SSP

E W ScrippsC

Nasdaq / Media & Entertainment

At close

2026-07-18

Current thesis

Bullish framing rests on Local Media resilience, political-advertising support, transaction-driven portfolio refinement, and the possibility that the transformation plan converts into steady EBITDA improvement if execution holds.

Posture

Mixed

Lead driver

Sentiment

What changed

Sentiment remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta -8.9.

What can break

Balance-sheet leverage remains high: the 10-Q shows $2.596 billion of outstanding principal debt and $2.549 billion net carrying value at March 31, 2026.

Momentum

Value

Sentiment

Setup hits (3d)

0 · Net Neutral

AI TargetsBase $4.00 · Bull $6.50 · Bear $2.25

Data freshness

Prices

As of 2026-07-18

Fundamentals

As of 2026-07-17 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1

Scores

As of 2026-07-18 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP

AI Memo

As of 2026-05-20 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex

Investment thesis

As of 2026-07-18

Supporting evidence

What

Grade C · Mixed

Confidence Medium · Net Neutral

Target $6.43

Why

Momentum9 · Δ7d +2.2

Value62 · Δ7d -0.2

Sentiment78 · Δ7d -8.9

So what

Balanced signals (Net Neutral). Wait for confirmation before sizing up.

Lead driver: Sentiment · See AI snapshot

Momentum

26% active weight

Current posture

7d trendFlat

Δ7d

+2.2

Δ21d

+4.8

Value

39% active weight

Current posture

7d trendFlat

Δ7d

-0.2

Δ21d

-0.3

Sentiment

34% active weight

Current posture

7d trendSoftening

Δ7d

-8.9

Δ21d

+1.0

Why this grade

Composite grade C. Momentum 9.2 / Value 61.9 / Sentiment 77.5

Fundamentals (TTM)

As of 2026-07-17

Market Cap

$283.78M

Beta

0.63

Shares Out

91.54M

P/E (TTM)

8.5

P/S (TTM)

0.16

P/FCF (TTM)

2.94

Rev YoY

-1.4%

EPS YoY

-7.6%

Gross Margin

+33.9%

Op Margin

+13.9%

Net Debt

$2.7B

Current Ratio

1.58

As of 2026-07-18 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology