Paramount Global (PARA) Competitors $10.58 +0.25 (+2.42%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends PARA vs. NXST, TGNA, LBRDA, CETV, SBGI, TEF, WBD, VOD, TU, and FOXAShould you be buying Paramount Global stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Paramount Global include Nexstar Media Group (NXST), TEGNA (TGNA), Liberty Broadband (LBRDA), Central European Media Enterprises (CETV), Sinclair (SBGI), Telefónica (TEF), Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), TELUS (TU), and FOX (FOXA). Paramount Global vs. Nexstar Media Group TEGNA Liberty Broadband Central European Media Enterprises Sinclair Telefónica Warner Bros. Discovery Vodafone Group Public TELUS FOX Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ:NXST) and Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and valuation. Is NXST or PARA a better dividend stock? Nexstar Media Group pays an annual dividend of $6.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Paramount Global pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Nexstar Media Group pays out 39.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Paramount Global pays out -2.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Nexstar Media Group has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Nexstar Media Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more risk and volatility, NXST or PARA? Nexstar Media Group has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paramount Global has a beta of 1.74, meaning that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to NXST or PARA? In the previous week, Nexstar Media Group had 2 more articles in the media than Paramount Global. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Nexstar Media Group and 16 mentions for Paramount Global. Paramount Global's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Nexstar Media Group's score of 0.41 indicating that Paramount Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Nexstar Media Group 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Paramount Global 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor NXST or PARA? Nexstar Media Group received 508 more outperform votes than Paramount Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.62% of users gave Nexstar Media Group an outperform vote while only 14.86% of users gave Paramount Global an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNexstar Media GroupOutperform Votes53071.62% Underperform Votes21028.38% Paramount GlobalOutperform Votes2214.86%Underperform Votes12685.14% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NXST or PARA? 95.3% of Nexstar Media Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.0% of Paramount Global shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of Nexstar Media Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Paramount Global shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is NXST or PARA more profitable? Nexstar Media Group has a net margin of 11.39% compared to Paramount Global's net margin of -18.89%. Nexstar Media Group's return on equity of 26.03% beat Paramount Global's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nexstar Media Group11.39% 26.03% 5.01% Paramount Global -18.89%5.81%2.33% Do analysts rate NXST or PARA? Nexstar Media Group currently has a consensus target price of $198.50, suggesting a potential upside of 18.98%. Paramount Global has a consensus target price of $12.40, suggesting a potential upside of 17.20%. Given Nexstar Media Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Nexstar Media Group is more favorable than Paramount Global.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Nexstar Media Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Paramount Global 8 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.72 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NXST or PARA? Nexstar Media Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Paramount Global. Paramount Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nexstar Media Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNexstar Media Group$4.93B1.05$346M$17.299.65Paramount Global$29.65B0.24-$608M-$8.22-1.29 SummaryNexstar Media Group beats Paramount Global on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Paradigm Press[Urgent] Starlink Set For The Largest IPO In History?He turned PayPal from a tiny, off-the-radar startup… to a massive $64 billion giant. Then, he did it again with Tesla… which is up more than 19,500% since 2010. For perspective, that turns $100 invested into almost $20,000! And now, Elon could be set to do it for the third and final time… with what might be his biggest breakthrough yet. And for the first time ever, you have the rare chance to profit BEFORE the upcoming IPO.Click here now for the urgent details on this hidden play. Get Paramount Global News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PARA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PARA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricParamount GlobalTelevision broadcasting stations IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$6.89B$6.08B$8.31B$8.89BDividend Yield1.94%3.65%2.77%4.06%P/E Ratio-1.295.9214.1613.30Price / Sales0.240.867.7981.01Price / Cash0.435.2315.4336.03Price / Book0.411.004.495.74Net Income-$608M$74.45M$265.65M$225.93M7 Day Performance-6.78%-2.13%-1.56%-1.32%1 Month Performance2.62%-4.44%-2.08%0.60%1 Year Performance-24.75%-1.04%15.34%26.23% Paramount Global Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PARAParamount Global1.3829 of 5 stars$10.58+2.4%$12.40+17.2%-24.0%$6.89B$29.65B-1.2921,900NXSTNexstar Media Group4.8457 of 5 stars$166.83+2.0%$198.50+19.0%+10.4%$5.07B$4.93B9.6513,294TGNATEGNA2.0364 of 5 stars$18.11+1.3%$19.00+4.9%+13.3%$2.88B$2.91B6.406,200Dividend AnnouncementLBRDALiberty Broadband3.5091 of 5 stars$86.87+1.0%$79.00-9.1%+3.2%$12.29B$981M16.001,900CETVCentral European Media EnterprisesN/A$4.57flatN/AN/A$1.16B$694.80M16.932,550SBGISinclair4.4707 of 5 stars$16.50+0.9%$20.10+21.8%+14.3%$1.09B$3.13B0.007,300Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastTEFTelefónica0.6965 of 5 stars$4.51-0.7%N/A+9.7%$25.74B$43.99B0.00104,142WBDWarner Bros. Discovery2.3137 of 5 stars$9.95+4.7%$10.55+6.1%-7.4%$23.31B$41.32B0.0035,300VODVodafone Group Public3.9932 of 5 stars$8.94+0.2%N/A-5.0%$23.25B$39.85B0.0093,000TUTELUS2.7715 of 5 stars$15.51+0.1%$26.00+67.6%-12.0%$23.13B$14.90B33.00106,400FOXAFOX3.3223 of 5 stars$45.70-0.1%$44.00-3.7%+49.2%$20.90B$13.98B11.1710,200Short Interest ↓Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Nexstar Media Group Alternatives TEGNA Alternatives Liberty Broadband Alternatives Central European Media Enterprises Alternatives Sinclair Alternatives Telefónica Alternatives Warner Bros. 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