VIACA vs. PARAA, PARA, FOX, FWONA, FOXA, FWONK, NXST, TGNA, WYNN, and IHG
Should you be buying ViacomCBS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ViacomCBS include Paramount Global (PARAA), Paramount Global (PARA), FOX (FOX), Formula One Group (FWONA), FOX (FOXA), Formula One Group (FWONK), Nexstar Media Group (NXST), TEGNA (TGNA), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), and InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector.
ViacomCBS vs.
Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARAA) and ViacomCBS (NASDAQ:VIACA) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings.
In the previous week, Paramount Global had 3 more articles in the media than ViacomCBS. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Paramount Global and 0 mentions for ViacomCBS. Paramount Global's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat ViacomCBS's score of 0.00 indicating that Paramount Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.
ViacomCBS received 1 more outperform votes than Paramount Global when rated by MarketBeat users.
Paramount Global has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ViacomCBS has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Paramount Global pays an annual dividend of 0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. ViacomCBS pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Paramount Global pays out -123.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ViacomCBS pays out 18.8% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
ViacomCBS has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Paramount Global. Paramount Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ViacomCBS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
1.0% of Paramount Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.0% of ViacomCBS shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Paramount Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of ViacomCBS shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
ViacomCBS has a net margin of 12.00% compared to Paramount Global's net margin of -1.49%. ViacomCBS's return on equity of 14.20% beat Paramount Global's return on equity.
Summary
ViacomCBS beats Paramount Global on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding VIACA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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