Barrington Research Has Optimistic View of TSQ Q1 Earnings

Townsquare Media, Inc. (NYSE:TSQ) – Research analysts at Barrington Research raised their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Townsquare Media in a research note issued to investors on Monday, November 11th. Barrington Research analyst J. Goss now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.11 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of ($0.02). Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $17.00 price objective 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.33 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.15 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.51 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com raised shares of Townsquare Media from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday.

Townsquare Media Price Performance

Shares of NYSE TSQ opened at $9.83 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $151.28 million, a P/E ratio of -3.63, a PEG ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.36. Townsquare Media has a twelve month low of $9.05 and a twelve month high of $13.57. The company has a quick ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 271.80. The company has a 50 day moving average of $10.07 and a 200 day moving average of $10.73.

Townsquare Media Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, February 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 21st will be given a $0.1975 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, January 21st. This represents a $0.79 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.04%. Townsquare Media’s payout ratio is currently -29.15%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Townsquare Media

In other Townsquare Media news, major shareholder Msd Capital L. P sold 3,311 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.32, for a total transaction of $34,169.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 1,515,516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,640,125.12. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. In related news, major shareholder Msd Capital L. P sold 6,257 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.01, for a total transaction of $62,632.57. Following the sale, the insider now owns 1,506,641 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,081,476.41. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, major shareholder Msd Capital L. P sold 3,311 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.32, for a total transaction of $34,169.52. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 1,515,516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,640,125.12. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 38,153 shares of company stock valued at $386,614 in the last three months. 30.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Townsquare Media

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in TSQ. Privium Fund Management UK Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Townsquare Media in the second quarter valued at $232,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its stake in Townsquare Media by 3.9% in the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 482,352 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,287,000 after purchasing an additional 17,900 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Townsquare Media by 2.0% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 603,568 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,627,000 after buying an additional 12,073 shares during the period. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Townsquare Media during the first quarter valued at approximately $124,000. Finally, O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Townsquare Media by 12.1% in the first quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 75,065 shares of the company’s stock worth $824,000 after buying an additional 8,079 shares during the period. 71.69% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.