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Gray Media (GTN) Outperforms Broader Market: What You Need to Know
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Gray Media (GTN - Free Report) closed at $5.91 in the latest trading session, marking a +2.96% move from the prior day. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 1.2% gain on the day. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 1.79%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 1.52%.
The broadcast television company's shares have seen an increase of 30.75% over the last month, surpassing the Consumer Discretionary sector's gain of 4.18% and the S&P 500's gain of 5.15%.
The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Gray Media in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is scheduled to release its earnings on May 7, 2026. The company's upcoming EPS is projected at -$0.27, signifying a 17.39% drop compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $765 million, down 2.17% from the year-ago period.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $2.58 per share and a revenue of $3.5 billion, demonstrating changes of +334.55% and +13.15%, respectively, from the preceding year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Gray Media. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the business and profitability.
Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, there's been no change in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. Gray Media is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that Gray Media has a Forward P/E ratio of 2.22 right now. This indicates a discount in contrast to its industry's Forward P/E of 19.83.
The Broadcast Radio and Television industry is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 153, placing it within the bottom 38% of over 250 industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the strength of our separate industry groups by calculating the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks contained within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.
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Gray Media (GTN) Outperforms Broader Market: What You Need to Know
Gray Media (GTN - Free Report) closed at $5.91 in the latest trading session, marking a +2.96% move from the prior day. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 1.2% gain on the day. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 1.79%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 1.52%.
The broadcast television company's shares have seen an increase of 30.75% over the last month, surpassing the Consumer Discretionary sector's gain of 4.18% and the S&P 500's gain of 5.15%.
The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Gray Media in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is scheduled to release its earnings on May 7, 2026. The company's upcoming EPS is projected at -$0.27, signifying a 17.39% drop compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $765 million, down 2.17% from the year-ago period.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $2.58 per share and a revenue of $3.5 billion, demonstrating changes of +334.55% and +13.15%, respectively, from the preceding year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Gray Media. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the business and profitability.
Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, there's been no change in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. Gray Media is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that Gray Media has a Forward P/E ratio of 2.22 right now. This indicates a discount in contrast to its industry's Forward P/E of 19.83.
The Broadcast Radio and Television industry is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 153, placing it within the bottom 38% of over 250 industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the strength of our separate industry groups by calculating the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks contained within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.