Broadcasting Stocks

New data from The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index revealed a slight increase in consumer confidence, potentially pushing the Federal Reserve closer to another rate hike in July. The news slowed down the market to open Friday following a Thursday rally.

Brian Wieser, the respected financial analyst focused on media and technology companies, has taken his magnifying glass and combed through the latest U.S. retail sales data, released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. There's 2.8% year-over-year growth on an unadjusted basis in May 2023. That's slower than the inflation rate increase seen in May. What does this mean for broadcast media?

Sinclair on Thursday completed its previously announced share exchange, in which it became the new public holding company of Sinclair Broadcast Group. There are no changes to the company's stock ticker, or within its executive leadership team.

Since December 2021, investors have lost 29% of their share value in NXST, based on Wednesday's closing price. In fact, since the start of May, shares are off $22.53, putting them at their lowest prices in nearly 18 months. 

The DTS and HD Radio parent Xperi Inc. is enjoying a healthy comeback on Wall Street from a dip to under $9 a share on May 3. Now, with a 1-year target estimate of $19, Xperi's CEO is preparing to appear at two big financial events focused on the technology industry investor events.

Urban One's annual report for fiscal year 2022 hasn't been filed with the SEC as of yet. The company's Q1 2023 earnings report hasn't been submitted to the regulatory commission yet, either. Urban One has explained why, but that hasn't stopped the Nasdaq from issuing a noncompliance warning.

The board for the owner of broadcast TV stations, Dielectric, and Diamond Sports Group also conducted its annual advisory vote on executive compensation. Here are the details.

It aims to be "the most trusted supplier of independent, trusted, single-sources research on small-to-micro cap companies to the small-to-medium sized Hedge Fund manager." That could explain why Salem Media Group will devote a portion of Wednesday afternoon to present virtually at a Singular Research online event.

Shareholders in the company that owns NBCUniversal are poised to get a reward. The Board of Directors for Comcast has declared a quarterly dividend.

On Wednesday, May 24, the Audacy Corp. annual shareholders meeting will be held, and among the most important matters is a vote on whether the company can engineer a reverse stock split, which would keep it on the NYSE. While the ratio of the stock split is yet to be finalized, what is known are the institutional investors most impacted by a share dilution.

While some of its peers have yet to reinstate their quarterly dividend after suspending it following the onset of the COVID-19 virus in the U.S. more than three years ago, Saga Communications is ready to give more cash rewards to its shareholders.

How Nexstar Media Group, the nation's largest owner of broadcast television stations, fared in the first quarter of 2023 will be revealed on Tuesday morning. Then, later this month, senior management will be participating in a pair of investor conferences.

The radio station owner and publishing house focused on Christian-themed and conservative talk programming will release its first quarter 2023 results after the Closing Bell on Wall Street this Tuesday.

Investors on Thursday opted to sell their shares in the nation's No. 1 radio station owner and audio content creator and distributor in large fashion. Just after 11am Eastern, IHRT was down nearly 20% in value. At the closing bell, IHRT completed the trading session off 17% from Wednesday.

The CEO and CFO of Townsquare Media, which presents its first quarter 2023 earnings bright and early on May 10, will be spending the following day as participants in a virtual investor conference. Then, on May 18, they'll appear again as participants in a different virtual investor affair.