Noble Financial Estimates E.W. Scripps Q1 Earnings

E.W. Scripps Company (The) (NASDAQ:SSP) – Analysts at Noble Financial issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for E.W. Scripps in a report released on Thursday, February 26th. Noble Financial analyst M. Kupinski forecasts that the company will earn ($0.18) per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for E.W. Scripps’ current full-year earnings is $1.07 per share. Noble Financial also issued estimates for E.W. Scripps’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.16 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.46 EPS.

SSP has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of E.W. Scripps in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of E.W. Scripps from $3.00 to $3.90 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, E.W. Scripps has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $5.95.

E.W. Scripps Stock Performance

NASDAQ:SSP opened at $3.69 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $3.67 and its 200-day simple moving average is $3.32. The company has a quick ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13. The stock has a market cap of $327.67 million, a PE ratio of -1.97 and a beta of 0.62. E.W. Scripps has a fifty-two week low of $1.36 and a fifty-two week high of $4.98.

E.W. Scripps (NASDAQ:SSP) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported ($0.06) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.46 by ($0.52). The business had revenue of $560.26 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $550.82 million. E.W. Scripps had a negative net margin of 4.69% and a negative return on equity of 0.26%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On E.W. Scripps

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SSP. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in E.W. Scripps by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 246,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $985,000 after acquiring an additional 3,472 shares during the last quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of E.W. Scripps by 2.4% in the second quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 182,344 shares of the company’s stock valued at $536,000 after purchasing an additional 4,342 shares during the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of E.W. Scripps by 18.2% during the 4th quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 31,297 shares of the company’s stock worth $125,000 after purchasing an additional 4,819 shares in the last quarter. Diversified Trust Co. raised its position in shares of E.W. Scripps by 25.8% during the 4th quarter. Diversified Trust Co. now owns 24,845 shares of the company’s stock worth $99,000 after purchasing an additional 5,101 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in shares of E.W. Scripps by 67.1% during the 3rd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 14,923 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 5,992 shares during the last quarter. 67.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About E.W. Scripps

The E.W. Scripps Company is a diversified U.S. media organization headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Established in 1878 by Edward Willis Scripps, the company began as a newspaper publisher before expanding into broadcast television, cable networks and digital journalism. Today, Scripps combines a legacy of local news reporting with a growing portfolio of national cable channels and digital platforms.

Scripps operates more than 60 television stations across over 40 markets, delivering local news, weather, sports and entertainment programming to communities in both large and mid-sized U.S.