TGNA vs. PARA, NXST, TV, SBGI, GTN.A, GTN, SSP, EVC, FENG, and FOXA
Should you be buying TEGNA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TEGNA include Paramount Global (PARA), Nexstar Media Group (NXST), Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (TV), Sinclair (SBGI), Gray Television (GTN.A), Gray Television (GTN), E.W. Scripps (SSP), Entravision Communications (EVC), Phoenix New Media (FENG), and FOX (FOXA). These companies are all part of the "television broadcasting stations" industry.
TEGNA vs.
TEGNA (NYSE:TGNA) and Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment.
TEGNA has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Paramount Global. Paramount Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TEGNA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Paramount Global had 10 more articles in the media than TEGNA. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Paramount Global and 12 mentions for TEGNA. TEGNA's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Paramount Global's score of 0.63 indicating that TEGNA is being referred to more favorably in the media.
TEGNA currently has a consensus price target of $21.25, suggesting a potential upside of 32.14%. Paramount Global has a consensus price target of $11.92, suggesting a potential upside of 8.93%. Given TEGNA's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe TEGNA is more favorable than Paramount Global.
TEGNA received 435 more outperform votes than Paramount Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.88% of users gave TEGNA an outperform vote while only 15.19% of users gave Paramount Global an outperform vote.
TEGNA has a net margin of 16.75% compared to Paramount Global's net margin of -18.89%. TEGNA's return on equity of 14.49% beat Paramount Global's return on equity.
TEGNA has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paramount Global has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.
92.2% of TEGNA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.0% of Paramount Global shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of TEGNA shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% 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.
TEGNA pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Paramount Global pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. TEGNA pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Paramount Global pays out -2.1% 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.
Summary
TEGNA beats Paramount Global on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:TGNA) was last updated on 4/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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