19 Hold. The firm has a market capitalization of $1,240.77, a price-to-earnings ratio of 70.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 10.94 and a beta of 1.93. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company.

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 26th. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 28th. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.45%. Jpmorgan Chase Com invested in 0.03% or 6.74 million shares. Finally, Benchmark dropped their target price on E. W. Scripps from $22.00 to $20.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, November 6th.

Institutional investors now hold around $946 million or 91.4% in SSP stock.

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Media coverage about E. W. Scripps (NYSE:SSP) has been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 26,157 shares of the company's stock worth $467,000 after acquiring an additional 628 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,222,969 shares of the company's stock worth $61,591,000 after purchasing an additional 323,969 shares during the period. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 1,024,570 shares of the company's stock worth $17,765,000 after purchasing an additional 489,904 shares during the period. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 28,781 shares of the company's stock worth $513,000 after acquiring an additional 2,472 shares during the last quarter. Jet Capital Investors LP acquired 398,500 shares as At&T Inc (Put) (T)'s stock declined 7.81%. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its holdings in E. W. Scripps by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Et Al which owns 8 million shares in the company valued at $155.18 million.

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The company has also reorganized its divisions, splitting operations into Local Media and National Media segments; MIDROLL MEDIA, the podcast network, sales, and production company that includes STITCHER and EARWOLF, is placed in the latter segment, along with digital news operation NEWSY and other national brands.

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