Gray Media Inc (NYSE: GTN) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -7.69 compared to its previous closing price of 4.55. However, the company has seen a gain of 12.90% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-05-13 that ATLANTA, May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gray Media announced today the moves of two current General Managers to new markets. Gray has named Shannon Booth as the next General Manager of WOWT (NBC) in Omaha, Nebraska. She will succeed Jim McKernan, who is retiring on June 2 after a 44-year career in broadcasting. Jacque Harms will succeed Shannon as General Manager of Gray’s KOLN (CBS) and KSNB (NBC) in Lincoln, Nebraska, and KNOP (NBC) and KNPL (CBS) in North Platte, Nebraska.
Is It Worth Investing in Gray Media Inc (NYSE: GTN) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Gray Media Inc (NYSE: GTN) is 1.82x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for GTN is 1.24. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for GTN is 85.27M and currently, short sellers hold a 4.62% of that float. On May 15, 2025, GTN’s average trading volume was 1.72M shares.
GTN’s Market Performance
GTN’s stock has seen a 12.90% increase for the week, with a 25.00% rise in the past month and a 6.87% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 8.71%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.17% for Gray Media Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 13.47% for GTN’s stock, with a simple moving average of -4.03% for the last 200 days.
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 6.26% 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 -42.31% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.17%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 8.71%, as shares surge +25.37% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +18.64% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GTN rose by +12.90%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -35.19% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $3.70. In addition, Gray Media Inc saw 33.33% 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
- 0.47 for the gross margin
The net margin for Gray Media Inc stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 9.92, with 2.63 for asset returns.
Based on Gray Media Inc (GTN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.05 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 11.16. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.05. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.68.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.25 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.07. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.13. The receivables turnover for the company is 18.2for 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 0.91.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Gray Media Inc (GTN) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
