Analyzing Corus Entertainment (OTCMKTS:CJREF) and Gray Media (NYSE:GTN.A)

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Gray Media and Corus Entertainment”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
Gray Media $3.10 billion 0.25 -$85.00 million ($1.53) -4.84
Corus Entertainment $807.48 million 0.01 -$235.20 million ($1.20) -0.02

Gray Media has higher revenue and earnings than Corus Entertainment. Gray Media is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Corus Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.3% of Gray Media shares are held by institutional investors. 13.3% of Gray Media shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Corus Entertainment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Gray Media has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Corus Entertainment has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Gray Media and Corus Entertainment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Gray Media -3.12% -3.07% -0.64%
Corus Entertainment -34.04% N/A -8.69%

Summary

Gray Media beats Corus Entertainment on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Gray Media

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Gray Television, Inc., a television broadcast company, owns and operates television stations and digital assets in the United States. As of February 28, 2019, it owned and operated television stations in 91 television markets broadcasting approximately 400 program streams, including approximately 150 channels affiliated with the CBS Network, the NBC Network, the ABC Network, and the FOX Network. The company also broadcasts secondary digital channels affiliated to ABC, CBS, and FOX, as well as channels affiliated with various other networks and program services, including CW Plus Network, MY Network, the MeTV Network, This TV Network, Antenna TV, Telemundo, Cozi, Heroes and Icons, and MOVIES! Network; and local news/weather channels in various markets. In addition, it is also involved in the video program production, marketing, and digital businesses including Raycom Sports, Tupelo-Raycom, and RTM Studios; and production of PowerNation programs and content. The company was formerly known as Gray Communications Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Gray Television, Inc. in August 2002. Gray Television, Inc. was founded in 1897 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

About Corus Entertainment

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Corus Entertainment Inc., a media and content company, operates specialty and conventional television networks, and radio stations in Canada and internationally. It operates in two segments, Television and Radio. The Television segment consists of specialty television networks, conventional television stations, digital and streaming platforms, a social digital agency, and a social media creator network; and provides technology and media services. This segment also engages in the production and distribution of films and television programs; merchandise licensing and book publishing activities; and provision of advertising services, subscriptions, and the licensing of proprietary films and television programs, as well as production services. The Radio segment operates radio stations that include a network of news/talk radio stations, as well as classic hits, rock, country, and hot adult contemporary radio formats. The company produces and distributes children’s animated content and consumer products; owns Nelvana, Corus Studios, Aircraft Pictures, Kid Can Press, so.da, and Kin Community Canada, and Quay Media Services; and operates companion websites, digital and streaming platforms, and applications that are related to its brands. Corus Entertainment Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

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