Gray Media vs Versant Media
GTN and VSNT side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GTN and VSNT compare
Versant Media is the larger company, worth 8.1 times as much as Gray Media ($5.0B against $617M).
Gray Media grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (0.69% versus −5.3% for Versant Media).
Versant Media keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 13.9% compared with 1.8% at Gray Media.
Both pay dividends: Gray Media yields 5.3% and Versant Media 3.1%.
Gray Media scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 10 for Versant Media), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | GTN | VSNT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $617M | $5.0B |
| Share price | $5.99 | $35.94 |
| Change, 1 year | 22.0% | – |
| Change, 5 years | −72.6% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.90 | – |
| Employees | 9,165 | 4,400 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 (better) | 10 |
| Valuation score | 3 | 3 |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 6 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 20.0× | – |
| P/S | 0.2× (better) | 0.7× |
| P/B | 0.3× (better) | 0.6× |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.5× | 5.2× (better) |
| P/FCF | 2.4× (better) | 2.7× |
| FCF yield | 41.5% (better) | 37.1% |
| Fair value | $20.64 | $103.66 |
| Margin of safety | 71.0% (better) | 65.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.69% (better) | −5.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.4% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −34.0% | −31.8% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −33.3% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 56.1% |
| Operating margin | 17.8% | 19.0% (better) |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 13.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | 7.6% | 27.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | 2.9% | 9.8% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 6.6% | 9.5% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.63 | 0.36 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.78 | 1.16 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 1.3× | 97.8× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.92 | 2.38 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.72 | 1.72 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 5.3% (better) | 3.1% |
| Payout ratio | 54.8% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Shareholder yield | 5.3% (better) | 3.1% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 73.2% | 87.9% |
| Held by insiders | 17.0% | 1.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$251K | $6.2M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 4.3% |
Go deeper
- GTN stock overview
- GTN income statement
- GTN valuation and score
- VSNT stock overview
- VSNT income statement
- VSNT valuation and score
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