Paramount Global (PARAA) Competitors

Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARAA) and Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has better earnings and valuation, PARAA or PARA?

Paramount Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paramount Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Paramount Global	$29.21B	0.54	-$6.19B	-$8.23	-2.83
Paramount Global	$29.21B	0.30	-$6.19B	-$8.23	-1.58

Is PARAA or PARA a better dividend stock?

Paramount Global pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Paramount Global pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Paramount Global pays out -2.4% 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. Paramount Global has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Paramount Global has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PARAA or PARA?

6.0% of Paramount Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.0% of Paramount Global shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Paramount Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Paramount Global shares are held 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.

Is PARAA or PARA more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Paramount Global	-19.09%	4.80%	1.77%
Paramount Global	-19.09%	4.80%	1.77%

Does the media favor PARAA or PARA?

In the previous week, Paramount Global had 9 more articles in the media than Paramount Global. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Paramount Global and 6 mentions for Paramount Global. Paramount Global's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Paramount Global's score of 0.44 indicating that Paramount Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Paramount Global	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Paramount Global	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer PARAA or PARA?

Paramount Global has a consensus target price of $11.67, suggesting a potential downside of 10.01%. Given Paramount Global's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Paramount Global is more favorable than Paramount Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Paramount Global	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Paramount Global	4 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80

Which has more risk & volatility, PARAA or PARA?

Paramount Global has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paramount Global has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Paramount Global beats Paramount Global on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.