Gray Media (GTN.A) Competitors

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

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

In the previous week, VEON had 9 more articles in the media than Gray Media. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for VEON and 7 mentions for Gray Media. Gray Media's average media sentiment score of 0.28 beat VEON's score of -0.31 indicating that Gray Media is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gray Media	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
VEON	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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

0.3% of Gray Media shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.3% of VEON shares are held by institutional investors. 13.3% of Gray Media shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GTN.A or VEON?

VEON has higher revenue and earnings than Gray Media. Gray Media is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VEON, 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
Gray Media	$3.64B	0.29	$375M	$2.31	4.46
VEON	$4.00B	0.94	$415M	$6.34	8.06

Which has more risk and volatility, GTN.A or VEON?

Gray Media has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VEON has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer GTN.A or VEON?

VEON has a consensus target price of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.37%. Given VEON's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe VEON is more favorable than Gray Media.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gray Media	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
VEON	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Is GTN.A or VEON more profitable?

VEON has a net margin of 11.18% compared to Gray Media's net margin of 7.72%. VEON's return on equity of 36.24% beat Gray Media's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gray Media	7.72%	12.75%	2.63%
VEON	11.18%	36.24%	5.88%

Summary

VEON beats Gray Media on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.