TEGNA (TGNA) Competitors

TEGNA (NYSE:TGNA) and TIM (NYSE:TIMB) are both communication companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, TGNA or TIMB?

TEGNA has higher earnings, but lower revenue than TIM. TEGNA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TIM, 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
TEGNA	$3.03B	1.06	$599.82M	$2.78	7.21
TIM	$26.04B	0.42	$584.73M	$1.29	17.58

Do institutionals & insiders believe in TGNA or TIMB?

92.2% of TEGNA shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of TEGNA shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to TGNA or TIMB?

In the previous week, TEGNA had 5 more articles in the media than TIM. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for TEGNA and 5 mentions for TIM. TIM's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat TEGNA's score of 0.57 indicating that TIM is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TEGNA	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TIM	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, TGNA or TIMB?

TEGNA has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TIM has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TGNA or TIMB more profitable?

TEGNA has a net margin of 14.99% compared to TIM's net margin of 13.91%. TEGNA's return on equity of 16.20% beat TIM's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TEGNA	14.99%	16.20%	6.68%
TIM	13.91%	13.99%	6.37%

Do analysts rate TGNA or TIMB?

TEGNA currently has a consensus target price of $19.75, suggesting a potential downside of 1.40%. TIM has a consensus target price of $21.50, suggesting a potential downside of 5.21%. Given TEGNA's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe TEGNA is more favorable than TIM.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TEGNA	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
TIM	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is TGNA or TIMB a better dividend stock?

TEGNA pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. TIM pays an annual dividend of $0.93 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. TEGNA pays out 18.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TIM pays out 72.1% 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. TEGNA has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Summary

TEGNA beats TIM on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.