PARA vs. CMCSA, DKNG, NFLX, PARAA, WBD, BRK.A, BRK.B, DIS, TME, and TEF
Should 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), Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME), and Telefonica (TEF).
Paramount Global vs. Its Competitors
Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) and Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
Paramount Global pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Comcast pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Paramount Global pays out -2.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Comcast pays out 32.4% 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 increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Comcast has increased its dividend for 18 consecutive years. Comcast is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
In the previous week, Comcast had 27 more articles in the media than Paramount Global. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Comcast and 22 mentions for Paramount Global. Comcast's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Paramount Global's score of -0.13 indicating that Comcast is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
73.0% of Paramount Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of Comcast shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Paramount Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Comcast 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.
Comcast has a net margin of 12.72% compared to Paramount Global's net margin of -19.09%. Comcast's return on equity of 19.70% beat Paramount Global's return on equity.
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.
Paramount Global currently has a consensus price target of $11.67, indicating a potential downside of 7.52%. Comcast has a consensus price target of $40.96, indicating a potential upside of 15.43%. Given Comcast's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Comcast is more favorable than Paramount Global.
Paramount Global has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comcast has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Comcast beats Paramount Global on 18 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:PARA) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff