Gray Media (GTN) Competitors $4.46 -0.05 (-1.11%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.46 0.00 (-0.09%) As of 08/1/2025 07:47 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, NMAX, ADEA, LILAK, ATUS, LILA, TV, and CABOShould 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), Newsmax (NMAX), Adeia (ADEA), Liberty Global (LILAK), Altice USA (ATUS), Liberty Latin America (LILA), Grupo Televisa (TV), and Cable One (CABO). Gray Media vs. Its Competitors Nexstar Media Group Sinclair Gray Media Newsmax Adeia Liberty Global Altice USA Liberty Latin America Grupo Televisa Cable One Gray Media (NYSE:GTN) and Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ:NXST) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability. Do insiders & institutionals believe in GTN or NXST? 78.6% of Gray Media shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Nexstar Media Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.2% of Gray Media shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Nexstar Media Group shares are owned by company 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. Is GTN or NXST more profitable? Nexstar Media Group has a net margin of 12.21% compared to Gray Media's net margin of 7.72%. Nexstar Media Group's return on equity of 29.21% beat Gray Media's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gray Media7.72% 12.75% 2.63% Nexstar Media Group 12.21%29.21%5.64% Which has higher valuation & 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$3.64B0.12$375M$2.311.93Nexstar Media Group$5.41B1.04$722M$19.749.35 Do analysts recommend GTN or NXST? Gray Media currently has a consensus target price of $6.17, indicating a potential upside of 38.27%. Nexstar Media Group has a consensus target price of $205.71, indicating a potential upside of 11.44%. Given Gray Media's higher possible 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) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Nexstar Media Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 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 7.2%. Nexstar Media Group pays an annual dividend of $7.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Gray Media pays out 13.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nexstar Media Group pays out 37.7% 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 more risk & volatility, 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. Does the media prefer GTN or NXST? In the previous week, Nexstar Media Group had 13 more articles in the media than Gray Media. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Nexstar Media Group and 17 mentions for Gray Media. Nexstar Media Group's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Gray Media's score of 0.48 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 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Nexstar Media Group 13 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 4 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$452.88M$20.54B$8.00B$20.46BDividend Yield7.17%5.59%3.29%3.71%P/E Ratio1.938.9519.1529.02Price / Sales0.121.384.2557.06Price / Cash0.6330.5916.0722.46Price / Book0.192.084.784.43Net Income$375M-$19.04M$219.41M$993.74M7 Day Performance-9.99%-8.26%-4.78%-3.40%1 Month Performance-8.79%-6.65%37.98%-2.70%1 Year Performance-20.21%9.21%20.27%10.16% Gray Media Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GTNGray Media4.7742 of 5 stars$4.46-1.1%$6.17+38.3%-20.2%$452.88M$3.64B1.939,502Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionGap DownNXSTNexstar Media Group4.4017 of 5 stars$181.99-1.5%$205.71+13.0%+4.4%$5.64B$5.41B9.3613,005Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSBGISinclair4.0977 of 5 stars$14.43-1.9%$18.50+28.2%+4.1%$1.02B$3.55B7.437,200Upcoming EarningsGTN.AGray MediaN/A$10.99+3.0%N/A+24.9%$1.08B$3.64B4.768,610News CoverageNMAXNewsmaxN/A$13.92-3.3%N/AN/A$1.85B$171.02M0.00400ADEAAdeia3.6305 of 5 stars$13.83+0.1%$19.50+41.0%+17.4%$1.50B$376.02M12.92120News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownLILAKLiberty Global2.8997 of 5 stars$6.59+0.9%$10.27+55.8%-31.0%$1.31B$4.46B-1.6410,000News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsATUSAltice USA3.1194 of 5 stars$2.80+0.2%$2.88+2.9%+37.4%$1.30B$8.95B0.0010,900News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeLILALiberty Latin America2.5497 of 5 stars$6.46+0.5%$6.50+0.6%-31.5%$1.29B$4.46B-1.6010,000Upcoming EarningsTVGrupo Televisa3.4429 of 5 stars$2.15+3.1%$3.87+80.3%+34.7%$1.15B$3.42B0.0028,038Analyst ForecastCABOCable One4.2086 of 5 stars$140.82+9.6%$309.25+119.6%-65.4%$723.34M$1.58B-56.102,817News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NXST Alternatives SBGI Alternatives GTN.A Alternatives NMAX Alternatives ADEA Alternatives LILAK Alternatives ATUS Alternatives LILA Alternatives TV Alternatives CABO 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 8/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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