E.W. Scripps (SSP) Expected to Release Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

E.W. Scripps (NASDAQ:SSP) is expected to announce its Q2 2026 results after the market closes on Thursday, August 6th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of ($0.43) per share and revenue of $511.6530 million for the quarter. Interested persons can check the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning report for the latest details on the call scheduled for Friday, August 7, 2026 at 9:30 AM ET.

E.W. Scripps (NASDAQ:SSP) last announced its earnings results on Friday, May 8th. The company reported ($0.20) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.52) by $0.32. E.W. Scripps had a negative net margin of 4.63% and a negative return on equity of 0.56%. The company had revenue of $516.87 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $516.86 million. On average, analysts expect E.W. Scripps to post $0 EPS for the current fiscal year and $0 EPS for the next fiscal year.

E.W. Scripps Price Performance

E.W. Scripps stock opened at $2.88 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $3.06 and a 200-day simple moving average of $3.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $264.09 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.56 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a quick ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.08. E.W. Scripps has a 52-week low of $2.02 and a 52-week high of $5.39.

Analyst Ratings Changes

SSP has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of E.W. Scripps to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Benchmark cut their price objective on shares of E.W. Scripps from $10.00 to $8.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 11th. Zacks Research raised shares of E.W. Scripps from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of E.W. Scripps in a report on Friday, May 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $5.95.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other E.W. Scripps news, major shareholder Molly E. Mccabe sold 142,970 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $3.48, for a total value of $497,535.60. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 123,523 shares in the company, valued at $429,860.04. The trade was a 53.65% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders have sold 326,675 shares of company stock worth $1,117,887 over the last quarter. 5.24% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of E.W. Scripps

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in SSP. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in E.W. Scripps by 22.6% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,722,317 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,842,000 after acquiring an additional 871,159 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in E.W. Scripps by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,671,714 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,650,000 after acquiring an additional 60,729 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in E.W. Scripps by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,596,618 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,372,000 after acquiring an additional 34,323 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in E.W. Scripps by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,332,492 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,317,000 after purchasing an additional 19,317 shares during the period. Finally, Verition Fund Management LLC raised its position in E.W. Scripps by 27.4% in the fourth quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 1,308,893 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,222,000 after purchasing an additional 281,174 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.