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Gray Media (GTN) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: Here's Why
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Gray Media (GTN - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $4.54, moving -6% from the previous trading session. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.6%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.83%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.64%.
Heading into today, shares of the broadcast television company had lost 0.82% over the past month, lagging the Consumer Discretionary sector's loss of 0.15% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.34%.
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 November 6, 2026. The company is predicted to post an EPS of $0.84, indicating a 450% growth compared to the equivalent quarter last year. Simultaneously, our latest consensus estimate expects the revenue to be $955.5 million, showing a 27.57% escalation compared to the year-ago quarter.
In terms of the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates predict earnings of $2.35 per share and a revenue of $3.63 billion, indicating changes of +313.64% and +17.32%, respectively, from the former year.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Gray Media. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has shifted 0.64% upward. At present, Gray Media boasts a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).
In the context of valuation, Gray Media is at present trading with a Forward P/E ratio of 2.06. This signifies a discount in comparison to the average Forward P/E of 9.51 for its industry.
It's also important to note that GTN currently trades at a PEG ratio of 0.1. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. By the end of yesterday's trading, the Broadcast Radio and Television industry had an average PEG ratio of 0.91.
The Broadcast Radio and Television industry is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 70, which puts it in the top 29% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Don't forget to use Zacks.com to keep track of all these stock-moving metrics, and others, in the upcoming trading sessions.
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Gray Media (GTN) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: Here's Why
Gray Media (GTN - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $4.54, moving -6% from the previous trading session. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.6%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.83%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.64%.
Heading into today, shares of the broadcast television company had lost 0.82% over the past month, lagging the Consumer Discretionary sector's loss of 0.15% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.34%.
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 November 6, 2026. The company is predicted to post an EPS of $0.84, indicating a 450% growth compared to the equivalent quarter last year. Simultaneously, our latest consensus estimate expects the revenue to be $955.5 million, showing a 27.57% escalation compared to the year-ago quarter.
In terms of the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates predict earnings of $2.35 per share and a revenue of $3.63 billion, indicating changes of +313.64% and +17.32%, respectively, from the former year.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Gray Media. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has shifted 0.64% upward. At present, Gray Media boasts a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).
In the context of valuation, Gray Media is at present trading with a Forward P/E ratio of 2.06. This signifies a discount in comparison to the average Forward P/E of 9.51 for its industry.
It's also important to note that GTN currently trades at a PEG ratio of 0.1. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. By the end of yesterday's trading, the Broadcast Radio and Television industry had an average PEG ratio of 0.91.
The Broadcast Radio and Television industry is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 70, which puts it in the top 29% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Don't forget to use Zacks.com to keep track of all these stock-moving metrics, and others, in the upcoming trading sessions.