Gray Media (GTN) Competitors $5.38 -0.24 (-4.27%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.33 -0.05 (-0.93%) As of 06:10 AM 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, LILA, TV, ATUS, 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), Liberty Latin America (LILA), Grupo Televisa (TV), Altice USA (ATUS), and Cable One (CABO). Gray Media vs. Its Competitors Nexstar Media Group Sinclair Gray Media Newsmax Adeia Liberty Global Liberty Latin America Grupo Televisa Altice USA Cable One Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ:NXST) and Gray Media (NYSE:GTN) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends. Does the media favor NXST or GTN? In the previous week, Gray Media had 10 more articles in the media than Nexstar Media Group. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Gray Media and 8 mentions for Nexstar Media Group. Nexstar Media Group's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Gray Media's score of 0.33 indicating that Nexstar Media Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Nexstar Media Group 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Gray Media 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is NXST or GTN a better dividend stock? Nexstar Media Group pays an annual dividend of $7.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Gray Media pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Nexstar Media Group pays out 37.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gray Media pays out 13.9% 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. 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. Do insiders and institutionals believe in NXST or GTN? 95.3% of Nexstar Media Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of Gray Media shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of Nexstar Media Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.2% of Gray Media shares are owned by company 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 more volatility & risk, NXST or GTN? Nexstar Media Group has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gray Media has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend NXST or GTN? Nexstar Media Group presently has a consensus price target of $205.71, suggesting a potential upside of 14.27%. Gray Media has a consensus price target of $6.17, suggesting a potential upside of 14.62%. Given Gray Media's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Gray Media 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has higher valuation & earnings, NXST or GTN? 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 RatioNexstar Media Group$5.41B1.02$722M$19.749.12Gray Media$3.64B0.15$375M$2.312.33 Is NXST or GTN 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 Nexstar Media Group12.21% 29.21% 5.64% Gray Media 7.72%12.75%2.63% SummaryNexstar Media Group beats Gray Media on 13 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$546.29M$21.77B$8.28B$20.57BDividend Yield5.97%5.05%3.11%3.71%P/E Ratio2.339.7021.2527.81Price / Sales0.151.473.3253.75Price / Cash0.759.0314.7017.96Price / Book0.232.174.644.57Net Income$375M-$19.04M$214.95M$987.45M7 Day Performance13.74%2.88%1.53%1.12%1 Month Performance40.47%12.64%45.21%5.46%1 Year Performance4.47%17.02%16.07%10.29% Gray Media Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GTNGray Media4.6798 of 5 stars$5.38-4.3%$6.17+14.6%+4.5%$546.29M$3.64B2.339,502Analyst UpgradeGap DownNXSTNexstar Media Group4.5616 of 5 stars$176.71-2.5%$205.71+16.4%+3.4%$5.53B$5.41B8.9513,005Positive NewsSBGISinclair3.6933 of 5 stars$14.22-3.9%$18.50+30.1%+0.9%$1.03B$3.55B7.077,200GTN.AGray MediaN/A$10.91-3.4%N/A+18.2%$1.15B$3.64B4.728,610NMAXNewsmaxN/A$14.50-3.6%N/AN/A$1.93B$171.02M0.00400ADEAAdeia3.6368 of 5 stars$14.37-1.8%$19.50+35.7%+29.6%$1.59B$376.02M13.68120Positive NewsLILAKLiberty Global3.5174 of 5 stars$6.57-0.5%$10.27+56.3%-35.4%$1.32B$4.46B-1.6310,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeLILALiberty Latin America3.4476 of 5 stars$6.42-1.1%$6.50+1.2%-36.9%$1.30B$4.46B0.0010,000Positive NewsTVGrupo Televisa3.2148 of 5 stars$2.26-3.4%$3.87+71.1%-17.0%$1.30B$3.42B-2.8228,038ATUSAltice USA3.008 of 5 stars$2.21-0.5%$2.88+30.1%+25.7%$1.04B$8.95B0.0010,900CABOCable One4.9216 of 5 stars$129.92-5.4%$309.25+138.0%-63.2%$773.03M$1.58B-51.762,817 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NXST Alternatives SBGI Alternatives GTN.A Alternatives NMAX Alternatives ADEA Alternatives LILAK Alternatives LILA Alternatives TV Alternatives ATUS 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 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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