Tribune Media Company, through its subsidiaries, operates as a 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; a production studio; Screener, an entertainment Website; 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$1.85 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees6,000
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, November 9th. Investors of record on Monday, November 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share on Tuesday, December 4th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.15%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 16th. View Tribune's Dividend History.
How were Tribune's earnings last quarter?
Tribune (NYSE:TRCO) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 9th. The company reported $0.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.40. The business had revenue of $489.36 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $483.10 million. Tribune had a return on equity of 7.72% and a net margin of 31.69%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.36 EPS. 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 target prices for Tribune's shares. Their forecasts range from $36.00 to $44.00. On average, they expect Tribune's share price to reach $40.20 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 13.4%. 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?
News headlines about TRCO stock have trended neutral on Saturday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog 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 coverage optimism score of 0.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.
Who are some of Tribune's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Tribune include Liberty Media Formula One Series C (FWONK), Grupo Televisa SAB (TV), Liberty Media Formula One Series A (FWONA), Liberty Media Formula One Series B (FWONB), PROSIEBENSAT 1/ADR (PBSFY), Nexstar Media Group (NXST), Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBGI), TEGNA (TGNA), Television Francaise 1 (TVFCF), Gray Television (GTN), E. W. Scripps (SSP), Gray Television (GTN.A), Central European Media Enterprises (CETV), Entravision Communication (EVC) and Liberty Braves Group Series A (BATRA).
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. Edward P. Lazarus, Legal & Regulatory Advisor (Age 60)
- Mr. Brian F. Litman, Chief Accounting Officer, Sr. VP & Corp. Controller
Who are Tribune's major shareholders?
Tribune's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (4.09%), Gamco Investors INC. ET AL (3.42%), Boston Partners (2.58%), Water Island Capital LLC (2.26%), Prudential Financial Inc. (2.23%) and Millennium Management LLC (2.18%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Tribune.
Which institutional investors are selling Tribune stock?
TRCO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Oaktree Capital Management LP, BlackRock Inc., Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Geode Capital Management LLC, Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC, Gotham Asset Management LLC and Two Sigma Investments LP. View Insider Buying and Selling for Tribune.
Which institutional investors are buying Tribune stock?
TRCO stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Water Island Capital LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL, Gardner Lewis Asset Management L P, Boston Partners, Prudential Financial Inc., Spring Creek Capital LLC and MUFG Securities EMEA plc. 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 $46.43.
How big of a company is Tribune?
Tribune has a market capitalization of $4.07 billion and generates $1.85 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $194.11 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.41 on an earnings per share basis. Tribune employs 6,000 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]
MarketBeat Community Rating for Tribune (NYSE TRCO)
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