TEGNA (TGNA) Competitors $18.54 +0.32 (+1.73%) Closing price 04/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.64 +0.11 (+0.57%) As of 04:05 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock TGNA vs. PARA, NXST, SBGI, TV, GTN.A, GTN, SSP, EVC, FENG, and FOXAShould you be buying TEGNA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TEGNA include Paramount Global (PARA), Nexstar Media Group (NXST), Sinclair (SBGI), Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (TV), 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. Paramount Global Nexstar Media Group Sinclair Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. Gray Television Gray Television E.W. Scripps Entravision Communications Phoenix New Media FOX Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) and TEGNA (NYSE:TGNA) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings. Is PARA or TGNA a better dividend stock? Paramount Global pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. TEGNA pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Paramount Global pays out -2.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TEGNA pays out 14.1% 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. Is PARA or TGNA more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Paramount Global-18.89% 5.81% 2.33% TEGNA 16.75%14.49%5.70% Do institutionals & insiders believe in PARA or TGNA? 73.0% of Paramount Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of TEGNA shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Paramount Global shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of TEGNA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, PARA or TGNA? Paramount Global has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TEGNA has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings and valuation, PARA or TGNA? TEGNA has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioParamount Global$29.21B0.27-$608M-$9.32-1.26TEGNA$3.10B0.96$476.72M$3.545.24 Does the media refer more to PARA or TGNA? In the previous week, Paramount Global had 14 more articles in the media than TEGNA. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Paramount Global and 11 mentions for TEGNA. TEGNA's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Paramount Global's score of 0.84 indicating that TEGNA is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Paramount Global 12 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive TEGNA 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PARA or TGNA? TEGNA received 434 more outperform votes than Paramount Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.83% of users gave TEGNA an outperform vote while only 15.58% of users gave Paramount Global an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformParamount GlobalOutperform Votes2415.58%Underperform Votes13084.42% TEGNAOutperform Votes45862.83% Underperform Votes27137.17% Do analysts prefer PARA or TGNA? Paramount Global presently has a consensus price target of $12.10, indicating a potential upside of 3.15%. TEGNA has a consensus price target of $21.75, indicating a potential upside of 17.35%. Given TEGNA's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TEGNA is more favorable than Paramount Global.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Paramount Global 6 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.69TEGNA 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 SummaryTEGNA beats Paramount Global on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get TEGNA News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TGNA 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 NYSE 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 TGNA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTEGNATelevision broadcasting stations IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.96B$6.29B$7.51B$19.48BDividend Yield2.67%3.59%2.97%3.76%P/E Ratio6.5510.7516.4633.08Price / Sales0.960.8910.6626.21Price / Cash7.395.8516.4217.55Price / Book1.351.134.284.56Net Income$476.72M$74.45M$261.05M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.01%-2.67%-2.41%-1.80%1 Month Performance2.00%6.08%-6.13%-4.05%1 Year Performance28.89%9.37%-5.17%4.46% TEGNA Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TGNATEGNA2.4968 of 5 stars$18.54+1.7%$21.75+17.3%+26.3%$2.96B$3.10B6.556,200Positive NewsPARAParamount Global0.7982 of 5 stars$11.64-1.9%$12.10+4.0%-0.2%$7.76B$29.21B-1.4224,500Analyst ForecastNXSTNexstar Media Group4.9111 of 5 stars$177.40+0.2%$208.43+17.5%+5.1%$5.41B$5.41B10.2613,294Positive NewsSBGISinclair3.6732 of 5 stars$16.53-2.5%$19.30+16.8%+25.2%$1.10B$3.55B-5.017,300Positive NewsGap DownTVGrupo Televisa, S.A.B.3.8232 of 5 stars$1.76+4.5%$4.23+141.2%-43.8%$971.92M$62.26B-2.4032,932Short Interest ↓GTN.AGray TelevisionN/A$8.40-1.8%N/A-0.5%$852.96M$3.64B5.608,610Gap DownGTNGray Television4.7434 of 5 stars$4.80-3.5%$6.33+32.1%-28.2%$486.90M$3.64B3.208,610Positive NewsSSPE.W. Scripps4.108 of 5 stars$3.17-2.8%$6.25+97.2%-18.5%$273.77M$2.51B-1.025,200Short Interest ↑EVCEntravision Communications1.5696 of 5 stars$2.11-2.5%N/A+27.6%$191.50M$364.95M-1.701,090Positive NewsFENGPhoenix New Media0.9419 of 5 stars$2.39flatN/A+15.3%$28.89M$703.70M-4.881,240Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Gap DownFOXAFOX2.4386 of 5 stars$53.390.0%$51.19-4.1%+78.1%$24.21B$15.18B11.4310,200Analyst ForecastPositive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PARA Competitors NXST Competitors SBGI Competitors TV Competitors GTN.A Competitors GTN Competitors SSP Competitors EVC Competitors FENG Competitors FOXA Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:TGNA) was last updated on 4/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Allies Confirm Exec Order 14024 Triggers Dollar CollapseExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredDOGE Social Security bombshell?Elon Musk just dropped another bombshell... 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