Is E.W. Scripps Co’s (NASDAQ:SSP) Stock On The Decline?

The trading price of E.W. Scripps Co (NASDAQ:SSP) closed lower on Monday, May 05, and closing at $2.41, -1.63% lower than its previous close.

The company’s P/E ratio in the trailing 12-month period was 2.44. In examining the 52-week price action we see that the stock hit a 52-week high of $4.65 and a 52-week low of $1.36. Over the past month, the stock has lost -5.49% in value.

E.W. Scripps Co, whose market valuation is $210.98 million at the time of this writing, is expected to release its quarterly earnings report on 2025-Mar-10. Investors’ optimism about the company’s current quarter earnings report is understandable.

On the technical side, indicators suggest SSP has a 50% Sell on average for the short term. According to the data of the stock’s medium term indicators, the stock is currently averaging as a 50% Buy, while an average of long term indicators suggests that the stock is currently 50% Buy.

Here is the average analyst rating on the stock as represented by 1.00 to 5.00, with the extremes of 1.00 and 5.00 suggesting the stock should be considered as either strong buy or strong sell respectively. The number of analysts that have assigned SSP a recommendation rating is 1. Out of them, 1 rate it a Hold, while 0 recommend Buy, whereas 0 assign an Overweight rating. 0 analyst(s) have tagged E.W. Scripps Co (SSP) as Underweight, while 0 advise Sell. Analysts have rated the stock Hold, likely urging investors to take advantage of the opportunity to add to their holdings of the company’s shares.

A quick review shows that SSP’s price is currently 10.94% off the SMA20 and 5.09% off the SMA50. The RSI metric on the 14-day chart is currently showing 53.88, and weekly volatility stands at 12.89%. When measured over the past 30 days, the indicator reaches 10.12%. E.W. Scripps Co (NASDAQ:SSP)’s beta value is currently sitting at 1.01, while the Average True Range indicator is currently displaying 0.24.

To see how E.W. Scripps Co stock has been performing in comparison to its peers in the industry, here are the numbers: SSP stock’s performance was -1.63% in the latest trading, and -38.21% in the past year. E.W. Scripps Co has a P/E ratio of 2.44.

An evaluation of the daily trading volume of E.W. Scripps Co (NASDAQ:SSP) indicates that the 3-month average is 1.36 million.

Currently, records show that 74.69 million of the company’s shares remain outstanding. The insiders hold 18.38% of outstanding shares, whereasinstitutions hold 61.18%. However, since the stock’s price has seen 9.05% year-to-date, investors’ interest is likely to be reignited due to its potential to move even higher.

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