Paramount Global (PARA) Competitors $11.16 -0.59 (-5.03%) Closing price 08/6/2025 07:48 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.16 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/6/2025 07:48 PM 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 PARA vs. CMCSA, DKNG, NFLX, PARAA, WBD, BRK.A, BRK.B, DIS, CHT, and TEFShould you be buying Paramount Global stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Paramount Global include Comcast (CMCSA), DraftKings (DKNG), Netflix (NFLX), Paramount Global (PARAA), Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Walt Disney (DIS), Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), and Telefonica (TEF). Paramount Global vs. Its Competitors Comcast DraftKings Netflix Paramount Global Warner Bros. Discovery Berkshire Hathaway Berkshire Hathaway Walt Disney Chunghwa Telecom Telefonica Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) and Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CMCSA or PARA? 84.3% of Comcast shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.0% of Paramount Global shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Comcast shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Paramount Global shares are held 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. Which has more volatility and risk, CMCSA or PARA? Comcast has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paramount Global has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CMCSA or PARA more profitable? Comcast has a net margin of 18.44% compared to Paramount Global's net margin of -0.05%. Comcast's return on equity of 18.86% beat Paramount Global's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Comcast18.44% 18.86% 6.24% Paramount Global -0.05%4.51%1.68% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CMCSA or PARA? Comcast has higher revenue and earnings than Paramount Global. Paramount Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Comcast, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioComcast$123.73B0.96$16.19B$6.055.23Paramount Global$29.21B0.26-$6.19B-$0.03-371.97 Do analysts prefer CMCSA or PARA? Comcast currently has a consensus price target of $40.73, indicating a potential upside of 28.61%. Paramount Global has a consensus price target of $11.70, indicating a potential upside of 4.85%. Given Comcast's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Comcast is more favorable than Paramount Global.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Comcast 3 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.41Paramount Global 7 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.58 Does the media favor CMCSA or PARA? In the previous week, Comcast had 5 more articles in the media than Paramount Global. MarketBeat recorded 72 mentions for Comcast and 67 mentions for Paramount Global. Comcast's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Paramount Global's score of 0.31 indicating that Comcast is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Comcast 49 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Paramount Global 15 Very Positive mention(s) 10 Positive mention(s) 25 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is CMCSA or PARA a better dividend stock? Comcast pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Paramount Global pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Comcast pays out 21.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Paramount Global pays out -666.7% 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. Comcast has increased its dividend for 18 consecutive years and Paramount Global has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Comcast is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryComcast beats Paramount Global on 18 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 PARA 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 GlobalMEDIA CONGLOM IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$7.44B$16.16B$8.12B$9.57BDividend Yield1.81%2.68%3.21%4.18%P/E Ratio-371.8440.7218.7725.14Price / Sales0.262.884.76102.95Price / Cash0.4816.8516.4358.58Price / Book0.441.894.475.59Net Income-$6.19B-$285.69M$216.94M$265.48M7 Day Performance-14.23%-0.84%1.17%1.22%1 Month Performance-11.65%-2.90%-0.63%0.39%1 Year Performance9.29%42.88%24.05%23.47% Paramount Global Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PARAParamount Global1.366 of 5 stars$11.16-5.0%$11.70+4.8%+6.7%$7.44B$29.21B-371.8418,600Trending NewsHigh Trading VolumeCMCSAComcast4.9956 of 5 stars$33.50-0.5%$41.13+22.8%-17.8%$124.95B$123.56B8.22182,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementDKNGDraftKings4.351 of 5 stars$44.24-1.4%$54.38+22.9%+50.0%$39.43B$4.77B-53.425,100Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumeNFLXNetflix4.409 of 5 stars$1,172.89-0.6%$1,297.66+10.6%+93.0%$497.06B$39.00B49.8414,000Trending NewsInsider TradePARAAParamount Global1.994 of 5 stars$23.23+0.1%N/A-25.1%$15.65B$28.72B-2.8224,500High Trading VolumeWBDWarner Bros. Discovery2.1108 of 5 stars$13.71+1.6%$12.41-9.5%+53.8%$33.59B$39.32B-3.1135,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap UpBRK.ABerkshire Hathaway0.4373 of 5 stars$722,461.90-0.5%N/A+8.6%$1.04T$371.43B12.84372,000BRK.BBerkshire Hathaway1.5447 of 5 stars$481.62-0.5%$575.00+19.4%+8.3%$1.04T$371.43B12.85392,400DISWalt Disney4.865 of 5 stars$120.27-1.0%$128.13+6.5%+31.3%$216.47B$91.36B24.62233,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeCHTChunghwa Telecom1.3169 of 5 stars$43.42-0.7%N/A+22.2%$33.69B$229.33B29.1432,452Earnings ReportTEFTelefonica1.0769 of 5 stars$5.23-3.1%N/A+23.1%$29.63B$41.04B-13.75100,870 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Comcast Alternatives DraftKings Alternatives Netflix Alternatives Paramount Global Alternatives Warner Bros. 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