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UONE · NASDAQ · Broadcasting

Urban One Class A

Serving Black and urban audiences through radio, cable networks, and digital publishing.

$4.86
After-hours close+0.01 (+0.21%)
At close$4.85(+1.04%)
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Urban One, Inc.UONECommunication Services

Sells advertising across local radio, syndicated audio, digital publishing, and the TV One and CLEO TV cable networks, while earning cable affiliate fees from distributors. The portfolio centers on Black and urban audiences, with voting control concentrated in the Hughes–Liggins family.

Combines local radio stations, nationally syndicated audio programming, the TV One and CLEO TV cable networks, and digital brands including iONE Digital, Cassius, Bossip, HipHopWired, and MadameNoire. Programming and publishing focus on Black and urban audiences across U.S. markets.

Generates most revenue by selling advertising across radio, audio, digital, and cable; cable distribution also provides affiliate fees through multi-year carriage agreements. Radio formats span urban contemporary, rhythmic contemporary, gospel, and talk, while Reach Media syndicates programs including The Rickey Smiley Morning Show.

Depends on advertising demand, cable carriage and subscriber levels, FCC licenses, platform and media rules, and remediation of disclosed financial-reporting control weaknesses. Voting control remains concentrated with founder Cathy Hughes and CEO Alfred C. Liggins, III.

Company facts

CEOAlfred C. Liggins, III
ListedMay 6, 1999
ExchangeNASDAQ
HeadquartersSilver Spring, MD
CountryUnited States
Employees1,272
CIK0001041657
ISINUS91705J3032

Key statistics

Market cap$12.2M
EPS (ttm)−$14.57
P/E (ttm)−0.3280
ROE-188.8%
P/B1.31
P/S0.0345
Dividend yield
Beta1.03vs XLC 0.66

Year to date −52.9% · Average volume (30d) 4.8K

Analysts

No analyst consensus on record.

Earnings

EPS

Estimate
Reported$0.54

Revenue

Estimate
Reported$85.8M

History

Report dateEPS estEPSSurpriseRevenue estRevenueSurpriseNext session
Aug 4, 2026Q2 FY26$0.54$85.8M+0.40%
May 14, 2026Q1 FY26−$0.69$77.7M−0.71%
Mar 12, 2026Q4 FY25$0.20$97.8M−2.43%
Nov 4, 2025Q3 FY25−$0.60$92.7M0.00%
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Financial highlights

12 quartersQ1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26
Revenue$92.2M$91.6M$92.7M$97.8M$77.7M$85.8M
Gross profit$59.3M$59.4M$58.0M$60.3M$41.5M$56.0M
Operating income$8.8M$9.4M$2.5M$1.2M−$2.2M−$11.2M
Net income−$11.7M−$77.9M−$2.8M−$54.4M−$3.1M−$7.1M
Diluted EPS−$0.26−$1.74−$0.06−$12.24−$0.69−$1.58
Gross margin64.3%64.9%62.5%61.6%53.4%65.3%
Operating margin9.5%10.3%2.7%1.2%-2.9%-13.1%

Fiscal years (4-quarter sums)FY21 $441.5M · FY22 $484.6M · FY23 $477.7M · FY24 $449.7M · FY25 $374.4M

Revenue by product · Q2 FY26

Radio Advertising$34.7M · 42%
Cable Television Advertising$20.8M · 25%
Cable Television Affiliate Fees$16.3M · 20%
Digital Advertising$9.4M · 11%
Political Advertising$1.2M · 2%

Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $15.4M · Total debt $459.8M · Total assets $551.5M · Shareholders' equity $16.3M

Dividends

No dividends on record.

Ownership

Institutions 34.00%868.3K sharesInsiders 9.79%250.0K sharesOther 56.21%1.44M shares

Shares outstanding 2.55M · Float 1.81M · 70.8% free float

Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4

HolderShares% outstandingFormFiled
Citadel Securities GP LLC579.7K9.40%13GFeb 17, 2026
Zazove Associates LLC512.0K20.05%13FJul 16, 2026
Barclays PLC108.4K4.24%13FAug 14, 2026
Vanguard Capital Management LLC83.3K3.26%13FAug 13, 2026
Terry L. Jones · director66.6K2.61%Form 4Jul 16, 2026

Insider tradesForm 4

DateInsiderRoleSharesAvg price
Aug 11, 2026Lemuel Deon Levingstonofficer: Co-President, Audio Division−2,891$5.40
Aug 10, 2026Lemuel Deon Levingstonofficer: Co-President, Audio Division−88$5.40
Aug 7, 2026Lemuel Deon Levingstonofficer: Co-President, Audio Division−1,677$5.40
Aug 6, 2026Lemuel Deon Levingstonofficer: Co-President, Audio Division−160$5.40
Dec 24, 2025Terry L. Jonesdirector−987$0.8425
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Peers

  • iHeartMedia

    Local radio and national audio programming compete for advertisers.

  • Paramount Skydance

    BET is the closest national Black-audience cable rival.

  • Alphabet Class A

    YouTube and CTV advertising take viewer time and video ad budgets.

  • Meta

    Facebook and Instagram compete for digital attention and targeted ad budgets.

  • Amazon

    Prime Video and Amazon Ads contest CTV viewing and video-ad budgets.

  • Netflix

    Ad-supported streaming diverts entertainment viewing and video ad budgets.

  • Sirius XM

    Satellite radio and Pandora compete for audio listening and ad budgets.

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Median21.421.33.7+13.4%