Gray Television (GTN) Competitors

Liberty Latin America (NASDAQ:LILA) and Gray Television (NYSE:GTN) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, earnings and community ranking.

Does the media prefer LILA or GTN?

In the previous week, Gray Television had 12 more articles in the media than Liberty Latin America. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Gray Television and 2 mentions for Liberty Latin America. Gray Television's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Liberty Latin America's score of 0.86 indicating that Gray Television is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Liberty Latin America	Positive
Gray Television	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of LILA or GTN?

18.5% of Liberty Latin America shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of Gray Television shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.4% of Liberty Latin America shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of Gray Television shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, LILA or GTN?

Liberty Latin America has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gray Television has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LILA or GTN more profitable?

Gray Television has a net margin of 5.69% compared to Liberty Latin America's net margin of -13.02%. Gray Television's return on equity of 9.60% beat Liberty Latin America's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Liberty Latin America	-13.02%	-27.22%	-4.41%
Gray Television	5.69%	9.60%	1.85%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LILA or GTN?

Gray Television received 115 more outperform votes than Liberty Latin America when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.94% of users gave Gray Television an outperform vote while only 57.87% of users gave Liberty Latin America an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Liberty Latin America	Outperform Votes 294 57.87%	Underperform Votes 214 42.13%
Gray Television	Outperform Votes 409 66.94%	Underperform Votes 202 33.06%

Do analysts rate LILA or GTN?

Liberty Latin America presently has a consensus target price of $8.65, suggesting a potential upside of 33.69%. Gray Television has a consensus target price of $6.67, suggesting a potential upside of 42.15%. Given Gray Television's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Gray Television is more favorable than Liberty Latin America.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Liberty Latin America	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Gray Television	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has better earnings & valuation, LILA or GTN?

Liberty Latin America has higher revenue and earnings than Gray Television. Liberty Latin America is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gray Television, 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
Liberty Latin America	$4.51B	0.28	-$73.60M	-$2.93	-2.21
Gray Television	$3.28B	0.14	-$76M	$1.50	3.13

Summary

Gray Television beats Liberty Latin America on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.