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U.S. Media Industry Analysis

UpdatedOct 30, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies147
  • 7D-5.7%
  • 3M-13.4%
  • 1Y6.1%
  • YTD4.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Media industry has dropped 7.9%, driven by Comcast declining 5.8%. As for the longer term, the industry's performance has been flat for the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 12% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Media Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 31 Oct 2023US$380.8bUS$334.6bUS$24.4b11.6x15.6x1.1x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023US$419.5bUS$334.2bUS$15.6b15.6x26.8x1.3x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023US$428.0bUS$334.3bUS$15.7b15x27.2x1.3x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023US$430.7bUS$334.8bUS$17.4b14.6x24.7x1.3x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023US$402.0bUS$334.8bUS$17.3b14.6x23.2x1.2x
Fri, 19 May 2023US$400.6bUS$334.7bUS$17.3b14.3x23.1x1.2x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023US$397.3bUS$341.5bUS$22.6b14.5x17.6x1.2x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023US$373.5bUS$341.3bUS$22.6b13.8x16.5x1.1x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023US$425.2bUS$340.2bUS$26.2b12.6x16.2x1.2x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023US$404.2bUS$339.1bUS$26.7b13.5x15.1x1.2x
Mon, 05 Dec 2022US$408.8bUS$339.0bUS$26.8b11.8x15.3x1.2x
Wed, 02 Nov 2022US$376.9bUS$338.2bUS$27.7b11.5x13.6x1.1x
Fri, 30 Sep 2022US$332.9bUS$336.9bUS$36.4b10.2x9.1x1x
Sun, 28 Aug 2022US$406.9bUS$336.9bUS$36.5b12.4x11.2x1.2x
Tue, 26 Jul 2022US$449.8bUS$333.2bUS$36.1b13.8x12.5x1.4x
Thu, 23 Jun 2022US$414.8bUS$333.0bUS$36.1b12.8x11.5x1.2x
Sat, 21 May 2022US$457.5bUS$333.4bUS$36.1b15.5x12.7x1.4x
Mon, 18 Apr 2022US$565.4bUS$332.6bUS$34.2b19.1x16.5x1.7x
Wed, 16 Mar 2022US$550.9bUS$335.3bUS$34.7b15.6x15.9x1.6x
Fri, 11 Feb 2022US$595.2bUS$333.4bUS$32.9b14.7x18.1x1.8x
Sun, 09 Jan 2022US$599.2bUS$329.4bUS$32.8b12.7x18.3x1.8x
Tue, 07 Dec 2021US$614.1bUS$328.1bUS$32.8b13.5x18.7x1.9x
Thu, 04 Nov 2021US$639.1bUS$320.9bUS$32.9b16.2x19.4x2x
Sat, 02 Oct 2021US$675.4bUS$314.3bUS$30.5b14.9x22.1x2.1x
Mon, 30 Aug 2021US$690.0bUS$317.9bUS$30.4b13x22.7x2.2x
Tue, 06 Jul 2021US$671.8bUS$317.8bUS$30.4b13.1x22.1x2.1x
Fri, 09 Apr 2021US$630.1bUS$303.9bUS$25.1b15.7x25.1x2.1x
Thu, 31 Dec 2020US$606.7bUS$300.5bUS$18.7b13x32.5x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

29.7x


Total Market Cap: US$487.8bTotal Earnings: US$16.4bTotal Revenue: US$296.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Media Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.5x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Media industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 15.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 20.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Media industry have grown 14% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 4.1% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Telecom industry?

US Market-1.24%
Telecom-4.59%
Media-5.66%
Broadcasting-1.59%
Publishing-2.14%
Advertising-4.45%
Cable and Satellite-6.78%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Advertising industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 92.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 27.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 9.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Cable and Satellite industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 19.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Advertising industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 28% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 9.3% per year.
  • In contrast, the Cable and Satellite industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.6% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
TGNA TEGNAUS$14.374.4%
+US$120.9m
-31.2%PE4.3x
CCO Clear Channel Outdoor HoldingsUS$1.207.1%
+US$38.6m
-16.1%PS0.2x
SBGI SinclairUS$10.675.8%
+US$37.1m
-40.1%PE3.9x
STGW StagwellUS$4.336.1%
+US$29.1m
-43.0%PS0.2x
NCMI National CineMediaUS$3.703.9%
+US$13.5m
-16.1%PE0.7x
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SIRI

US$4.18

Sirius XM Holdings

7D

-6.7%

1Y

-30.8%

LBRD.K

US$80.86

Liberty Broadband

7D

-9.5%

1Y

-4.2%

NWSA

US$20.62

News

7D

-2.3%

1Y

22.2%

CHTR

US$389.80

Charter Communications

7D

-9.4%

1Y

6.0%

WOW

US$6.85

WideOpenWest

7D

0.9%

1Y

-50.0%

TGNA

US$14.37

TEGNA

7D

4.4%

1Y

-31.2%

CMCSA

US$40.45

Comcast

7D

-5.8%

1Y

27.4%

STGW

US$4.33

Stagwell

7D

6.1%

1Y

-43.0%

CABO

US$552.86

Cable One

7D

-8.2%

1Y

-35.7%

TTD

US$67.95

Trade Desk

7D

-7.7%

1Y

27.6%

CRTO

US$27.91

Criteo

7D

0.5%

1Y

9.5%

FOXA

US$29.59

Fox

7D

-3.0%

1Y

2.5%

SBGI

US$10.67

Sinclair

7D

5.8%

1Y

-40.1%

CCO

US$1.20

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings

7D

7.1%

1Y

-16.1%

NCMI

US$3.70

National CineMedia

7D

3.9%

1Y

-16.1%