Analysts were expecting Entercom Communications Corp. (ETM) [Chart - News - Analysis] to report earnings of $0.32 for last quarter, but ETM missed expectations with actual earnings of $0.28---4 cents below the consensus estimate.

If you compare last quarter's earnings to the $0.39 the company made per share during the same quarter a year ago, you can see that ETM’s earnings are down this year.

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Also, if you compare ETM's 0.00% projected earnings-per-share (EPS) growth rate for the next five years with the projected EPS growth rate of 21.09% for the Broadcasting - Radio industry as a whole during that same time frame, you can see that analysts expect ETM to underperform the industry in the future---which is a bad sign for the stock.

Drilling down a little deeper into the Broadcasting - Radio industry, you can see how analysts believe ETM will stack up against some of the other stocks in the industry, like Cumulus Media Inc. (CMLS) [Chart - News - Analysis] and Beasley Broadcast Group Inc. (BBGI) [Chart - News - Analysis], in the future. Analysts believe CMLS's earnings are going to grow at a rate of -1.00% while BBGI's earnings are going to grow at a rate of 3.50%.

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