GTN
Gray Media, Inc.
GTN trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META has the edge over GTN overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
GTN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
GTN's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
META Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
META's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
GTN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 2.6x | $0.77 | -87% |
| Forward | 4.6x | $5.81 | — |
| Fair | 7.2x | $2.16 | -63% |
| Expensive | 14x | $4.31 | -26% |
| Current | 19x | $5.81 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GTN's PE is in its expensive range at 19x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 4.6x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
META PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 19x | $624 | — |
| Cheap | 21x | $613 | -1.7% |
| Current | 21x | $624 | — |
| Fair | 27x | $803 | +29% |
| Expensive | 32x | $934 | +50% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
META has the edge over GTN in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
GTN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for GTN, but weaker profitability. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
META Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for META, but weaker profitability. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
GTN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.26 | +320% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.30 | -32% |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.60 | -139% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.52 | -165% |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.41 | -142% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.44 | -71% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.54 | +2100% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.34 | +$2.46 |
| Q4 2024 | $3.36 | +$4.75 |
GTN's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.30 over the past year, against $4.33 in late 2022.
META Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $32.16 | +9.7% |
| Q3 2026 | $29.32 | +30% |
| Q2 2026 | $26.54 | -3.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $27.50 | +7.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $23.49 | -1.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $22.58 | +6.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $27.56 | +41% |
| Q1 2025 | $25.58 | +47% |
| Q4 2024 | $23.86 | +60% |
META has the edge over GTN on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GTN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $972M | +30% |
| Q2 2026 | $839M | +8.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $768M | -1.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $792M | -24% |
| Q3 2025 | $749M | -21% |
| Q2 2025 | $772M | -6.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $782M | -5% |
| Q4 2024 | $1B | +21% |
GTN's revenue has held roughly level: $972M last quarter, up 30% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 27% | +14 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | +5.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | -1.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | -17 points |
| Q3 2025 | 14% | -13 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | -7.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | -3.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 31% | +18 points |
GTN has the edge over META on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
META Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $64.6B | +26% |
| Q2 2026 | $60.8B | +28% |
| Q1 2026 | $56.3B | +33% |
| Q4 2025 | $59.9B | +24% |
| Q3 2025 | $51.2B | +26% |
| Q2 2025 | $47.5B | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $42.3B | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $48.4B | +21% |
META has the edge over GTN on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20% | -20 points |
| Q2 2026 | 31% | -12 points |
| Q1 2026 | 41% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 41% | -7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 40% | -2.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 43% | +5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 41% | +3.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 48% | +7.4 points |
META's operating margin was 20% last quarter, down 20 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
GTN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $99M | +$110M |
| Q2 2026 | $106M | +1667% |
| Q1 2026 | -$18M | -115% |
| Q4 2025 | $69M | -79% |
| Q3 2025 | -$11M | -104% |
| Q2 2025 | $6M | +$17M |
| Q1 2025 | $117M | +244% |
| Q4 2024 | $328M | +1326% |
GTN has the edge over META on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
META Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.2B | -110% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.7B | -81% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.2B | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $14.8B | +9.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.2B | -32% |
| Q2 2025 | $9B | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.1B | -14% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.6B | +16% |
META usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$1.2B, but it generated $28.6B over the past year.
GTN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | +3.1% | +3M shares |
| 3 years | +7.5% | +7M shares |
| 5 years | +5.3% | +5M shares |
| Available history | 0% | -- |
GTN has 100M diluted shares, up 3.1% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | $30M |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
META Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +7M shares |
| 1 year | 0% | +1M shares |
| 3 years | -2.6% | -68M shares |
| 5 years | -10% | -286M shares |
| Available history | -11% | -303M shares |
META has the edge over GTN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $3.3B |
| Q2 2025 | $10.2B |
| Q1 2025 | $12.8B |
| Q4 2024 | — |
META hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
GTN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.8x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 8.4x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 8.9x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 8.6x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 6.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 5.4x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 5.0x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.9x | High |
GTN's net debt is about 6.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 6.4 years a year ago.
META Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
META has the edge over GTN on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
GTN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 66.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 59.4 | Neutral |
GTN's weekly RSI is 66 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 59 (neutral).
META Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 33.7 | Neutral |
META's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 34 (neutral).
GTN PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | GTN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 16x | 17% above |
| PE % | 88 | 26 | 62 pts above |
GTN has the edge over META on valuation relative to its sector.
META PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | META | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 16x | 29% above |
| PE % | 18 | 26 | 8 pts below |
META is trading at 21x earnings, a 29% premium to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
GTN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.73 | 23% above |
| 20 week MA | $4.61 | 26% above |
| 50 week MA | $4.64 | 25% above |
| 100 week MA | $4.52 | 29% above |
| 200 week MA | $5.87 | 1% below |
GTN has the edge over META on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
META Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $674.9 | 7.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $634.5 | 1.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $630.8 | 1.1% below |
| 100 week MA | $647.8 | 3.7% below |
| 200 week MA | $517.5 | 21% above |
META has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 21% above its 200-week average.
GTN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $21.3 | $17.4 | -18% |
| 2021 | $17.4 | $20.3 | +17% |
| 2022 | $20.3 | $10.5 | -48% |
| 2023 | $10.5 | $8.96 | -14% |
| 2024 | $8.96 | $3.01 | -66% |
| 2025 | $3.01 | $4.93 | +64% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.93 | $5.81 | +18% |
GTN has the edge over META on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
META Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $208.1 | $267.4 | +28% |
| 2021 | $267.4 | $335.2 | +25% |
| 2022 | $335.2 | $118.0 | -65% |
| 2023 | $118.0 | $354.0 | +200% |
| 2024 | $354.0 | $599.8 | +69% |
| 2025 | $599.8 | $663.3 | +11% |
| 2026 YTD | $663.3 | $623.6 | -6% |
META's yearly returns have swung widely, from +200% in 2023 to −65% in 2022. It's down 6% so far in 2026.