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TGNA vs. PARA, NXST, TV, SBGI, GTN.A, GTN, SSP, EVC, FENG, and FOXA

Should you be buying TEGNA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TEGNA include Paramount Global (PARA), Nexstar Media Group (NXST), Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (TV), Sinclair (SBGI), Gray Television (GTN.A), Gray Television (GTN), E.W. Scripps (SSP), Entravision Communications (EVC), Phoenix New Media (FENG), and FOX (FOXA). These companies are all part of the "television broadcasting stations" industry.

TEGNA vs.

TEGNA (NYSE:TGNA) and Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Paramount Global had 25 more articles in the media than TEGNA. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Paramount Global and 9 mentions for TEGNA. TEGNA's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Paramount Global's score of 0.32 indicating that TEGNA is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
TEGNA
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Paramount Global
13 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
10 Negative mention(s)
5 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

TEGNA has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paramount Global has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

TEGNA received 437 more outperform votes than Paramount Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.94% of users gave TEGNA an outperform vote while only 14.97% of users gave Paramount Global an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
TEGNAOutperform Votes
462
62.94%
Underperform Votes
272
37.06%
Paramount GlobalOutperform Votes
25
14.97%
Underperform Votes
142
85.03%

TEGNA has a net margin of 16.75% compared to Paramount Global's net margin of -18.89%. TEGNA's return on equity of 14.49% beat Paramount Global's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
TEGNA16.75% 14.49% 5.70%
Paramount Global -18.89%5.81%2.33%

TEGNA currently has a consensus target price of $20.25, indicating a potential upside of 20.90%. Paramount Global has a consensus target price of $11.54, indicating a potential downside of 3.97%. Given TEGNA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe TEGNA is more favorable than Paramount Global.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
TEGNA
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Paramount Global
6 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.71

TEGNA has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Paramount Global. Paramount Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TEGNA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
TEGNA$3.07B0.88$476.72M$2.845.90
Paramount Global$28.72B0.28-$608M-$8.23-1.46

92.2% of TEGNA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.0% of Paramount Global shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of TEGNA shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Paramount Global shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

TEGNA pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Paramount Global pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. TEGNA pays out 17.6% 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. TEGNA has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Paramount Global has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. TEGNA is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

TEGNA beats Paramount Global on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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TGNA vs. The Competition

MetricTEGNATelevision broadcasting stations IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.69B$6.22B$7.92B$19.42B
Dividend Yield3.00%3.89%3.29%3.91%
P/E Ratio5.9110.6315.2534.79
Price / Sales0.880.873.7942.83
Price / Cash7.395.8516.3717.51
Price / Book1.221.094.794.74
Net Income$476.72M$74.45M$257.86M$1.02B
7 Day Performance0.31%2.50%4.11%1.43%
1 Month Performance2.57%7.31%9.29%4.84%
1 Year Performance17.54%8.31%1.05%7.06%

TEGNA Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
TGNA
TEGNA
2.8307 of 5 stars
$16.80
+0.3%
$20.25
+20.6%
+16.1%$2.70B$3.07B5.936,200
PARA
Paramount Global
1.0912 of 5 stars
$11.78
+0.7%
$11.58
-1.7%
+0.7%$7.90B$28.72B-1.4324,500Trending News
Analyst Forecast
NXST
Nexstar Media Group
4.9533 of 5 stars
$174.27
-1.3%
$205.71
+18.0%
+9.2%$5.32B$5.36B10.0813,000Trending News
Insider Trade
TV
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
3.4041 of 5 stars
$2.04
+1.5%
$4.60
+125.5%
-36.5%$1.13B$61.28B-2.7937,400Dividend Cut
SBGI
Sinclair
4.2912 of 5 stars
$14.73
-1.4%
$19.10
+29.7%
+16.3%$979.09M$3.53B-4.467,300Dividend Announcement
GTN.A
Gray Television
N/A$8.05
+6.2%
N/A+9.0%$817.42M$3.60B5.378,610
GTN
Gray Television
4.8672 of 5 stars
$3.94
-2.5%
$6.17
+56.5%
-27.2%$400.08M$3.60B2.638,610Positive News
SSP
E.W. Scripps
4.2408 of 5 stars
$2.34
+0.4%
$8.00
+241.9%
-8.9%$202.88M$2.47B-0.755,700
EVC
Entravision Communications
1.8119 of 5 stars
$1.93
-1.3%
N/A-6.5%$175.13M$378.62M-1.551,090
FENG
Phoenix New Media
N/A$2.07
-2.8%
N/A+15.8%$24.86M$703.70M-4.221,240Gap Down
FOXA
FOX
2.5394 of 5 stars
$55.81
-0.5%
$52.71
-5.6%
+67.6%$25.09B$16.11B11.9510,600Positive News

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This page (NYSE:TGNA) was last updated on 5/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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