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Townsquare Media, Inc. (NYSE:TSQ – Free Report) – Barrington Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Townsquare Media in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 18th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.24 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.33. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $15.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Townsquare Media’s current full-year earnings is $1.07 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Townsquare Media’s Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.07) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.54 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.84 EPS.
Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 17th. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.60. The business had revenue of $117.81 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $116.41 million. Townsquare Media had a negative net margin of 8.84% and a negative return on equity of 57.10%. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.34 EPS.
Several other research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Noble Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $21.00 target price on shares of Townsquare Media in a research report on Friday, January 24th. StockNews.com cut shares of Townsquare Media from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday.
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Townsquare Media Stock Down 2.1 %
Shares of TSQ opened at $7.85 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $8.69 and a two-hundred day moving average of $9.53. Townsquare Media has a twelve month low of $7.56 and a twelve month high of $13.57. The company 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.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Townsquare Media by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 278,985 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,835,000 after buying an additional 1,151 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in shares of Townsquare Media by 28.9% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 6,698 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,000 after acquiring an additional 1,503 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. increased its position in shares of Townsquare Media by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 72,426 shares of the company’s stock worth $658,000 after purchasing an additional 1,513 shares in the last quarter. Access Investment Management LLC raised its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 1,985 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its holdings in Townsquare Media by 56.0% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 6,296 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,000 after purchasing an additional 2,259 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.69% of the company’s stock.
Insider Activity
In other news, EVP Scott Schatz sold 5,000 shares of Townsquare Media stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.64, for a total value of $48,200.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 38,068 shares in the company, valued at $366,975.52. This trade represents a 11.61 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Insiders sold 14,594 shares of company stock worth $138,632 over the last three months. 30.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Townsquare Media Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared 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 of this dividend is Thursday, April 17th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 10.19%. This is an increase from Townsquare Media’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. Townsquare Media’s dividend payout ratio is currently -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.
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