Gray Media vs Sinclair
GTN and SBGI side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GTN and SBGI compare
Sinclair is the larger company, worth 1.8 times as much as Gray Media ($1.1B against $617M).
On earnings, Sinclair is cheaper: it trades at 11.0× trailing earnings, against 20.0× for Gray Media.
Sinclair grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (1.2% versus 0.69% for Gray Media).
Sinclair keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 2.8% compared with 1.8% at Gray Media.
Both pay dividends: Gray Media yields 5.3% and Sinclair 6.6%.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | GTN | SBGI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $617M | $1.1B |
| Share price | $5.99 | $15.14 |
| Change, 1 year | 22.0% | −9.1% |
| Change, 5 years | −72.6% | −37.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.90 | 1.03 |
| Employees | 9,165 | 7,100 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 | 11 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Dividend score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 20.0× | 11.0× (better) |
| P/S | 0.2× (better) | 0.3× |
| P/B | 0.3× (better) | 2.7× |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.5× (better) | 7.9× |
| P/FCF | 2.4× (better) | 4.2× |
| FCF yield | 41.5% (better) | 23.9% |
| Fair value | $20.64 | $17.11 |
| Margin of safety | 71.0% (better) | 11.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.69% | 1.2% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.4% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −34.0% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −33.3% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 17.8% (better) | 8.6% |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 2.8% (better) |
| FCF margin | 7.6% | 7.8% (better) |
| Return on equity | 2.9% | 25.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 6.6% | 7.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.63 (better) | 9.84 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.78 | 6.07 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 1.3× (better) | 0.9× |
| Current ratio | 0.92 | 1.97 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.72 | 1.01 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 5.3% | 6.6% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 54.8% | 75.0% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Shareholder yield | 5.3% | 6.6% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 73.2% | 44.6% |
| Held by insiders | 17.0% | 62.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$251K (better) | −$12.8M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 15.8% |
Go deeper
- GTN stock overview
- GTN income statement
- GTN valuation and score
- SBGI stock overview
- SBGI income statement
- SBGI valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.