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E.W. SCRIPPS Co
$3.02 +0.13 (+4.50%) At close · Jul 10
Market Cap
$276.45M
Shares
91,540,824

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$3.02 Open$2.90 Day$2.83–3.07 52W$1.52–5.39 Avg vol 30d780K Short int4.2M · 4.6% float · 3.8d Short vol54% Last earningsMay 8, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · May 8
Up next
Next earnings call
Aug 7, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 4 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed May 8, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Strong Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Bearish Fundamentals Weak Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 15 · calm Equity put/call 0.55
      Technical
      price trend
      Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −10%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −12%
      below
      RSI (14) 47
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 39%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Weak
      1-month return −2%
      trailing
      6-month return −18%
      trailing
      YTD return −24%
      this year
      Relative strength −27%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bearish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $3 › 200d $3 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      3 of 145 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -1.6K sh shares
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$855.3K over 90 days · 33% sells
      Short interest Rising
      4.64% of float · ▲ +13.8% MoM · 3.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      145 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 52
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Weak
      Revenue growth −14%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth −285%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $6.5M
      Buyback $49.7M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $2.6B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 93%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −51%
      past year
      ATR 6.8%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed May 8, 2026
      Shared services and corporate · Second-quarter 2026 Initiated $27M

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
      2 · 3 · 1
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −10% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −12% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      47 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      39% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $3 › 200d $3 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      3 of 145 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -1.6K sh shares
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$855.3K over 90 days · 33% sells
      Short interest Rising
      4.64% of float · ▲ +13.8% MoM · 3.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      145 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $2 Now $3 · 39% 52-wk high $5
      vs 200-day avg -10% vs 50-day avg -12%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Core advertising revenue in the Local Media division (adjusted combined basis) non-GAAP 7% first quarter 2026
      Gross proceeds from sales of WFTX and WRTV $123M first quarter 2026

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      Broadcasting — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      SSP
      E.W. SCRIPPS Co
      this stock
      $276.45M -24.3% -14.3% 4.6%
      SKPJF
      SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc
      $6.34B +219.6% 0.8%
      NXST
      Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
      $5.32B -13.6% -8.5% 36.9 7.1%
      SGBAF
      Ses S.A.
      $3.79B +38.1% 0.1%
      MLMC
      FrankSpeech Network, Inc.
      $3.75B -49.4% -91.5% 0.0%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      144
      % held
      57.1%
      Reported
      3 of 145
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      167
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      4.2M
      Days to cover
      3.8d
      Change
      +515.8K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      54%
      As of
      Jul 10, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      325
      Value
      $982
      As of
      Jun 12, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      24.2%
      Week of
      May 4, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$855.3K
      Buyers / Sellers
      2 / 1
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $2.2B
      Net income (FY)
      $-100.9M
      EPS diluted
      $-1.87
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $100.0M
      Remaining
      $49.7M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      May 15, 2026
      This year
      9
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $1.1M
      Shares
      326.7K
      Filed
      May 14, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      May 8, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      SSP -3.2% -2.3% -18.2% +9.0% -24.3%
      SPY +1.4% +4.1% +9.1% +1.1% +10.7%
      vs SPY -4.6% -6.3% -27.2% +7.9% -35.0%

      Capital returns

      Buyback program · as of Dec 31, 2019
      Authorized
      $100.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $50.30M
      Remaining
      $49.70M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 832428 CUSIP 811054402 13F (30d) 2 filings 2 filers Visit website Investor relations