How to buy Gray Television stock | 17.46

Gray Television, Inc is a broadcasting business based in the US. Gray Television shares (GTN) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Gray Television employs 6,912 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$2.1 billion.

How to buy shares in Gray Television

1. Compare share trading platforms. If you're a beginner, look for a platform with low commissions, expert ratings and investment tools to track your portfolio. Narrow down top brands with our comparison table.
2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Gray Television. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: GTN. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Gray Television reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$17.46, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Gray Television, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Gray Television. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

How has coronavirus impacted Gray Television's share price?

Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, Gray Television's share price has had significant negative movement.

Its last market close was USD$17.46, which is 13.99% down on its pre-crash value of USD$20.3 and 104.69% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as USD$8.53.

If you had bought USD$1,000 worth of Gray Television shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth USD$429.75 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth USD$851.70.

Gray Television share price

Use our graph to track the performance of GTN stocks over time.

Gray Television shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-20.

Latest market close	USD$17.46
52-week range	USD$8.53 - USD$23.07
50-day moving average	USD$14.1953
200-day moving average	USD$13.7283
Wall St. target price	USD$22
PE ratio	7.9458
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$1.669

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Is it a good time to buy Gray Television stock?

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Gray Television price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $17.46 from 2020-11-16

1 week (2020-11-23)	-1.80%
1 month (2020-10-30)	37.70%
3 months (2020-08-28)	8.72%
6 months (2020-05-29)	25.25%

1 year (2019-11-29)	-13.74%
2 years (2018-11-30)	-5.57%
3 years (2017-11-30)	21.25%
5 years (2015-11-30)	4.24%

Is Gray Television under- or over-valued?

Valuing Gray Television stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Gray Television's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Gray Television's P/E ratio

Gray Television's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 8x. In other words, Gray Television shares trade at around 8x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Gray Television's PEG ratio

Gray Television's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.6645. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Gray Television's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Gray Television's EBITDA

Gray Television's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$655 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Gray Television's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Gray Television financials

Revenue TTM	USD$2.1 billion
Operating margin TTM	22.25%
Gross profit TTM	USD$768 million
Return on assets TTM	4.12%
Return on equity TTM	10.53%
Profit margin	10.43%
Book value	$15.285
Market capitalisation	USD$1.2 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Gray Television shares

There are currently 2.7 million Gray Television shares held short by investors – that's known as Gray Television's "short interest". This figure is 24.7% down from 3.6 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Gray Television shares can be evaluated.

Gray Television's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Gray Television's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Gray Television shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Gray Television shares traded daily (recently around 628799.29411765). Gray Television's SIR currently stands at 4.25. In other words for every 100,000 Gray Television shares traded daily on the market, roughly 4250 shares are currently held short.

However Gray Television's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Gray Television shares, or, against the total number of tradable Gray Television shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Gray Television's short interest could be expressed as 0.03% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Gray Television shares in existence, roughly 30 shares are currently held short) or 0.0311% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Gray Television shares, roughly 31 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Gray Television.

Find out more about how you can short Gray Television stock.

Gray Television share dividends

We're not expecting Gray Television to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Gray Television's shares ever split?

Gray Television's shares were split on a 3:2 basis on 1 October 1998. So if you had owned 2 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 3 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Gray Television shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 33.3% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Gray Television shares which in turn could have impacted Gray Television's share price.

Gray Television share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Gray Television's shares have ranged in value from as little as $8.53 up to $23.07. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Gray Television's is 1.9548. This would suggest that Gray Television's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Gray Television overview

Gray Television, Inc., a television broadcast company, owns and operates television stations and digital assets in the United States. 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, Justice, Circle, 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. As of February 21, 2020, it owned and operated television stations in 93 television markets. 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.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Gray Television is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 4.468% of Gray Television shares are held by insiders and 95.531% by institutions.

• How many people work for Gray Television?

  Latest data suggests 6,912 work at Gray Television.

• When does the fiscal year end for Gray Television?

  Gray Television's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Gray Television based?

  Gray Television's address is: 4370 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta, GA, United States, 30319

• What is Gray Television's ISIN number?

  Gray Television's international securities identification number is: US3893751061

• What is Gray Television's CUSIP number?

  Gray Television's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 389190109