Gray Media (GTN.A) Competitors

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYK) and Gray Media (NYSE:GTN.A) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Is LBTYK or GTN.A more profitable?

Gray Media has a net margin of 5.64% compared to Liberty Global's net margin of -60.38%. Gray Media's return on equity of 10.31% beat Liberty Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Liberty Global	-60.38%	-22.64%	-10.77%
Gray Media	5.64%	10.31%	2.17%

Which has more risk & volatility, LBTYK or GTN.A?

Liberty Global has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gray Media has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, LBTYK or GTN.A?

Liberty Global has higher revenue and earnings than Gray Media. Liberty Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gray Media, 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
Liberty Global	$4.34B	0.94	$1.59B	-$9.77	-1.22
Gray Media	$3.64B	0.28	$375M	$1.51	6.65

Does the media refer more to LBTYK or GTN.A?

In the previous week, Liberty Global and Liberty Global both had 2 articles in the media. Liberty Global's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Gray Media's score of 0.34 indicating that Liberty Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Liberty Global	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Gray Media	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of LBTYK or GTN.A?

46.1% of Liberty Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Gray Media shares are held by institutional investors. 9.9% of Liberty Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of Gray Media shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Gray Media beats Liberty Global on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.