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Townsquare Media, Inc. (TSQ)

Communication Services | Advertising Agencies | Purchase, United States | NYSE
6.87 USD +0.12 (1.759%) ⇧ (July 14, 2026, 9:49 a.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 6:17 a.m. EDT

The investment case for Townsquare Media is currently fractured by a severe disconnect between its aggressive dividend policy and its deteriorating business reality. While the 11.9% yield is mathematically attractive, it is built on a foundation of negative earnings (-$0.44 trailing EPS) and shrinking revenues (-1.9% growth). The company is effectively paying out capital it is not generating from operations, a dangerous strategy for a media firm pivoting to digital audio. The price history confirms this structural weakness: despite a massive spike in 2021, the stock has been in a secular decline for six of the last nine years, recently closing a 26% gap in annual returns. This multi-year downtrend suggests the market has correctly identified that the current valuation does not reflect a turnaround. The options market reinforces this bearish sentiment, with traders aggressively buying puts to insure against further drops rather than betting on a recovery. Until the company demonstrates sustained profitability and stabilizes its revenue stream, this high yield is likely a 'value trap' designed to attract desperate income investors while the underlying business continues to erode.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.034017
AutoETS0.039724
AutoARIMA0.041025
AutoTheta0.055566

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 43%
H-stat 1.73
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.115
Excess Kurtosis 0.79
Attribute Value
Sector Communication Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-07-26
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-26
Revenue per Share 25.925
Market Cap 123,319,208
Forward P/E 23.69
Beta 1.17
Profit Margins -1.59%
Website https://www.townsquaremedia.com

As of July 11, 2026, 6:17 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for downside protection rather than upside participation. The July expiration shows massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (300 contracts) compared to virtually zero put volume, indicating a heavy hedge against a drop. Call activity is sparse and concentrated at deep strikes or the money, while implied volatility is significantly higher for puts than calls, reflecting a distinct fear premium.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
3.03% 11.59% 8.63% 5.96%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-27 0.200 3.025719
2026-01-26 0.200 2.832861
2025-10-27 0.200 3.134796
2025-07-18 0.200 2.594034
2025-04-17 0.200 2.886003
2025-01-21 0.198 2.195122
2024-10-15 0.198 1.937378
2024-07-15 0.198 1.711322
2024-04-04 0.198 1.629630
2023-12-29 0.188 1.780303
2023-09-29 0.188 2.155963
2023-06-29 0.188 1.619294
2023-03-24 0.188 2.306749
2020-04-01 0.075 1.744186
2019-12-26 0.075 0.774793
2019-09-25 0.075 1.065341
2019-06-27 0.075 1.431298
2019-04-01 0.075 1.282051
2018-12-26 0.075 1.824817
2018-09-26 0.075 0.948167
2018-06-27 0.075 1.132931
2018-03-29 0.075 0.945776
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.8
dividendYield 11.85
exDividendDate 2026-07-27
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.8
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.118518524
lastDividendValue 0.2
lastDividendDate 2026-04-27
dividendDate 2026-08-03

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.1964286
Address1 4 Manhattanville Road
Address2 Suite 107
All Time High 15.33
All Time Low 3.54
Ask 7.26
Ask Size 14,600
Average Daily Volume10 Day 72,710
Average Daily Volume3 Month 70,331
Average Volume 70,331
Average Volume10Days 72,710
Beta 1.173
Bid 6.75
Bid Size 100
Book Value -2.255
City Purchase
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 6.8687
Current Ratio 0.825
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 6.995
Day Low 6.79
Display Name Townsquare Media
Dividend Date 1,785,715,200
Dividend Rate 0.8
Dividend Yield 11.85
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,500,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,500,800
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,502,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,786,019,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,786,019,400
Ebitda 73,032,000
Ebitda Margins 0.17164
Enterprise To Ebitda 8.305
Enterprise To Revenue 1.425
Enterprise Value 606,510,080
Eps Current Year 0.53
Eps Forward 0.29
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.43
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,785,110,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 6.5798
Fifty Day Average Change 0.2888999
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.043907095
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -19.64286
Fifty Two Week High 9.31
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.4413004
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.26222345
Fifty Two Week Low 4.3
Fifty Two Week Low Change 2.5686998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.59737206
Fifty Two Week Range 4.3 - 9.31
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,406,208,600,000
Float Shares 14,777,407
Forward Eps 0.29
Forward P E 23.685173
Free Cashflow 37,083,624
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 1,804
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.22016001
Gross Profits 93,673,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.11571
Held Percent Institutions 0.69196
Implied Shares Outstanding 17,953,792
Industry Advertising Agencies
Industry Disp Advertising Agencies
Industry Key advertising-agencies
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,777,248,000
Last Dividend Value 0.2
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Townsquare Media, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a digital and broadcast media, and digital marketing solutions company for small and medium-sized businesses in the United States. It operates through Subscription Digital Marketing Solutions, Digital Advertising, Broadcast Advertising, and Other segments. The Subscription Digital Marketing Solutions segment offers Townsquare Business Management Platform, a SAAS solution that provides 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 relationship management, and email and SMS marketing services. Its Digital Advertising segment provides digital advertising on its owned and operated, digital programmatic advertising, and data analytics and management platform. The Broadcast Advertising segment engages in the sale of advertising on local radio stations to local, regional, and national spot advertisers, as well as national network advertisers. Its Other segment owns and operates live events, including concerts, expositions, and other experiential events. The company was formerly known as Regent Communications, Inc. and changed its name to Townsquare Media, Inc. in May 2010. Townsquare Media, Inc. is headquartered in Purchase, New York.
Long Name Townsquare Media, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 123,319,208
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_33718
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common -6,760,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 121,188,096
Number Of Analyst Opinions 2
Open 6.75
Operating Cashflow 34,864,000
Operating Margins 0.08219
Payout Ratio 0.67370003
Peg Ratio 0.56
Phone 203 861 0900
Previous Close 6.75
Price Eps Current Year 12.959812
Price Hint 2
Price To Book -3.0459867
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.2898314
Profit Margins -0.01589
Quick Ratio 0.641
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.11870003
Regular Market Change Percent 1.7585189
Regular Market Day High 6.995
Regular Market Day Low 6.79
Regular Market Day Range 6.79 - 6.995
Regular Market Open 6.75
Regular Market Previous Close 6.75
Regular Market Price 6.8687
Regular Market Time 1,784,036,966
Regular Market Volume 3,567
Return On Assets 0.064050004
Revenue Growth -0.019
Revenue Per Share 25.925
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Communication Services
Sector Disp Communication Services
Sector Key communication-services
Shares Outstanding 16,638,496
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0159
Shares Short 285,348
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 307,179
Short Name Townsquare Media, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.019299999
Short Ratio 4.96
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol TSQ
Target High Price 15.0
Target Low Price 10.0
Target Mean Price 12.5
Target Median Price 12.5
Total Cash 2,182,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.122
Total Debt 483,908,000
Total Revenue 425,486,016
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.8
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.118518524
Trailing Eps -0.43
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 6.17315
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.69554996
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.112673424
Type Disp Equity
Volume 3,567
Website https://www.townsquaremedia.com
Zip 10,577