Cable One (CABO) Competitors

Cable One (NYSE:CABO) and Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the media favor CABO or PARA?

In the previous week, Paramount Global had 17 more articles in the media than Cable One. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Paramount Global and 7 mentions for Cable One. Cable One's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Paramount Global's score of 0.39 indicating that Cable One is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cable One	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Paramount Global	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CABO or PARA?

Cable One received 277 more outperform votes than Paramount Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.90% of users gave Cable One an outperform vote while only 14.86% of users gave Paramount Global an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cable One	Outperform Votes 299 60.90%	Underperform Votes 192 39.10%
Paramount Global	Outperform Votes 22 14.86%	Underperform Votes 126 85.14%

Is CABO or PARA more profitable?

Cable One has a net margin of 15.86% compared to Paramount Global's net margin of -18.89%. Cable One's return on equity of 10.98% beat Paramount Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cable One	15.86%	10.98%	3.04%
Paramount Global	-18.89%	5.81%	2.33%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CABO or PARA?

Cable One has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Paramount Global. Paramount Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cable One, 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
Cable One	$1.60B	1.29	$224.62M	$43.24	8.54
Paramount Global	$28.87B	0.25	-$608M	-$8.22	-1.30

Is CABO or PARA a better dividend stock?

Cable One pays an annual dividend of $11.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Paramount Global pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Cable One pays out 27.3% 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, CABO or PARA?

Cable One has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paramount Global has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CABO or PARA?

Cable One currently has a consensus price target of $554.40, suggesting a potential upside of 50.22%. Paramount Global has a consensus price target of $12.43, suggesting a potential upside of 16.59%. Given Cable One's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Cable One is more favorable than Paramount Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cable One	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Paramount Global	7 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.76

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CABO or PARA?

89.9% of Cable One shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.0% of Paramount Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Cable One shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Paramount Global shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Cable One beats Paramount Global on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.