Gray Media (NYSE:GTN) and Radioio (OTCMKTS:RAIO) Critical Review

Radioio (OTCMKTS:RAIO) and Gray Media (NYSE:GTN) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Radioio and Gray Media, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Radioio	0	0	0	0	0.00
Gray Media	1	1	3	1	2.67

Gray Media has a consensus price target of $7.25, suggesting a potential upside of 22.88%. Given Gray Media’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Gray Media is more favorable than Radioio.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

78.6% of Gray Media shares are held by institutional investors. 40.4% of Radioio 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, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Radioio and Gray Media”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Radioio	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gray Media	$3.64 billion	0.17	$375.00 million	$0.41	14.39

Gray Media has higher revenue and earnings than Radioio.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Radioio	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gray Media	2.81%	5.50%	1.17%

Summary

Gray Media beats Radioio on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Radioio

Radioio, Inc. operates an Internet media platform that provides streamed music to targeted audiences. Radioio broadcasts 140 streaming channels, and offers Internet radio services, including customized channels with various genres of music ranging from high-brow classical to acid rock. The company also provides a background music and messaging ecosystem for large franchise businesses and other vertical markets, such as retail, hospitality, and health and wellness. In addition, it offers Radioio live channels that stream live and pre-recorded talk radio content over the Internet to individual customers via advertising. The company was formerly known as ioWorldMedia, Incorporated and changed its name to Radioio, Inc. December 2013. Radioio, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is based in New York, New York.

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.