Noble Financial Forecasts E.W. Scripps Q1 Earnings

E.W. Scripps Company (The) (NASDAQ:SSP) – Investment analysts at Noble Financial issued their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for E.W. Scripps in a research note issued to investors 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.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on SSP. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of E.W. Scripps in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company upped 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 equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $5.95.

E.W. Scripps Trading Up 1.7%

NASDAQ:SSP opened at $3.69 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $327.67 million, a PE ratio of -1.97 and a beta of 0.62. E.W. Scripps has a 52-week low of $1.36 and a 52-week high of $4.98. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $3.67 and its 200 day moving average price 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.

E.W. Scripps (NASDAQ:SSP) last posted 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 firm had revenue of $560.26 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $550.82 million. E.W. Scripps had a negative return on equity of 0.26% and a negative net margin of 4.69%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On E.W. Scripps

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of SSP. D Orazio & Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of E.W. Scripps in the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. Franklin Resources Inc. acquired a new position in shares of E.W. Scripps during the third quarter worth about $30,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in E.W. Scripps by 67.1% during the third 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 in the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC acquired a new stake in E.W. Scripps in the third quarter valued at about $42,000. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in E.W. Scripps in the third quarter valued at about $42,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.81% of the company’s stock.

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.