The E.W. Scripps Company (SSP)Communication Services | Broadcasting | Cincinnati, United States | NasdaqGS
5.11 USD
-0.05
(-0.969%) ⇩
(April 21, 2026, 2:11 p.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:32 a.m. EDT
A high-conviction technical and speculative bounce setup. The stock is retesting its 200-day average after a 32% monthly surge on earnings beats, and the options market is actively pricing in a move toward the $7-$10 analyst range over the next 8-10 months. However, this rally is building on a fundamentally broken balance sheet (negative free cash flow, gross debt-to-equity of 219) and negative earnings, making the long-term thesis dangerous despite the short-term momentum. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.101840 |
| AutoETS | 0.101841 |
| MSTL | 0.111612 |
| AutoTheta | 0.115433 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 43% |
| H-stat | 15.32 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.079 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.05 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2020-12-13 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2020-12-13 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 219.142 |
| Revenue per Share | 24.432 |
| Market Cap | 467,101,344 |
| Forward P/E | -6.47 |
| Beta | 0.58 |
| Profit Margins | -4.69% |
| Website | https://www.scripps.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:32 a.m. EDT: Options activity shows aggressive upside positioning (calls) with $5.00 and $6.00 strikes acting as high-volume anchors for expirations through August and October. Significant call flow (100 combined vol/oi) is concentrated at $7.00 for the Oct '26 expiry, suggesting a target for a significant rally. Conversely, put interest is heavily skewed to out-of-the-money strikes ($3.00, $2.00) for later dates, indicating a speculative floor but little downside protection buying near current levels. IV compression across longer-dated calls suggests complacency regarding downside risk, while the spread between ATM call pricing and December long-term call demand implies a bullish skew.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-14 | 0.037594 | 0.354610 |
| 2020-09-14 | 0.037594 | 0.433701 |
| 2020-06-12 | 0.037594 | 0.585448 |
| 2020-03-13 | 0.037594 | 0.516944 |
| 2019-12-12 | 0.037594 | 0.344597 |
| 2019-09-12 | 0.037594 | 0.366563 |
| 2019-06-13 | 0.037594 | 0.341231 |
| 2019-03-14 | 0.037594 | 0.228149 |
| 2018-12-13 | 0.037594 | 0.310541 |
| 2018-09-13 | 0.037594 | 0.322699 |
| 2018-06-14 | 0.037594 | 0.378375 |
| 2018-02-28 | 0.037594 | 0.378957 |
| 2015-04-01 | 0.774436 | 4.465921 |
| 2008-08-27 | 0.100073 | 2.268007 |
| 2008-07-01 | 76.755775 | 1420.722250 |
| 2008-05-28 | 0.280204 | 4.261833 |
| 2008-02-27 | 0.280204 | 4.703017 |
| 2007-11-28 | 0.280204 | 4.620102 |
| 2007-08-29 | 0.280204 | 4.975257 |
| 2007-05-23 | 0.280204 | 4.582629 |
| 2007-02-21 | 0.240175 | 3.615883 |
| 2006-11-21 | 0.240175 | 3.620264 |
| 2006-08-23 | 0.240175 | 4.107596 |
| 2006-05-26 | 0.240175 | 3.838889 |
| 2006-02-24 | 0.220160 | 3.372196 |
| 2005-11-28 | 0.220160 | 3.542308 |
| 2005-08-29 | 0.220160 | 3.289667 |
| 2005-05-26 | 0.220160 | 3.236804 |
| 2005-02-24 | 0.200145 | 3.199218 |
| 2004-11-26 | 0.200145 | 3.218398 |
| 2004-08-27 | 0.200145 | 2.936558 |
| 2004-05-26 | 0.200145 | 2.910016 |
| 2004-02-25 | 0.175127 | 2.707940 |
| 2003-11-25 | 0.150109 | 2.450493 |
| 2003-08-27 | 0.150109 | 2.673573 |
| 2003-05-28 | 0.150109 | 2.647890 |
| 2003-02-26 | 0.150109 | 2.869138 |
| 2002-11-26 | 0.150109 | 2.981316 |
| 2002-08-28 | 0.150109 | 3.192820 |
| 2002-05-29 | 0.150109 | 3.062444 |
| 2002-02-26 | 0.150109 | 3.104529 |
| 2001-11-28 | 0.150109 | 3.674741 |
| 2001-08-29 | 0.150109 | 3.511620 |
| 2001-05-29 | 0.150109 | 3.372944 |
| 2001-02-26 | 0.150109 | 3.699496 |
| 2000-11-28 | 0.140102 | 3.764811 |
| 2000-08-29 | 0.140102 | 4.368167 |
| 2000-05-26 | 0.140102 | 4.660101 |
| 2000-02-25 | 0.140102 | 5.035684 |
| 1999-11-26 | 0.140102 | 4.664404 |
| 1999-08-27 | 0.140102 | 4.557654 |
| 1999-05-25 | 0.140102 | 4.819267 |
| 1999-02-22 | 0.140102 | 5.163515 |
| 1998-11-23 | 0.140102 | 4.352580 |
| 1998-08-25 | 0.140102 | 4.332829 |
| 1998-05-22 | 0.130095 | 3.948173 |
| 1998-02-25 | 0.130095 | 3.957857 |
| 1997-11-24 | 0.130095 | 5.120315 |
| 1996-08-23 | 0.130095 | 4.704863 |
| 1996-05-22 | 0.130095 | 4.812982 |
| 1996-02-21 | 0.130095 | 5.058835 |
| 1995-11-21 | 0.130095 | 5.502914 |
| 1995-08-23 | 0.130095 | 6.299018 |
| 1995-05-22 | 0.130095 | 6.856575 |
| 1995-02-17 | 0.110080 | 6.120714 |
| 1994-11-18 | 0.110080 | 6.092021 |
| 1994-08-22 | 0.110080 | 6.523594 |
| 1994-05-23 | 0.110080 | 6.791654 |
| 1994-02-17 | 0.110080 | 6.403863 |
| 1993-11-19 | 0.110080 | 6.513860 |
| 1993-08-23 | 0.110080 | 8.067396 |
| 1993-05-21 | 0.110080 | 6.658461 |
| 1993-02-18 | 0.110080 | 6.900479 |
| 1992-11-20 | 0.100073 | 6.602890 |
| 1992-08-21 | 0.100073 | 6.929669 |
| 1992-05-20 | 0.100073 | 6.015901 |
| 1992-02-19 | 0.100073 | 6.878284 |
| 1991-11-20 | 0.100073 | 8.673890 |
| 1991-08-21 | 0.100073 | 7.924726 |
| 1991-05-20 | 0.100073 | 7.960708 |
| 1991-02-15 | 0.100073 | 7.906601 |
| 1990-11-19 | 0.100073 | 11.782933 |
| 1990-08-21 | 0.100073 | 10.467674 |
| 1990-05-21 | 0.100073 | 9.943776 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 2.2994225 |
| Address1 | Scripps Center |
| Address2 | Suite 2800 312 Walnut Street |
| All Time High | 109.37948 |
| All Time Low | 0.446991 |
| Ask | 6.56 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 570,730 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 657,403 |
| Average Volume | 657,403 |
| Average Volume10Days | 570,730 |
| Beta | 0.58 |
| Bid | 3.85 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 8 |
| Book Value | 9.29 |
| City | Cincinnati |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 5 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 5.11 |
| Current Ratio | 1.648 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 5.39 |
| Day Low | 5.085 |
| Debt To Equity | 219.142 |
| Dividend Date | 1,608,768,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,247,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,247,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,184,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,184,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,184,000 |
| Ebitda | 311,783,008 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.14498 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 11.487 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.665 |
| Enterprise Value | 3,581,333,760 |
| Eps Forward | -0.79 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.87 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,607,904,000 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 3.8964 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.2136002 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.31146705 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 229.94225 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 5.39 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.27999973 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.051948003 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.43609 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 3.6739101 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 2.5582728 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.43609 - 5.39 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 583,680,600,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 9.44 |
| Float Shares | 52,640,973 |
| Forward Eps | -0.79 |
| Forward P E | -6.468354 |
| Free Cashflow | -50,106,624 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 4,600 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.40736 |
| Gross Profits | 876,067,968 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.29174 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.69358003 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 91,409,263 |
| Industry | Broadcasting |
| Industry Disp | Broadcasting |
| Industry Key | broadcasting |
| Ir Website | http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=98686&p=irol-IRHome |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,607,904,000 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.037594 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,765,152,000 |
| Last Split Factor | 133:100 |
| Long Business Summary | The E.W. Scripps Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a media enterprise through a portfolio of local television stations, national news, and entertainment networks in the United States. It operates through Local Media and Scripps Networks segments. The Local Media segment engages in the operation of broadcast television stations and related digital activities; production of over-the-air news, information, sports, and entertainment content through broadcast, digital, mobile, social, and over-the-top platforms; and running of network programming, local sporting events, syndicated programming and original programming; and provision of core and political advertising services. Its Scripps Networks segment operates national news outlets Scripps News and Court TV, as well as entertainment brands under the ION, Bounce, Grit, ION Mystery, ION Plus, and Laff names through over-the-air broadcast, cable/satellite, connected TV, and/or digital distribution. The company also operates the Scripps National Spelling Bee, an educational program. It serves its audiences and businesses through cable and satellite service providers. The E.W. Scripps Company was founded in 1878 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. |
| Long Name | The E.W. Scripps Company |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 467,101,344 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_20119 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -164,460,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 471,671,796 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 5.18 |
| Operating Cashflow | 53,100,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0798 |
| Overall Risk | 8 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | -6.51 |
| Phone | 513 977 3000 |
| Previous Close | 5.16 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.55005383 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.21719733 |
| Profit Margins | -0.04691 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.317 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.049999714 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.96898675 |
| Regular Market Day High | 5.39 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 5.085 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 5.085 - 5.39 |
| Regular Market Open | 5.18 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 5.16 |
| Regular Market Price | 5.11 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,795,072 |
| Regular Market Volume | 486,519 |
| Return On Assets | 0.019709999 |
| Return On Equity | -0.07868 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.231 |
| Revenue Per Share | 24.432 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.34445214 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 79,476,541 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0358 |
| Shares Short | 3,276,156 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,885,745 |
| Short Name | E.W. Scripps Company (The) |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0776 |
| Short Ratio | 3.74 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | OH |
| Symbol | SSP |
| Target High Price | 10.0 |
| Target Low Price | 3.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 6.925 |
| Target Median Price | 7.35 |
| Total Cash | 27,923,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.314 |
| Total Debt | 2,730,708,992 |
| Total Revenue | 2,150,585,088 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.87 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 3.0216553 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 2.0883448 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.6911261 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 486,519 |
| Website | https://www.scripps.com |
| Zip | 45,202 |