Barrington Research Brokers Raise Earnings Estimates for TSQ

Townsquare Media, Inc. (NYSE:TSQ) – Research analysts at Barrington Research upped their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Townsquare Media in a report released on Monday, November 10th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.34 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $0.28. Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $12.00 target price 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.11 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.94 EPS.

Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 10th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.05. Townsquare Media had a net margin of 7.93% and a negative return on equity of 56.87%. The business had revenue of $106.76 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $107.96 million. Townsquare Media has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at EPS.

Separately, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Townsquare Media in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $16.50.

Townsquare Media Stock Performance

Shares of Townsquare Media stock opened at $5.40 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $6.56 and a two-hundred day moving average of $6.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $88.84 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2.67, a PEG ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 1.16. Townsquare Media has a 52 week low of $5.26 and a 52 week high of $10.50.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TSQ. Krilogy Financial LLC grew its stake in Townsquare Media by 79.9% in the third quarter. Krilogy Financial LLC now owns 72,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $448,000 after acquiring an additional 31,988 shares during the period. Man Group plc lifted its holdings in shares of Townsquare Media by 33.3% during the 2nd quarter. Man Group plc now owns 49,311 shares of the company’s stock valued at $390,000 after purchasing an additional 12,328 shares in the last quarter. Beck Mack & Oliver LLC grew its position in shares of Townsquare Media by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter. Beck Mack & Oliver LLC now owns 967,425 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,652,000 after purchasing an additional 23,711 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC grew its position in shares of Townsquare Media by 289.3% in the 2nd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 46,917 shares of the company’s stock valued at $371,000 after purchasing an additional 34,866 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Townsquare Media during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $33,000. 71.69% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Townsquare Media

In other news, Director Stephen A. Kaplan acquired 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was acquired at an average price of $6.92 per share, for a total transaction of $69,200.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 208,618 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,443,636.56. This represents a 5.03% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. 29.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Townsquare Media Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, January 26th will be issued a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, January 26th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 14.8%. Townsquare Media’s payout ratio is 77.67%.

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.