Corus Entertainment (OTCMKTS:CJREF – Get Free Report) and Gray Media (NYSE:GTN – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability.
Volatility and Risk
Corus Entertainment has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gray Media has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Corus Entertainment and Gray Media’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Corus Entertainment | -6.51% | N/A | -0.27% |
| Gray Media | 5.64% | 10.31% | 2.17% |
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Corus Entertainment | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Gray Media | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.75 |
Gray Media has a consensus target price of $6.88, indicating a potential upside of 20.72%. Given Gray Media’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Gray Media is more favorable than Corus Entertainment.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Corus Entertainment and Gray Media”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Corus Entertainment | $933.82 million | 0.01 | -$567.81 million | ($0.28) | -0.25 |
| Gray Media | $3.64 billion | 0.16 | $375.00 million | $1.51 | 3.77 |
Gray Media has higher revenue and earnings than Corus Entertainment. Corus Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gray Media, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
78.6% of Gray Media shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Corus Entertainment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.2% of Gray Media shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Gray Media beats Corus Entertainment on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Corus Entertainment
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.
About Gray Media
Gray Television, Inc., a television broadcasting company, owns and/or operates television stations and digital assets in the United States. It also broadcasts secondary digital channels affiliated to ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX, as well as various other networks and program services, including CW Plus Network, MY Network, the MeTV Network, Circle, Telemundo, THE365, and Outlaw; and local news/weather channels in various markets. It owns and operates television stations and digital assets that serve television markets in the United States. 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 1891 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
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