What is Barrington Research’s Forecast for TSQ Q1 Earnings?

Townsquare Media, Inc. (NYSE:TSQ) – Investment analysts at Barrington Research dropped their Q1 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 earn ($0.07) per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.11. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $15.00 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 $0.34 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.35 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.85 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Noble Financial restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $21.00 price objective on shares of Townsquare Media in a research report on Friday, January 24th. StockNews.com lowered Townsquare Media from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday.

Townsquare Media Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of NYSE TSQ opened at $7.89 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $122.73 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.91, a PEG ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 1.33. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $8.67 and its 200 day moving average is $9.51. Townsquare Media has a 52 week low of $7.56 and a 52 week high of $13.57.

Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 17th. The company reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.60. The firm had revenue of $117.81 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $116.41 million. Townsquare Media had a negative return on equity of 57.10% and a negative net margin of 8.84%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.34 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Townsquare Media

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Two Sigma Investments LP lifted its position in Townsquare Media by 77.6% in the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 62,859 shares of the company’s stock valued at $571,000 after acquiring an additional 27,458 shares in the last quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP lifted its holdings in shares of Townsquare Media by 130.7% during the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 103,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $942,000 after purchasing an additional 58,700 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Townsquare Media by 129.9% during the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 92,557 shares of the company’s stock valued at $841,000 after buying an additional 52,299 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in Townsquare Media by 13.0% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 51,988 shares of the company’s stock worth $473,000 after buying an additional 6,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in shares of Townsquare Media by 25.1% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 144,847 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,317,000 after purchasing an additional 29,019 shares during the last quarter. 71.69% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Townsquare Media news, EVP Claire Marie Yenicay sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.22, for a total value of $46,100.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 214,953 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,981,866.66. This represents a 2.27 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Scott Schatz sold 4,594 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.65, for a total transaction of $44,332.10. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 31,366 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $302,681.90. This represents a 12.78 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 14,594 shares of company stock valued at $138,632 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 30.50% of the company’s stock.

Townsquare Media Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed 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. This is an increase from Townsquare Media’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 10.13%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th. Townsquare Media’s payout ratio is presently -29.15%.

About Townsquare Media

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.