Crexendo (CXDO) Competitors

Crexendo (NASDAQ:CXDO) and Gray Media (NYSE:GTN) are both small-cap communication companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and profitability.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CXDO or GTN?

9.5% of Crexendo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of Gray Media shares are owned by institutional investors. 56.2% of Crexendo shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.2% of Gray Media shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, CXDO or GTN?

Crexendo has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gray Media has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CXDO or GTN?

In the previous week, Gray Media had 2 more articles in the media than Crexendo. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Gray Media and 3 mentions for Crexendo. Gray Media's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Crexendo's score of 0.55 indicating that Gray Media is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Crexendo	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gray Media	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer CXDO or GTN?

Crexendo presently has a consensus price target of $8.60, suggesting a potential upside of 37.38%. Gray Media has a consensus price target of $6.88, suggesting a potential upside of 9.91%. Given Crexendo's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Crexendo is more favorable than Gray Media.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crexendo	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Gray Media	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is CXDO or GTN more profitable?

Gray Media has a net margin of 5.64% compared to Crexendo's net margin of 4.75%. Crexendo's return on equity of 11.33% beat Gray Media's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crexendo	4.75%	11.33%	9.14%
Gray Media	5.64%	10.31%	2.17%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CXDO or GTN?

Gray Media has higher revenue and earnings than Crexendo. Gray Media is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crexendo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Crexendo	$60.84M	3.10	$1.68M	$0.10	62.60
Gray Media	$3.64B	0.18	$375M	$1.51	4.14

Summary

Crexendo and Gray Media tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.