Paramount Global (PARAA) Competitors

Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARAA) and América Móvil (NYSE:AMX) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the media favor PARAA or AMX?

In the previous week, Paramount Global had 4 more articles in the media than América Móvil. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Paramount Global and 6 mentions for América Móvil. América Móvil's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Paramount Global's score of -0.40 indicating that América Móvil is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Paramount Global	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
América Móvil	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PARAA or AMX a better dividend stock?

Paramount Global pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. América Móvil pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Paramount Global pays out -2.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. América Móvil pays out 42.6% 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 raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PARAA or AMX?

6.0% of Paramount Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.3% of América Móvil shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Paramount Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of América Móvil shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PARAA or AMX?

América Móvil received 516 more outperform votes than Paramount Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.92% of users gave América Móvil an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave Paramount Global an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Paramount Global	Outperform Votes 1 33.33%	Underperform Votes 2 66.67%
América Móvil	Outperform Votes 517 61.92%	Underperform Votes 318 38.08%

Which has better valuation & earnings, PARAA or AMX?

América Móvil has higher revenue and earnings than Paramount Global. Paramount Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than América Móvil, 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
Paramount Global	$28.72B	0.53	-$608M	-$8.23	-2.74
América Móvil	$897.96B	0.06	$1.55B	$0.54	32.54

Is PARAA or AMX more profitable?

América Móvil has a net margin of 3.25% compared to Paramount Global's net margin of -18.89%. América Móvil's return on equity of 6.38% beat Paramount Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Paramount Global	-18.89%	5.81%	2.33%
América Móvil	3.25%	6.38%	1.62%

Which has more volatility & risk, PARAA or AMX?

Paramount Global has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, América Móvil has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate PARAA or AMX?

América Móvil has a consensus target price of $17.22, indicating a potential downside of 1.99%. Given América Móvil's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe América Móvil is more favorable than Paramount Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Paramount Global	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
América Móvil	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

América Móvil beats Paramount Global on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.