TEGNA (TGNA) Competitors

TEGNA (NYSE:TGNA) and Frontier Communications Parent (NASDAQ:FYBR) are both mid-cap communication companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Do analysts prefer TGNA or FYBR?

TEGNA currently has a consensus price target of $20.25, indicating a potential downside of 3.50%. Frontier Communications Parent has a consensus price target of $38.13, indicating a potential upside of 2.82%. Given Frontier Communications Parent's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Frontier Communications Parent is more favorable than TEGNA.

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
Frontier Communications Parent	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.91

Does the media refer more to TGNA or FYBR?

In the previous week, TEGNA had 16 more articles in the media than Frontier Communications Parent. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for TEGNA and 7 mentions for Frontier Communications Parent. Frontier Communications Parent's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat TEGNA's score of 0.66 indicating that Frontier Communications Parent is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TEGNA	3 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Frontier Communications Parent	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, TGNA or FYBR?

TEGNA has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Frontier Communications Parent has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in TGNA or FYBR?

92.2% of TEGNA shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of TEGNA shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Frontier Communications Parent shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TGNA or FYBR more profitable?

TEGNA has a net margin of 14.99% compared to Frontier Communications Parent's net margin of -6.40%. TEGNA's return on equity of 16.20% beat Frontier Communications Parent's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TEGNA	14.99%	16.20%	6.68%
Frontier Communications Parent	-6.40%	-7.88%	-1.85%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TGNA or FYBR?

TEGNA has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Frontier Communications Parent. Frontier Communications Parent 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	$3.10B	1.09	$599.82M	$2.78	7.55
Frontier Communications Parent	$5.94B	1.56	-$322M	-$1.55	-23.92

Summary

TEGNA beats Frontier Communications Parent on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.