iHeartMedia (IHRT) Competitors $1.60 -0.02 (-1.23%) Closing price 08/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.61 +0.01 (+0.56%) As of 08/8/2025 04:25 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock IHRT vs. GTN.A, CABO, GTN, ATEX, TSAT, SPIR, WOW, SSP, AREN, and CXDOShould you be buying iHeartMedia stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of iHeartMedia include Gray Media (GTN.A), Cable One (CABO), Gray Media (GTN), Anterix (ATEX), Telesat (TSAT), Spire Global (SPIR), WideOpenWest (WOW), E.W. Scripps (SSP), The Arena Group (AREN), and Crexendo (CXDO). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry. iHeartMedia vs. Its Competitors Gray Media Cable One Gray Media Anterix Telesat Spire Global WideOpenWest E.W. Scripps The Arena Group Crexendo iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) and Gray Media (NYSE:GTN.A) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability. Which has more volatility & risk, IHRT or GTN.A? iHeartMedia has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gray Media has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is IHRT or GTN.A more profitable? Gray Media has a net margin of 7.72% compared to iHeartMedia's net margin of -32.95%. Gray Media's return on equity of 12.75% beat iHeartMedia's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets iHeartMedia-32.95% -2.84% -0.82% Gray Media 7.72%12.75%2.63% Does the media refer more to IHRT or GTN.A? In the previous week, Gray Media had 9 more articles in the media than iHeartMedia. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Gray Media and 2 mentions for iHeartMedia. Gray Media's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat iHeartMedia's score of 0.00 indicating that Gray Media is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment iHeartMedia 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Gray Media 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has better valuation and earnings, IHRT or GTN.A? Gray Media has lower revenue, but higher earnings than iHeartMedia. iHeartMedia 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 RatioiHeartMedia$3.85B0.06-$1.01B-$8.39-0.19Gray Media$3.64B0.27$375M$2.314.25 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in IHRT or GTN.A? 93.9% of iHeartMedia shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Gray Media shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.5% of iHeartMedia 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer IHRT or GTN.A? iHeartMedia presently has a consensus price target of $2.92, indicating a potential upside of 82.29%. Given iHeartMedia's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe iHeartMedia is more favorable than Gray Media.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score iHeartMedia 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Gray Media 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryGray Media beats iHeartMedia on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get iHeartMedia News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IHRT 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 IHRT 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 NASDAQ 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 IHRT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetriciHeartMediaBRDCST IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$239.15M$20.74B$8.06B$9.61BDividend YieldN/A5.65%3.22%4.14%P/E Ratio-0.1911.0319.9024.84Price / Sales0.061.364.7198.65Price / Cash0.5432.0416.2558.36Price / Book-0.172.134.355.64Net Income-$1.01B-$19.04M$218.18M$265.68M7 Day Performance-11.60%31.33%3.03%4.95%1 Month Performance-22.33%-7.28%-1.75%0.83%1 Year Performance20.30%13.88%20.42%22.18% iHeartMedia Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IHRTiHeartMedia2.1036 of 5 stars$1.60-1.2%$2.92+82.3%+10.3%$239.15M$3.85B-0.1910,100Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeGTN.AGray MediaN/A$10.98+2.1%N/A+19.2%$1.09B$3.64B4.758,610Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap DownCABOCable One4.3495 of 5 stars$142.31-1.4%$309.25+117.3%-67.0%$812.26M$1.58B-56.702,817GTNGray Media4.7698 of 5 stars$4.86-2.2%$6.17+26.9%-8.0%$504.67M$3.64B2.109,502News CoverageEarnings ReportGap DownATEXAnterix2.2428 of 5 stars$21.83+3.0%$67.00+206.9%-45.4%$396.35M$6.03M-34.6570Upcoming EarningsTSATTelesat1.0065 of 5 stars$25.33-3.0%N/A+168.0%$356.03M$416.79M-5.67470News CoverageEarnings ReportSPIRSpire Global2.1277 of 5 stars$10.57-5.2%$18.20+72.2%-10.5%$346.51M$110.45M-3.04370Upcoming EarningsWOWWideOpenWest2.2047 of 5 stars$3.54-2.7%$6.50+83.6%-38.3%$311.13M$630.90M-5.061,320Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeHigh Trading VolumeSSPE.W. Scripps4.1474 of 5 stars$3.37+1.2%$6.00+78.0%-14.9%$292.08M$2.51B3.665,000News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportARENThe Arena Group1.681 of 5 stars$5.76-5.6%$10.00+73.6%+632.9%$273.95M$128.78M-1.36360CXDOCrexendo2.9556 of 5 stars$5.76-2.2%$8.38+45.4%+38.2%$170.99M$60.84M72.01120News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GTN.A Alternatives CABO Alternatives GTN Alternatives ATEX Alternatives TSAT Alternatives SPIR Alternatives WOW Alternatives SSP Alternatives AREN Alternatives CXDO 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 (NASDAQ:IHRT) was last updated on 8/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredMan 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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