Gray Media (GTN) Competitors $6.06 +0.19 (+3.29%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.00 -0.06 (-1.04%) As of 08/22/2025 07:16 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock GTN vs. NXST, SBGI, GTN.A, GOGO, LILAK, LILA, ADEA, NMAX, TV, and ATUSShould you be buying Gray Media stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gray Media include Nexstar Media Group (NXST), Sinclair (SBGI), Gray Media (GTN.A), Gogo (GOGO), Liberty Global (LILAK), Liberty Latin America (LILA), Adeia (ADEA), Newsmax (NMAX), Grupo Televisa (TV), and Altice USA (ATUS). Gray Media vs. Its Competitors Nexstar Media Group Sinclair Gray Media Gogo Liberty Global Liberty Latin America Adeia Newsmax Grupo Televisa Altice USA Gray Media (NYSE:GTN) and Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ:NXST) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings and media sentiment. Do analysts prefer GTN or NXST? Gray Media presently has a consensus target price of $6.88, indicating a potential upside of 13.39%. Nexstar Media Group has a consensus target price of $225.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.66%. Given Gray Media's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Gray Media is more favorable than Nexstar Media Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gray Media 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Nexstar Media Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Do institutionals and insiders believe in GTN or NXST? 78.6% of Gray Media shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Nexstar Media Group shares are held by institutional investors. 15.2% of Gray Media shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Nexstar Media Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, GTN or NXST? Gray Media has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nexstar Media Group has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is GTN or NXST a better dividend stock? Gray Media pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Nexstar Media Group pays an annual dividend of $7.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Gray Media pays out 21.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nexstar Media Group pays out 38.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Nexstar Media Group has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Gray Media is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has higher valuation and earnings, GTN or NXST? Nexstar Media Group has higher revenue and earnings than Gray Media. Gray Media is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nexstar Media Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGray Media$3.64B0.17$375M$1.514.02Nexstar Media Group$5.41B1.16$722M$19.2610.75 Is GTN or NXST more profitable? Nexstar Media Group has a net margin of 11.90% compared to Gray Media's net margin of 5.64%. Nexstar Media Group's return on equity of 28.40% beat Gray Media's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gray Media5.64% 10.31% 2.17% Nexstar Media Group 11.90%28.40%5.52% Does the media refer more to GTN or NXST? In the previous week, Nexstar Media Group had 35 more articles in the media than Gray Media. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Nexstar Media Group and 7 mentions for Gray Media. Nexstar Media Group's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Gray Media's score of 0.51 indicating that Nexstar Media Group is being referred to more favorably in the news 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) Positive Nexstar Media Group 18 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 16 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryNexstar Media Group beats Gray Media on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Gray Media News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GTN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GTN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GTN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGray MediaBRDCST IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$619.67M$21.42B$8.52B$21.32BDividend Yield5.27%5.13%3.03%3.51%P/E Ratio4.0226.2018.5226.68Price / Sales0.171.505.6055.22Price / Cash0.8534.0317.1524.09Price / Book0.282.704.725.47Net Income$375M$30.12M$226.48M$992.74M7 Day Performance2.94%202.36%15.41%2.68%1 Month Performance14.22%203.47%11.94%1.53%1 Year Performance16.26%456.18%46.49%10.77% Gray Media Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GTNGray Media4.5678 of 5 stars$6.06+3.3%$6.88+13.4%+24.5%$619.67M$3.64B4.029,502NXSTNexstar Media Group4.4034 of 5 stars$194.07+3.9%$220.00+13.4%+23.6%$5.70B$5.41B10.0813,005News CoverageAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeSBGISinclair4.3434 of 5 stars$12.56+5.3%$17.90+42.5%+9.0%$829.64M$3.55B15.137,200Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeGTN.AGray MediaN/A$10.47+3.6%N/A+18.4%$1.03B$3.64B6.938,610Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeGOGOGogo4.4795 of 5 stars$12.22+0.2%$13.50+10.5%+57.1%$1.63B$444.71M305.50380Positive NewsLILAKLiberty Global1.41 of 5 stars$7.67-3.9%$10.27+33.9%-11.7%$1.60B$4.46B-1.2910,000News CoveragePositive NewsLILALiberty Latin America3.068 of 5 stars$7.47-4.1%$6.50-13.0%-13.5%$1.56B$4.46B-1.2610,000Positive NewsADEAAdeia4.0135 of 5 stars$14.07-1.1%$19.50+38.6%+31.5%$1.54B$376.02M13.43120Positive NewsNMAXNewsmaxN/A$11.47-3.0%$20.00+74.4%N/A$1.52B$171.02M0.00400Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap UpTVGrupo Televisa3.1446 of 5 stars$2.33-2.3%$4.70+102.2%+24.3%$1.32B$3.42B-3.1028,038ATUSAltice USA4.1007 of 5 stars$2.05-4.9%$3.05+49.1%+28.9%$1.01B$8.95B-3.5310,900News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NXST Alternatives SBGI Alternatives GTN.A Alternatives GOGO Alternatives LILAK Alternatives LILA Alternatives ADEA Alternatives NMAX Alternatives TV Alternatives ATUS Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:GTN) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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