GTN
Gray Media, Inc.
GTN trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc.
VZ 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.
VZ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
VZ's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
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.
VZ PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.3x | $32.43 | -30% |
| Forward | 9x | $46.55 | — |
| Fair | 11x | $43.63 | -6.3% |
| Current | 12x | $46.55 | — |
| Expensive | 14x | $56.75 | +22% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VZ 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.
VZ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect VZ's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
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.
VZ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.19 | +32% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.93 | -16% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.85 | -10% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.11 | -2.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.06 | -1.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.68 | +103% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.29 | +61% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.20 | +57% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.14 | +51% |
VZ 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 VZ on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VZ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $34.3B | +1.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $34.3B | -0.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $34.4B | +2.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $36.4B | +2% |
| Q3 2025 | $33.8B | +1.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $34.5B | +5.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $33.5B | +1.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $35.7B | +1.6% |
VZ has the edge over GTN on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 25% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 21% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 24% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 14% | -7.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 24% | +6.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 24% | -0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | +1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +19 points |
VZ's operating margin was 25% last quarter, up 1.3 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top 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 still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2024 peak: $256M over the past year.
VZ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.5B | +2.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.4B | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $8B | +2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.1B | -13% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.3B | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $9B | -5.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.8B | +9.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.4B | +20% |
VZ has the edge over GTN on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 | — |
VZ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -10M shares |
| 1 year | -1.7% | -72M shares |
| 3 years | -1.3% | -55M shares |
| 5 years | +0.4% | +17M shares |
| Available history | +0.5% | +21M shares |
VZ has the edge over GTN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $500M |
| Q2 2026 | $1B |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B |
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.
VZ Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.0x | Elevated |
VZ 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).
VZ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 44.6 | Neutral |
VZ's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 45 (neutral).
GTN PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | GTN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 16x | 17% above |
| PE % | 88 | 26 | 62 pts above |
GTN is trading at 19x earnings, a 17% premium to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
VZ PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | VZ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 16x | 28% below |
| PE % | 58 | 26 | 32 pts above |
VZ has the edge over GTN on valuation relative to its sector.
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 bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20-, 50- and 100-week averages, but 1% below its 200-week average.
VZ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $45.1 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $46.3 | 0.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $46.1 | 1.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $44.2 | 5.4% above |
| 200 week MA | $41.4 | 12% above |
VZ has the edge over GTN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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 VZ on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VZ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $61.5 | $58.8 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | $58.8 | $52.7 | -10% |
| 2022 | $52.7 | $38.4 | -27% |
| 2023 | $38.4 | $37.7 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | $37.7 | $39.9 | +5.9% |
| 2025 | $39.9 | $40.5 | +1.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $40.5 | $46.6 | +15% |
VZ has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's up 15% so far in 2026.