Gray Television (GTN.A) Competitors

Cable One (NYSE:CABO) and Gray Television (NYSE:GTN.A) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Does the media refer more to CABO or GTN.A?

In the previous week, Cable One had 4 more articles in the media than Gray Television. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Cable One and 2 mentions for Gray Television. Cable One's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Gray Television's score of 0.79 indicating that Cable One is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cable One	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Gray Television	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, CABO or GTN.A?

Cable One has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gray Television has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CABO or GTN.A more profitable?

Cable One has a net margin of 15.86% compared to Gray Television's net margin of 5.69%. Cable One's return on equity of 10.98% beat Gray Television's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cable One	15.86%	10.98%	3.04%
Gray Television	5.69%	9.60%	1.85%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CABO or GTN.A?

Cable One has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Gray Television. Gray Television is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cable One, 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
Cable One	$1.60B	1.28	$224.62M	$43.24	8.44
Gray Television	$3.46B	0.18	-$76M	$1.50	4.13

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CABO or GTN.A?

89.9% of Cable One shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Gray Television shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Cable One shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of Gray Television shares are owned by 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.

Is CABO or GTN.A a better dividend stock?

Cable One pays an annual dividend of $11.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Gray Television pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Cable One pays out 27.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gray Television pays out 21.3% 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 Television is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer CABO or GTN.A?

Cable One currently has a consensus target price of $554.40, indicating a potential upside of 51.92%. Given Cable One's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Cable One is more favorable than Gray Television.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cable One	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Gray Television	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CABO or GTN.A?

Cable One received 150 more outperform votes than Gray Television when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.82% of users gave Gray Television an outperform vote while only 60.90% of users gave Cable One an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cable One	Outperform Votes 299 60.90%	Underperform Votes 192 39.10%
Gray Television	Outperform Votes 149 66.82%	Underperform Votes 74 33.18%

Summary

Cable One beats Gray Television on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.