Gray Media (GTN.A) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in VEON or GTN.A?

21.3% of VEON shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Gray Media shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.3% of Gray Media shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

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

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

In the previous week, VEON had 6 more articles in the media than Gray Media. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for VEON and 6 mentions for Gray Media. Gray Media's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat VEON's score of -0.10 indicating that Gray Media is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
VEON	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Gray Media	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is VEON or GTN.A 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
VEON	11.18%	36.24%	5.88%
Gray Media	7.72%	12.75%	2.63%

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

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
VEON	$4.00B	0.94	$415M	$6.34	8.06
Gray Media	$3.64B	0.29	$375M	$2.31	4.46

Do analysts recommend VEON or GTN.A?

VEON currently has a consensus price target of $60.00, indicating 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
VEON	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
Gray Media	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

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