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As of close of business last night, TEGNA Inc’s stock clocked out at $18.68, up 0.59% from its previous closing price of $18.57. In other words, the price has increased by $0.59 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.95 million shares were traded. TGNA stock price reached its highest trading level at $18.83 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $18.52.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of TGNA’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.31 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 4.77. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.92 and its Current Ratio is at 2.92. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.05 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.04.
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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 10 ’25 when Trelstad Lynn B. sold 40,000 shares for $17.74 per share. The transaction valued at 709,600 led to the insider holds 149,433 shares of the business.
Trelstad Lynn B. bought 40,000 shares of TGNA for $707,600 on Mar 10 ’25. On Dec 06 ’24, another insider, Cox Thomas R., who serves as the insider of the company, sold 77,873 shares for $18.73 each. As a result, the insider received 1,458,172 and left with 41,904 shares of the company.
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 2986894592 and an Enterprise Value of 5464353792. As of this moment, TEGNA’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 5.27, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.20. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.96 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.99. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.762 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.12.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for TGNA is 0.25, which has changed by 0.2918396 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10838497 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, TGNA has reached a high of $19.62, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.35. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.78%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 13.99%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that TGNA traded 1.51M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2454970 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 159.90M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 157.95M. Insiders hold about 1.22% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.76% stake in the company. Shares short for TGNA as of 1740700800 were 6433844 with a Short Ratio of 4.26, compared to 1738281600 on 5287995. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6433844 and a Short% of Float of 6.02.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.489, TGNA has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.50. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.026332796The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.23. The current Payout Ratio is 13.84% for TGNA, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-07 with an ex-dividend date of 1741305600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2017-06-01 when the company split stock in a 15625:10000 ratio.
