The Arena Group (AREN) Competitors $6.61 +0.50 (+8.18%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.35 -0.26 (-3.93%) As of 08/1/2025 07:58 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 FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock AREN vs. GTN.A, CABO, GTN, ATEX, TSAT, SPIR, WOW, SSP, IHRT, and CXDOShould you be buying The Arena Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Arena Group include Gray Media (GTN.A), Cable One (CABO), Gray Media (GTN), Anterix (ATEX), Telesat (TSAT), Spire Global (SPIR), WideOpenWest (WOW), E.W. Scripps (SSP), iHeartMedia (IHRT), and Crexendo (CXDO). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry. The Arena Group vs. Its Competitors Gray Media Cable One Gray Media Anterix Telesat Spire Global WideOpenWest E.W. Scripps iHeartMedia Crexendo The Arena Group (NYSE:AREN) and Gray Media (NYSE:GTN.A) are both small-cap communication companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and risk. Is AREN or GTN.A more profitable? Gray Media has a net margin of 7.72% compared to The Arena Group's net margin of -70.59%. Gray Media's return on equity of 12.75% beat The Arena Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The Arena Group-70.59% N/A -15.23% Gray Media 7.72%12.75%2.63% Does the media refer more to AREN or GTN.A? In the previous week, Gray Media had 5 more articles in the media than The Arena Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Gray Media and 1 mentions for The Arena Group. Gray Media's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat The Arena Group'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 The Arena Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Gray Media 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AREN or GTN.A? 85.6% of The Arena Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Gray Media shares are held by institutional investors. 74.2% of The Arena Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of Gray Media shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, AREN or GTN.A? The Arena Group has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less 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. Do analysts prefer AREN or GTN.A? The Arena Group currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 51.29%. Given The Arena Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe The Arena Group is more favorable than Gray Media.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score The Arena Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Gray Media 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AREN or GTN.A? Gray Media has higher revenue and earnings than The Arena Group. Gray Media is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Arena Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThe Arena Group$128.78M2.44-$55.58M$0.05132.20Gray Media$3.64B0.30$375M$2.314.61 SummaryGray Media beats The Arena Group on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get The Arena Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AREN 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 AREN 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 AREN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricThe Arena GroupCable & other pay television services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$314.38M$299.76M$14.77B$20.69BDividend YieldN/AN/A2.81%3.67%P/E Ratio-1.56N/A24.0529.07Price / Sales2.441.3968.5366.37Price / CashN/AN/A26.9422.84Price / Book-2.67N/A5.074.43Net Income-$55.58M-$90.80M$195.86M$994.22M7 Day Performance8.36%4.18%-4.24%-3.35%1 Month Performance9.44%4.72%-1.10%-2.06%1 Year Performance618.48%309.24%28.98%10.15% The Arena Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARENThe Arena Group1.8784 of 5 stars$6.61+8.2%$10.00+51.3%+642.7%$314.38M$128.78M-1.56360GTN.AGray MediaN/A$11.10-1.4%N/A+20.2%$1.13B$3.64B4.818,610News CoverageCABOCable One4.3023 of 5 stars$148.26+5.7%$309.25+108.6%-66.1%$834.23M$1.56B-59.062,817News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap UpGTNGray Media4.7886 of 5 stars$4.96+0.2%$6.17+24.3%-26.6%$503.15M$3.60B2.159,502Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionGap DownATEXAnterix2.2551 of 5 stars$22.20-1.6%$67.00+201.8%-44.5%$414.86M$6.03M-35.2170TSATTelesat0.8176 of 5 stars$27.52+2.7%N/A+194.7%$375.31M$416.79M-6.16470News CoverageSPIRSpire Global2.2467 of 5 stars$10.79-10.6%$18.20+68.8%-23.4%$335.07M$110.45M-3.10370Gap DownWOWWideOpenWest2.2517 of 5 stars$3.85+1.2%$6.50+69.1%-36.4%$328.66M$619.40M-5.491,320News CoverageShort Interest ↑SSPE.W. Scripps4.1435 of 5 stars$3.31+1.6%$6.00+81.1%-17.6%$288.13M$2.51B3.575,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeGap DownIHRTiHeartMedia2.5214 of 5 stars$1.91+1.9%$2.92+53.1%+5.2%$281.22M$3.85B-0.2310,100Gap DownCXDOCrexendo2.7664 of 5 stars$5.83+3.0%$8.38+43.7%+29.3%$169.25M$60.84M72.88120Positive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Gray Media Competitors Cable One Competitors Gray Media Competitors Anterix Competitors Telesat Competitors Spire Global Competitors WideOpenWest Competitors E.W. 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