Gray Television (GTN) Competitors

Gray Television (NYSE:GTN) and Adeia (NASDAQ:ADEA) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer GTN or ADEA?

In the previous week, Adeia had 3 more articles in the media than Gray Television. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Adeia and 3 mentions for Gray Television. Adeia's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Gray Television's score of 0.90 indicating that Adeia is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gray Television	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Adeia	4 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 and risk, GTN or ADEA?

Gray Television has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adeia has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GTN or ADEA?

78.6% of Gray Television shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Adeia shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.8% of Gray Television shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Adeia shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is GTN or ADEA more profitable?

Adeia has a net margin of 17.19% compared to Gray Television's net margin of 5.69%. Adeia's return on equity of 32.81% beat Gray Television's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gray Television	5.69%	9.60%	1.85%
Adeia	17.19%	32.81%	11.24%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GTN or ADEA?

Adeia has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gray Television. Gray Television is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Adeia, 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 Television	$3.64B	0.12	-$76M	$3.33	1.28
Adeia	$376.02M	3.86	$64.62M	$0.57	23.69

Is GTN or ADEA a better dividend stock?

Gray Television pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Adeia pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Gray Television pays out 9.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Adeia pays out 35.1% 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 GTN or ADEA?

Gray Television currently has a consensus target price of $6.33, indicating a potential upside of 48.50%. Adeia has a consensus target price of $18.33, indicating a potential upside of 35.75%. Given Gray Television's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Gray Television is more favorable than Adeia.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gray Television	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Adeia	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GTN or ADEA?

Gray Television received 390 more outperform votes than Adeia when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 90.91% of users gave Adeia an outperform vote while only 66.88% of users gave Gray Television an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gray Television	Outperform Votes 410 66.88%	Underperform Votes 203 33.12%
Adeia	Outperform Votes 20 90.91%	Underperform Votes 2 9.09%

Summary

Adeia beats Gray Television on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.