Spire Global (SPIR) Competitors

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

Is GTN.A or SPIR more profitable?

Gray Media has a net margin of 5.64% compared to Spire Global's net margin of -98.42%. Gray Media's return on equity of 10.31% beat Spire Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gray Media	5.64%	10.31%	2.17%
Spire Global	-98.42%	-492.01%	-37.32%

Does the media favor GTN.A or SPIR?

In the previous week, Spire Global had 9 more articles in the media than Gray Media. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Spire Global and 1 mentions for Gray Media. Spire Global's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Gray Media's score of 0.69 indicating that Spire Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gray Media	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Spire Global	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, GTN.A or SPIR?

Gray Media has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spire Global has a beta of 2.38, suggesting that its share price is 138% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate GTN.A or SPIR?

Spire Global has a consensus target price of $18.20, indicating a potential upside of 103.35%. Given Spire Global's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Spire Global is more favorable than Gray Media.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gray Media	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Spire Global	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Which has better earnings & valuation, GTN.A or SPIR?

Gray Media has higher revenue and earnings than Spire Global. Spire Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gray Media, 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
Gray Media	$3.64B	0.28	$375M	$1.51	6.69
Spire Global	$110.45M	2.52	-$102.82M	-$3.48	-2.57

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GTN.A or SPIR?

0.3% of Gray Media shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.0% of Spire Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.3% of Gray Media shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of Spire Global shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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