Broadcasting Stocks

That's a question financial blog Simply Wall St. sought the answer to. What's its conclusion? Stronger cash flows will likely feed into a higher share value, thus making it a strong investment opportunity.

When will Spotify Technology S.A., a big "share of ear" challenger to Radio with millions of dollars of expenses going toward music royalties, post its results for the fourth quarter of 2022?

With a historic winter weather system predicted to wreak havoc on holiday travel through the end of Friday night, many travelers are preparing for the worst when it comes to hiccups and headaches. On Wall Street, turmoil of its own was seen as investors scurried from the Nasdaq and NYSE.

It's been a difficult week for long-term investors, with big dips on Wall Street seen on Thursday and through mid-afternoon Friday. Among the media companies getting battered by the market downturn is the nation's largest owner of broadcast radio stations.

On December 20, 2021, the company's shares, traded on the NYSE, reached $17.70 per share. By mid-July, FUBO had fallen to just above $2.50 per share. Now, fuboTV stock is at a fresh all-time low, as investors reacted to news from the company that it has been the victim of a cyberattack.

U.S. financial markets started the week on a high note, with major indices moving ahead in Monday's trading. How did radio and television station owners perform?

On October 31, Gray Television shares dipped to $8.97, a price last seen nine years earlier. Since then, shares have rebounded to the high $11 range. That's good news for an independent company director who recently upped his holdings to 44,738 shares worth approximately $507,776.

When it comes to top performers on Wall Street for publicly traded companies with links to the broadcast media industry, American Tower Corp. has been one of the finest investments.  Now, those with shares of "AMT," traded on the NYSE, are set to get rewarded with a dividend payment that's significantly higher than its last one.

As word surfaced that Audacy Corp. conducted a mandatory all-staff meeting at 3pm Eastern, the company's beleaguered stock further withered on the NYSE, falling nearly 7% in trading on Wednesday. This put Audacy shares at roughly $0.27 per share. That Town Hall, as it turns out, was just a regular affair.

It was agreed to by the Urban One board on Monday and submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday. How big is the authorization?

And, that concern sent U.S. financial markets tumbling as the trading week began on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 1.4%, or 482.78 points, to 33,947.10, as the Nasdaq was down 1.9% to 11,239.94.

Don't look now, but the media company focused on Christian-themed content and its conservative talk radio programming wants to be one of the "Best of the Uncovered." Say what? Salem Media Group will be in San Francisco for an investor conference bearing that name on December 8.

On December 1, S&P Dow Jones Indices will make several following changes to the S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600, effective prior to the opening of trading. That proved to be exciting news for Nexstar Media Group shareholders, as the nation's No. 1 owner of broadcast TV stations enjoyed a nearly 8% gain in value on the announcement.

Continued high prices through most of next year and the Fed's decision to aggressively raise rates are leading households to pull back on spending and businesses to cut costs in response to slowing demand. That's the conclusion of an analysis released Monday by S&P Global Ratings.

The top two leaders at iHeartMedia, both of whom were present at Forecast 2023 on November 16 in New York, are gearing up for a question-and-answer session at a major institutional investor event scheduled for November 30.