Paramount Global (PARA) Competitors

Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) and Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CMCSA or PARA?

84.3% of Comcast shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.0% of Paramount Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Comcast shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Paramount Global shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is CMCSA or PARA more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Comcast	12.72%	19.70%	6.34%
Paramount Global	-19.09%	4.80%	1.77%

Do analysts prefer CMCSA or PARA?

Comcast currently has a consensus target price of $41.10, suggesting a potential upside of 18.98%. Paramount Global has a consensus target price of $11.67, suggesting a potential downside of 10.19%. Given Comcast's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	2.41
Paramount Global	4 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80

Does the media refer more to CMCSA or PARA?

In the previous week, Comcast had 25 more articles in the media than Paramount Global. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Comcast and 23 mentions for Paramount Global. Comcast's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Paramount Global's score of 0.40 indicating that Comcast is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Comcast	33 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Paramount Global	9 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, CMCSA or PARA?

Comcast has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paramount Global has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CMCSA or PARA a better dividend stock?

Comcast pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Paramount Global pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Comcast pays out 32.4% 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. 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.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Comcast	$123.73B	1.04	$16.19B	$4.07	8.49
Paramount Global	$29.21B	0.30	-$6.19B	-$8.23	-1.58

Summary

Comcast beats Paramount Global on 18 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.