TGNA vs. TV, SBGI, GTN.A, NXST, PARA, STRA, CABO, LEG, CENTA, and SPB
Should you be buying TEGNA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TEGNA include Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (TV), Sinclair (SBGI), Gray Television (GTN.A), Nexstar Media Group (NXST), Paramount Global (PARA), Strategic Education (STRA), Cable One (CABO), Leggett & Platt (LEG), Central Garden & Pet (CENTA), and Spectrum Brands (SPB). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector.
TEGNA (NYSE:TGNA) and Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (NYSE:TV) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.
In the previous week, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. had 1 more articles in the media than TEGNA. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. and 1 mentions for TEGNA. TEGNA's average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.'s score of 0.64 indicating that TEGNA is being referred to more favorably in the media.
92.2% of TEGNA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.8% of Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of TEGNA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
TEGNA has a net margin of 16.38% compared to Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.'s net margin of -13.99%. TEGNA's return on equity of 12.41% beat Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.'s return on equity.
TEGNA currently has a consensus price target of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.48%. Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. has a consensus price target of $5.52, suggesting a potential upside of 75.80%. Given Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. is more favorable than TEGNA.
TEGNA has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.. Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TEGNA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
TEGNA has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.
TEGNA pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. TEGNA pays out 20.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. pays out -8.6% 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 received 173 more outperform votes than Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.78% of users gave TEGNA an outperform vote while only 54.17% of users gave Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. an outperform vote.
Summary
TEGNA beats Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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