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SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC SGA
SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC (SGA) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 11.63% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $107.1M at a -7.4% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
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Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Transportation & Utilities · percentile among 348 companies
Percentile vs other Transportation & Utilities companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.164 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.566 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.055 |
| Equity / liabilities | 3.039 |
Sector peers · similar-size Transportation & Utilities companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SGA | SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC | 4/9 | 5.74 | — | -5.1% |
| MDIA | Mediaco Holding Inc. | 2/9 | -2.54 | — | +39.5% |
| BBGI | BEASLEY BROADCAST GROUP INC | 2/9 | -7.23 | — | -14.3% |
| KUBR | Kuber Resources Corp | 3/9 | 14.16 | 19.3 | — |
| SALM | SALEM MEDIA GROUP, INC. /DE/ | 5/9 | 0.12 | — | +3.4% |
| UONE | URBAN ONE, INC. | 4/9 | -6.35 | — | -16.7% |
| TSQ | Townsquare Media, Inc. | 5/9 | -1.85 | — | -5.2% |
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About SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC
Saga Communications, Inc., a media company, acquires, develops, and operates broadcast properties in the United States. It owns and operates FM and AM radio stations, as well as metro signals. The company's radio stations employ various programming formats, including classic hits, country, classic country, hot/soft/urban adult contemporary, oldies, classic rock, rock, and news/talk. In addition, it engages in broadcast advertising; digital advertising across multiple platforms, such as targeted display advertising, search engine management, search engine optimization, online promotions, advertising on its online news sites and websites and digital audio streams, mobile messaging, email marketing, and other e-commerce; and concerts, promotional events, tower rental, and other miscellaneous activities. Saga Communications, Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan.
FAQ
Is SGA financially healthy?
SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC's Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does SGA pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC pays a dividend yielding about 11.63% with a -81.4% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is SGA?
In FY2025, SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC had a net margin of -7.4% and a return on equity of -5.2%.
Is SGA overvalued or undervalued?
SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC trades at about 18.5× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 4.3×–22.6×, median 15.9×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for SGA?
The average Wall-Street price target for SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC is $14.00, about 37.9% above the recent price, from 1 analysts.
Is SGA a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a dividend yield of 11.63%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.