Tribune Media Company, through its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified media and entertainment company in the United States. It offers news, entertainment, and sports programming through Tribune Broadcasting local television stations, including FOX television affiliates, CW Network, LLC television affiliates, CBS television affiliates, ABC television affiliates, MY television affiliates, NBC television affiliates, and independent television stations; and television series and movies on WGN America, a national general entertainment cable network. The company also operates Antenna TV and THIS TV digital multicast networks; and WGN 720 AM, a radio station in Chicago. It owns and operates 42 local television stations. The company was formerly known as Tribune Company and changed its name to Tribune Media Company in July 2014. Tribune Media Company was founded in 1847 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Television broadcasting stations
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorConsumer Discretionary
Phone312-222-3394
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$2.01 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees5,800
Next Earnings Date5/9/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Tribune (NYSE:TRCO) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Tribune's stock symbol?
Tribune trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "TRCO."
How often does Tribune pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Tribune?
Tribune declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, March 1st. Investors of record on Monday, March 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share on Monday, March 25th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 8th. View Tribune's Dividend History.
How were Tribune's earnings last quarter?
Tribune (NYSE:TRCO) announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, March, 1st. The company reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.02. The business earned $578.73 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $577.59 million. Tribune had a return on equity of 9.50% and a net margin of 20.53%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 18.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.81 earnings per share. View Tribune's Earnings History.
When is Tribune's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for TRCO?
6 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for Tribune's stock. Their predictions range from $36.00 to $44.00. On average, they anticipate Tribune's stock price to reach $40.20 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 12.9%. View Analyst Price Targets for Tribune.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Tribune?
6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Tribune in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 1 hold rating and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Tribune.
Has Tribune been receiving favorable news coverage?
Headlines about TRCO stock have trended positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Tribune earned a media sentiment score of 2.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the company a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future.
Who are some of Tribune's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Tribune include Liberty Media Formula One Series C (FWONK), Liberty Media Formula One Series A (FWONA), Liberty Media Formula One Series B (FWONB), Grupo Televisa SAB (TV), Nexstar Media Group (NXST), Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBGI), PROSIEBENSAT 1/ADR (PBSFY), TEGNA (TGNA), Gray Television (GTN), Gray Television (GTN.A), Television Francaise 1 (TVFCF), E. W. Scripps (SSP), Central European Media Enterprises (CETV), Phoenix New Media (FENG) and Liberty Braves Group Series A (BATRA).
What other stocks do shareholders of Tribune own?
Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Tribune investors own include Liberty Sirius XM Group Series A (LSXMA), CVS Health (CVS), Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT), Micron Technology (MU), HCI Group (HCI), Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Starbucks (SBUX), Vicor (VICR) and Transocean (RIG).
Who are Tribune's key executives?
Tribune's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Peter Maxwell Kern, CEO & Director (Age 51)
- Mr. Chandler Bigelow, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 50)
- Mr. Lawrence Wert, Pres of Broadcast Media (Age 63)
- Mr. Gavin William Harvey, Pres of WGN America & Tribune Studios (Age 60)
- Mr. Edward P. Lazarus, Legal & Regulatory Advisor (Age 60)
Who are Tribune's major shareholders?
Tribune's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.17%), Velanne Asset Management Ltd (0.17%), Ingalls & Snyder LLC (0.08%), Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV (0.05%), W.E. Donoghue & Co. LLC (0.02%) and Strs Ohio (0.02%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Tribune.
Which major investors are selling Tribune stock?
TRCO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Quantitative Systematic Strategies LLC, Ingalls & Snyder LLC and Alpha Windward LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Tribune.
Which major investors are buying Tribune stock?
TRCO stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV, W.E. Donoghue & Co. LLC, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV, Brookstone Capital Management, Strs Ohio, Velanne Asset Management Ltd and Investors Research Corp. View Insider Buying and Selling for Tribune.
How do I buy shares of Tribune?
Shares of TRCO can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Tribune's stock price today?
One share of TRCO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $46.16.
How big of a company is Tribune?
Tribune has a market capitalization of $4.05 billion and generates $2.01 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $412.57 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.68 on an earnings per share basis. Tribune employs 5,800 workers across the globe.
What is Tribune's official website?
How can I contact Tribune?
Tribune's mailing address is 515 NORTH STATE STREET, CHICAGO IL, 60654. The company can be reached via phone at 312-222-3394 or via email at [email protected]
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