TEGNA (TGNA) Competitors

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.

Does the media favor TGNA or PARA?

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

Which has more volatility and risk, TGNA or PARA?

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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TGNA or PARA?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TEGNA	Outperform Votes 462 62.94%	Underperform Votes 272 37.06%
Paramount Global	Outperform Votes 25 14.97%	Underperform Votes 142 85.03%

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
TEGNA	16.75%	14.49%	5.70%
Paramount Global	-18.89%	5.81%	2.33%

Do analysts prefer TGNA or PARA?

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

Which has higher 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TEGNA	$3.07B	0.88	$476.72M	$2.84	5.90
Paramount Global	$28.72B	0.28	-$608M	-$8.23	-1.46

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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 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.