TEGNA (TGNA) Competitors $18.87 +0.16 (+0.86%) (As of 03:52 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends TGNA vs. PARA, NXST, SBGI, TV, GTN.A, GTN, EVC, SSP, 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), Sinclair (SBGI), Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (TV), Gray Television (GTN.A), Gray Television (GTN), Entravision Communications (EVC), E.W. Scripps (SSP), 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 Sinclair Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. Gray Television Gray Television Entravision Communications E.W. Scripps Phoenix New Media FOX Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) and TEGNA (NYSE:TGNA) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment. Do analysts prefer PARA or TGNA? Paramount Global presently has a consensus target price of $12.43, suggesting a potential upside of 10.77%. TEGNA has a consensus target price of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.48%. Given Paramount Global's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Paramount Global is more favorable than TEGNA.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Paramount Global 7 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.76TEGNA 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Does the media favor PARA or TGNA? In the previous week, Paramount Global had 17 more articles in the media than TEGNA. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Paramount Global and 8 mentions for TEGNA. TEGNA's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Paramount Global's score of 0.64 indicating that TEGNA is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Paramount Global 11 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive TEGNA 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PARA or TGNA? 73.0% of Paramount Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of TEGNA shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Paramount Global shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of TEGNA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, PARA or TGNA? Paramount Global has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TEGNA has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor PARA or TGNA? TEGNA received 433 more outperform votes than Paramount Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.76% of users gave TEGNA an outperform vote while only 14.86% of users gave Paramount Global an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformParamount GlobalOutperform Votes2214.86%Underperform Votes12685.14% TEGNAOutperform Votes45562.76% Underperform Votes27037.24% Which has better valuation and earnings, PARA or TGNA? TEGNA has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioParamount Global$29.65B0.25-$608M-$8.22-1.36TEGNA$2.91B1.05$476.72M$2.836.68 Is PARA or TGNA a better dividend stock? Paramount Global pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. TEGNA pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Paramount Global pays out -2.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TEGNA pays out 17.7% 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. Is PARA or TGNA 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 Paramount Global-18.89% 5.81% 2.33% TEGNA 16.75%14.49%5.70% SummaryTEGNA beats Paramount Global on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Chaikin Analytics50-year Wall Street legend names #1 stock of 2025The S&P has blown through more than 50 all-time highs since the year began... And a 50-year Wall Street legend has just issued an urgent BUY alert to his 1 million followers: "It's time to buy the #1 stock of 2025."To hear it for yourself, click here. You'll get this stock's name and ticker symbol, absolutely free 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$3.05B$5.83B$8.51B$20.15BDividend Yield2.66%3.63%2.69%3.47%P/E Ratio6.6810.8318.2443.29Price / Sales1.050.8918.6518.13Price / Cash7.645.5115.5018.56Price / Book1.381.175.585.67Net Income$476.72M$74.45M$265.61M$985.83M7 Day Performance1.94%1.41%3.38%-1.02%1 Month Performance0.42%0.90%2.21%0.92%1 Year Performance22.87%-0.50%15.28%23.35% TEGNA Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TGNATEGNA1.9066 of 5 stars$18.87+0.9%$19.00+0.7%+21.6%$3.04B$2.91B6.676,200Positive NewsPARAParamount Global1.6594 of 5 stars$10.99+1.7%$12.43+13.1%-33.7%$7.33B$29.65B0.0021,900NXSTNexstar Media Group4.8159 of 5 stars$169.32-0.5%$204.29+20.7%+12.7%$5.25B$4.93B9.8413,294SBGISinclair4.3805 of 5 stars$17.78-1.7%$20.10+13.0%+32.1%$1.18B$3.13B0.007,300News CoverageTVGrupo Televisa, S.A.B.3.7773 of 5 stars$1.98flat$5.25+165.2%-38.7%$1.10B$4.16B0.0032,932News CoverageGTN.AGray TelevisionN/A$6.52-1.7%N/A-28.5%$649.85M$3.28B4.338,610High Trading VolumeGTNGray Television4.9049 of 5 stars$4.09-0.2%$6.67+63.0%-51.9%$407.65M$3.28B2.739,923EVCEntravision Communications1.3379 of 5 stars$2.60+9.7%N/A-40.8%$233.97M$1.11B-2.081,657Positive NewsSSPE.W. Scripps3.6159 of 5 stars$2.33+3.1%$5.75+146.8%-69.7%$201.22M$2.29B-0.735,200FENGPhoenix New Media0.3689 of 5 stars$2.49+2.5%N/A+77.2%$30.10M$97.47M0.001,240Analyst ForecastNews CoverageFOXAFOX3.2343 of 5 stars$47.00+0.8%$44.00-6.4%+54.4%$21.47B$13.98B11.4910,200Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PARA Competitors NXST Competitors SBGI Competitors TV Competitors GTN.A Competitors GTN Competitors EVC Competitors SSP Competitors FENG Competitors FOXA Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:TGNA) was last updated on 12/10/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowAll of our key indicators are flashing the same signal: an altcoin season is fast approaching. 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