TEGNA (TGNA) Competitors $16.49 +0.43 (+2.68%) Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.38 -0.11 (-0.67%) As of 05/2/2025 06:42 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock TGNA vs. PARA, NXST, TV, SBGI, GTN.A, GTN, SSP, EVC, FENG, and FOXAShould 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. Paramount Global Nexstar Media Group Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. Sinclair Gray Television Gray Television E.W. Scripps Entravision Communications Phoenix New Media FOX TEGNA (NYSE:TGNA) and Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility and risk, TGNA or PARA? TEGNA has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paramount Global has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, TGNA or PARA? 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 RatioTEGNA$3.10B0.85$476.72M$3.544.66Paramount Global$29.21B0.26-$608M-$9.32-1.23 Does the media prefer TGNA or PARA? In the previous week, Paramount Global had 17 more articles in the media than TEGNA. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Paramount Global and 16 mentions for TEGNA. TEGNA's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Paramount Global's score of 0.34 indicating that TEGNA is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment TEGNA 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Paramount Global 9 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 8 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is TGNA or PARA a better dividend stock? 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 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Paramount Global pays out -2.1% 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. Do insiders & institutionals believe in TGNA or PARA? 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor TGNA or PARA? TEGNA received 436 more outperform votes than Paramount Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.93% of users gave TEGNA an outperform vote while only 15.00% of users gave Paramount Global an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTEGNAOutperform Votes46062.93% Underperform Votes27137.07% Paramount GlobalOutperform Votes2415.00%Underperform Votes13685.00% Is TGNA or PARA more profitable? 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% Do analysts rate TGNA or PARA? TEGNA currently has a consensus target price of $20.75, suggesting a potential upside of 25.83%. Paramount Global has a consensus target price of $11.92, suggesting a potential upside of 4.26%. Given TEGNA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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) 2.75Paramount Global 7 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.64 SummaryTEGNA beats Paramount Global on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get TEGNA News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TGNA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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.Skip Chart TGNA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTEGNATelevision broadcasting stations IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.65B$5.88B$7.66B$19.22BDividend Yield3.09%4.14%3.39%4.00%P/E Ratio5.8310.2516.7333.45Price / Sales0.850.857.5129.18Price / Cash7.395.8516.4217.52Price / Book1.201.054.554.55Net Income$476.72M$74.45M$261.05M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.98%3.41%2.16%2.18%1 Month Performance-13.03%-5.70%-1.29%-2.05%1 Year Performance16.54%-1.15%-2.89%5.45% TEGNA Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TGNATEGNA3.546 of 5 stars$16.49+2.7%$20.75+25.8%+16.5%$2.65B$3.10B5.836,200Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsPARAParamount Global1.1026 of 5 stars$10.76-1.6%$11.92+10.7%-17.5%$7.18B$29.21B-1.3124,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageNXSTNexstar Media Group4.99 of 5 stars$146.42-0.7%$208.43+42.3%-7.1%$4.47B$5.41B8.4713,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsTVGrupo Televisa, S.A.B.3.7593 of 5 stars$1.80-3.5%$4.60+154.9%-41.0%$999.28M$62.26B-2.4737,400Earnings ReportShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsSBGISinclair4.1927 of 5 stars$13.87-1.9%$19.30+39.1%+15.2%$921.93M$3.55B-4.207,300Upcoming EarningsGTN.AGray TelevisionN/A$6.71+0.9%N/A-9.8%$681.35M$3.64B4.478,610GTNGray Television4.7793 of 5 stars$3.21-3.9%$6.33+97.3%-42.4%$325.95M$3.64B2.148,610Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsSSPE.W. Scripps4.2242 of 5 stars$2.03-6.5%$6.25+207.9%-41.9%$176.00M$2.51B-0.655,700Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓News CoverageEVCEntravision Communications1.9788 of 5 stars$1.85-1.6%N/A-14.1%$168.31M$364.95M-1.491,090Upcoming EarningsFENGPhoenix New Media1.3319 of 5 stars$1.48-8.3%N/A+9.7%$17.85M$703.70M-3.011,240Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive NewsGap UpFOXAFOX2.9819 of 5 stars$47.21-1.6%$50.65+7.3%+56.3%$21.41B$15.18B10.1110,200Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PARA Competitors NXST Competitors TV Competitors SBGI Competitors GTN.A Competitors GTN Competitors SSP Competitors EVC Competitors FENG Competitors FOXA Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:TGNA) was last updated on 5/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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