Financial Survey: Gray Media (NYSE:GTN) versus Bilibili (NASDAQ:BILI)

Gray Media (NYSE:GTN) and Bilibili (NASDAQ:BILI) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

78.6% of Gray Media shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of Bilibili shares are held by institutional investors. 15.2% of Gray Media shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.2% of Bilibili shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Gray Media and Bilibili”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gray Media	$3.35 billion	0.14	$375.00 million	$0.41	11.30
Bilibili	$3.68 billion	2.81	-$184.51 million	$0.25	98.80

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Gray Media and Bilibili, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gray Media	1	1	3	0	2.40
Bilibili	0	4	6	1	2.73

Gray Media currently has a consensus target price of $7.25, suggesting a potential upside of 56.42%. Bilibili has a consensus target price of $29.17, suggesting a potential upside of 18.10%. Given Gray Media’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Gray Media is more favorable than Bilibili.

Volatility & Risk

Gray Media has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bilibili has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gray Media	5.64%	10.31%	2.17%
Bilibili	2.60%	6.99%	2.78%

Summary

Bilibili beats Gray Media on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Bilibili

Bilibili Inc. provides online entertainment services for the young generations in the People's Republic of China. It offers a range of digital content, including professional user generated videos, mobile games, and value-added services, such as live broadcasting, occupationally generated videos, audio drama on Maoer, and comics on Bilibili Comic. The company also provides advertising services; and IP derivatives and other services. In addition, it engages in the business and technology development activities; e-commerce business; and video, comics, and game distribution activities. Bilibili Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.