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$3.78 -0.02 (-0.40%)
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GTN vs. NXST, SBGI, GTN.A, ATEX, and TV

Should you buy Gray Media stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Gray Media with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Gray Media include Nexstar Media Group (NXST), Sinclair (SBGI), Gray Media (GTN.A), Anterix (ATEX), and Grupo Televisa (TV).

How does Gray Media compare to Nexstar Media Group?

Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ:NXST) and Gray Media (NYSE:GTN) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Nexstar Media Group pays an annual dividend of $7.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Gray Media pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Nexstar Media Group pays out 159.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Gray Media pays out -20.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nexstar Media Group has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Gray Media is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Nexstar Media Group has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Gray Media has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the broader market.

Nexstar Media Group currently has a consensus price target of $259.67, suggesting a potential upside of 58.18%. Gray Media has a consensus price target of $7.88, suggesting a potential upside of 108.61%. Given Gray Media's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Gray Media is more favorable than Nexstar Media Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Nexstar Media Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Gray Media
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

In the previous week, Nexstar Media Group had 28 more articles in the media than Gray Media. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Nexstar Media Group and 3 mentions for Gray Media. Gray Media's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Nexstar Media Group's score of 0.38 indicating that Gray Media is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Nexstar Media Group
16 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Gray Media
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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 Ratio
Nexstar Media Group$4.95B1.01$109M$4.6635.23
Gray Media$3.10B0.13-$85M-$1.53N/A

95.3% of Nexstar Media Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of Gray Media shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.0% of Nexstar Media Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Nexstar Media Group has a net margin of 3.23% compared to Gray Media's net margin of -3.12%. Nexstar Media Group's return on equity of 22.97% beat Gray Media's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nexstar Media Group3.23% 22.97% 3.88%
Gray Media -3.12%-3.07%-0.64%

Summary

Nexstar Media Group beats Gray Media on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Gray Media compare to Sinclair?

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

Sinclair pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Gray Media pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Sinclair pays out 111.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Gray Media pays out -20.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gray Media is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Sinclair has a net margin of 2.00% compared to Gray Media's net margin of -3.12%. Gray Media's return on equity of -3.07% beat Sinclair's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Sinclair2.00% -12.62% -0.73%
Gray Media -3.12%-3.07%-0.64%

Gray Media has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sinclair. Gray Media is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sinclair, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Sinclair$3.17B0.31-$112M$0.9015.19
Gray Media$3.10B0.13-$85M-$1.53N/A

Sinclair has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Gray Media has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the broader market.

Sinclair currently has a consensus target price of $19.20, suggesting a potential upside of 40.45%. Gray Media has a consensus target price of $7.88, suggesting a potential upside of 108.61%. Given Gray Media's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Gray Media is more favorable than Sinclair.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Sinclair
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Gray Media
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

In the previous week, Sinclair had 1 more articles in the media than Gray Media. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Sinclair and 3 mentions for Gray Media. Sinclair's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Gray Media's score of 0.61 indicating that Sinclair is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Sinclair
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Gray Media
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

41.7% of Sinclair shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of Gray Media shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.1% of Sinclair shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of Gray Media shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Sinclair and Gray Media tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Gray Media compare to Gray Media?

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

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Gray Media-3.12% -3.07% -0.64%
Gray Media -3.12%-3.07%-0.64%

Gray Media presently has a consensus target price of $7.88, indicating a potential upside of 108.61%. Given Gray Media's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Gray Media is more favorable than Gray Media.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Gray Media
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Gray Media
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Gray Media has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Gray Media has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Gray Media had 2 more articles in the media than Gray Media. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Gray Media and 1 mentions for Gray Media. Gray Media's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Gray Media's score of 0.00 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
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Gray Media
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

78.6% of Gray Media shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Gray Media shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.0% of Gray Media shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of Gray Media shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Gray Media is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gray Media, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Gray Media$3.10B0.13-$85M-$1.53N/A
Gray Media$3.08B0.24-$85M-$1.53N/A

Gray Media pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Gray Media pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Gray Media pays out -20.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gray Media pays out -20.9% 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. Gray Media is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Gray Media beats Gray Media on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Gray Media compare to Anterix?

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

In the previous week, Anterix had 7 more articles in the media than Gray Media. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Anterix and 3 mentions for Gray Media. Gray Media's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Anterix's score of -0.20 indicating that Gray Media is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Anterix
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Gray Media
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Anterix presently has a consensus target price of $59.50, suggesting a potential downside of 20.17%. Gray Media has a consensus target price of $7.88, suggesting a potential upside of 108.61%. Given Gray Media's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Gray Media is more favorable than Anterix.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Anterix
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Gray Media
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

87.7% of Anterix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of Gray Media shares are held by institutional investors. 45.6% of Anterix shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of Gray Media shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Anterix has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Gray Media. Gray Media is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Anterix, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Anterix$6.50M214.76$90.64M$4.8415.40
Gray Media$3.10B0.13-$85M-$1.53N/A

Anterix has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Gray Media has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the broader market.

Anterix has a net margin of 1,394.17% compared to Gray Media's net margin of -3.12%. Gray Media's return on equity of -3.07% beat Anterix's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Anterix1,394.17% -11.76% -6.50%
Gray Media -3.12%-3.07%-0.64%

Summary

Anterix beats Gray Media on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Gray Media compare to Grupo Televisa?

Grupo Televisa (NYSE:TV) and Gray Media (NYSE:GTN) are both small-cap communication companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment and valuation.

Grupo Televisa currently has a consensus target price of $5.27, indicating a potential upside of 75.26%. Gray Media has a consensus target price of $7.88, indicating a potential upside of 108.61%. Given Gray Media's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Gray Media is more favorable than Grupo Televisa.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Grupo Televisa
2 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.86
Gray Media
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Gray Media has higher revenue and earnings than Grupo Televisa. Grupo Televisa is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gray Media, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Grupo Televisa$3.07B0.52-$478.58M-$0.81N/A
Gray Media$3.10B0.13-$85M-$1.53N/A

Grupo Televisa has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its share price is 57% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Gray Media has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the broader market.

Gray Media has a net margin of -3.12% compared to Grupo Televisa's net margin of -13.93%. Gray Media's return on equity of -3.07% beat Grupo Televisa's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Grupo Televisa-13.93% -7.65% -3.55%
Gray Media -3.12%-3.07%-0.64%

In the previous week, Grupo Televisa and Grupo Televisa both had 3 articles in the media. Gray Media's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Grupo Televisa's score of -0.62 indicating that Gray Media is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Grupo Televisa
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Negative
Gray Media
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

55.8% of Grupo Televisa shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of Gray Media shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.0% of Gray Media shares are owned 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.

Summary

Gray Media beats Grupo Televisa on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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GTN vs. The Competition

MetricGray MediaBRDCST IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$389.38M$16.09B$7.32B$23.20B
Dividend Yield8.44%5.84%3.05%4.06%
P/E Ratio-2.4719.8120.7031.61
Price / Sales0.131.104.02112.08
Price / Cash1.526.9015.3824.44
Price / Book0.182.683.754.68
Net Income-$85M$292.32M$246.38M$1.08B
7 Day Performance-3.92%-3.49%-0.84%-0.82%
1 Month Performance-8.48%-0.38%2.35%1.07%
1 Year Performance-11.90%27.43%5.71%25.02%

Gray Media Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GTN
Gray Media
3.3053 of 5 stars
$3.78
-0.4%
$7.88
+108.6%
-11.9%$389.38M$3.10BN/A9,582
NXST
Nexstar Media Group
4.726 of 5 stars
$172.29
-1.3%
$259.67
+50.7%
-4.4%$5.33B$4.95B36.9712,832
SBGI
Sinclair
3.9576 of 5 stars
$13.43
-4.4%
$19.20
+43.0%
+1.1%$1.01B$3.17B14.927,100
GTN.A
Gray Media
N/A$8.03
-4.4%
N/A-14.5%$863M$3.10BN/A8,610
ATEX
Anterix
1.6718 of 5 stars
$83.01
+0.6%
$59.50
-28.3%
+170.0%$1.55B$6.50M17.1570

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