Analyzing Radioio (OTCMKTS:RAIO) & Gray Media (NYSE:GTN)

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

78.6% of Gray Media shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.2% of Gray Media shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 40.4% of Radioio shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Gray Media has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Radioio has a beta of -1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 226% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Gray Media and Radioio, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

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

Gray Media currently has a consensus target price of $7.88, suggesting a potential upside of 49.57%. Given Gray Media’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Gray Media is more favorable than Radioio.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Gray Media and Radioio”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	0.17	-$85.00 million	($1.42)	-3.71
Radioio	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Radioio has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gray Media.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gray Media	-2.75%	-2.51%	-0.53%
Radioio	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Gray Media beats Radioio on 7 of the 11 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 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.