The stock of Gray Media Inc (GTN) has gone up by 27.39% for the week, with a 25.13% rise in the past month and a 26.41% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.25%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 7.05% for GTN. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 23.98% for GTN’s stock, with a 5.53% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Gray Media Inc (NYSE: GTN) Right Now?
Gray Media Inc (NYSE: GTN) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 1.48x compared to its average ratio. GTN has 36-month beta value of 1.09. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
The public float for GTN is 84.72M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.35% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of GTN on March 19, 2025 was 1.53M shares.
GTN) stock’s latest price update
Gray Media Inc (NYSE: GTN)’s stock price has increased by 5.57 compared to its previous closing price of 4.67. However, the company has seen a 27.39% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-03-17 that ATLANTA, March 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Local News Live’s signature afternoon newscast joins the programming lineup on 37 of Gray Media’s local television stations starting today. The one-hour newscast featuring top stories from local journalists in Gray newsrooms across the country will air weekdays at 2:00 p.m. (ET) in most markets. This expansion means Local News Live now airs Monday through Friday in a total of 46 television markets and reaches more than 19 million households according to Nielsen.
Analysts’ Opinion of GTN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GTN stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for GTN by listing it as a “Equal Weight.” The predicted price for GTN in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $4 based on the research report published on March 03, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Underweight” to GTN, setting the target price at $7 in the report published on November 09th of the previous year.
GTN Trading at 29.76% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GTN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -33.47% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.05%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.25%, as shares surge +25.13% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +47.16% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GTN rose by +27.39%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -10.69% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $3.98. In addition, Gray Media Inc saw 56.51% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at GTN starting from BOGER RICHARD LEE, who sale 16,000 shares at the price of $3.85 back on Feb 28 ’25. After this action, BOGER RICHARD LEE now owns 55,347 shares of Gray Media Inc, valued at $61,552 using the latest closing price.
BOGER RICHARD LEE, the Director of Gray Media Inc, proposed sale 16,000 shares at $3.84 during a trade that took place back on Feb 28 ’25, which means that BOGER RICHARD LEE is holding shares at $61,440 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GTN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.23 for the present operating margin
- 0.48 for the gross margin
The net margin for Gray Media Inc stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 13.50, with 3.50 for asset returns.
Based on Gray Media Inc (GTN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.66 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.13. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.94. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.75.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.27 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.39. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.67. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.62for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.35. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.03.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Gray Media Inc (GTN) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
