The stock of TEGNA Inc (NYSE: TGNA) has decreased by -1.18 when compared to last closing price of 17.73. Despite this, the company has experienced a 5.10% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-08 that TEGNA Inc. (NYSE:TGNA ) Q1 2025 Conference Call May 8, 2025 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Kirk von Seelen – Investor Relations Michael Steib – Chief Executive Officer Julie Heskett – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Steven Cahall – Wells Fargo Daniel Kurnos – The Benchmark Company Craig Huber – Huber Research Patrick Sholl – Barrington Research Avi Steiner – JPMorgan Securities LLC Operator Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Q1 2025 TEGNA Inc. Earnings Conference Call.
Is It Worth Investing in TEGNA Inc (NYSE: TGNA) Right Now?
TEGNA Inc (NYSE: TGNA) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 6.16x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.33. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for TGNA is 158.72M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.58% of that float. On May 15, 2025, the average trading volume of TGNA was 1.91M shares.
TGNA’s Market Performance
TGNA stock saw an increase of 5.10% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 10.61% and a quarterly increase of -3.31%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.30%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.85% for TEGNA Inc (TGNA). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 6.44% for TGNA’s stock, with a 4.12% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of TGNA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for TGNA stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for TGNA by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for TGNA in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $23 based on the research report published on December 19, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see TGNA reach a price target of $17, previously predicting the price at $22. The rating they have provided for TGNA stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on December 06th, 2023.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to TGNA, setting the target price at $24 in the report published on May 05th of the previous year.
TGNA Trading at 2.36% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought TGNA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -10.70% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.85%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.30%, as shares surge +8.48% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +1.27% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, TGNA rose by +5.10%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +7.88% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $16.46. In addition, TEGNA Inc saw -4.21% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at TGNA starting from Trelstad Lynn B., who proposed sale 40,000 shares at the price of $15.92 back on Apr 10 ’25. After this action, Trelstad Lynn B. now owns shares of TEGNA Inc, valued at $636,689 using the latest closing price.
Trelstad Lynn B., the EVP and COO, Media Operations of TEGNA Inc, sale 40,000 shares at $17.74 during a trade that took place back on Mar 10 ’25, which means that Trelstad Lynn B. is holding 149,433 shares at $709,600 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for TGNA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.25 for the present operating margin
- 0.41 for the gross margin
The net margin for TEGNA Inc stands at 0.15. The total capital return value is set at 0.12. Equity return is now at value 16.07, with 6.51 for asset returns.
Based on TEGNA Inc (TGNA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.51 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.2. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.03. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.48.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.06 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.76. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.7. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.1for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.42. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.40.
Conclusion
To sum up, TEGNA Inc (TGNA) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
