Insider’s View: Deciphering TEGNA Inc (TGNA)’s Financial Health Through Ratios

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The price of TEGNA Inc (NYSE: TGNA) closed at $20.52 in the last session, down -2.29% from day before closing price of $21.0. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.29 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.04 million shares were traded. TGNA stock price reached its highest trading level at $20.92 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $20.39.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at TGNA’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.36 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.73. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.47 and its Current Ratio is at 1.47. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.01 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.83.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Wells Fargo on December 19, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $23 from $21 previously.

Wells Fargo Downgraded its Overweight to Equal Weight on May 05, 2022, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $24.

Insider Transactions:

An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 10 ’25 when Trelstad Lynn B. bought 40,000 shares for $15.92 per share.

Trelstad Lynn B. sold 40,000 shares of TGNA for $709,600 on Mar 10 ’25. The EVP and COO, Media Operations now owns 149,433 shares after completing the transaction at $17.74 per share. On Mar 10 ’25, another insider, Trelstad Lynn B., who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 40,000 shares for $17.69 each.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, TGNA now has a Market Capitalization of 3301196032 and an Enterprise Value of 5691023360. As of this moment, TEGNA’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.38, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.44. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.09 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.07. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.877 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.842.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for TGNA is 0.29, which has changed by 0.4678111 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15005577 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, TGNA has reached a high of $21.06, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $13.44. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 20.05%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 17.12%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, TGNA traded on average about 1.74M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4213310 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 160.88M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 158.80M. Insiders hold about 1.29% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.49% stake in the company. Shares short for TGNA as of 1753920000 were 5817186 with a Short Ratio of 3.35, compared to 1751241600 on 6798903. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5817186 and a Short% of Float of 5.47.

Dividends & Splits

The forward annual dividend rate for TGNA is 0.50, which was 0.5 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.023809524The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.27. The current Payout Ratio is 13.84% for TGNA, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-06 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-06-06. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2017-06-01 when the company split stock in a 15625:10000 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

The stock of TEGNA Inc (TGNA) is currently being evaluated by 5.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.45, with high estimates of $0.54 and low estimates of $0.37.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.7 and $1.41 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.59. EPS for the following year is $3.19, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $3.6 and $2.88.

Revenue Estimates

According to 5 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $658.34M. It ranges from a high estimate of $661.4M to a low estimate of $655M. As of the current estimate, TEGNA Inc’s year-ago sales were $806.83MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $703.19M. There is a high estimate of $711.3M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $698.1M.

A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for TGNA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.73B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.71B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.72B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.1BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.04B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.08B and the low estimate is $2.98B.

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