Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) Stock Price Down 7.5% – Here’s What Happened

Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ:PSKY) traded down 7.5% on Monday . The company traded as low as $11.10 and last traded at $11.0950. 6,653,217 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 40% from the average session volume of 11,008,875 shares. The stock had previously closed at $11.99.

Key Paramount Skydance News

Here are the key news stories impacting Paramount Skydance this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: Wells Fargo initiated coverage on PSKY this week; new coverage can increase volatility as investors digest fresh analyst views and any modeled forecasts. Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) Coverage Initiated at Wells Fargo & Company
• Neutral Sentiment: A BusinessWire release from a different company (Paramount Defenses) circulated the same day — name confusion is possible but the news is unrelated to PSKY’s media/merger issues and is unlikely to materially affect the stock. Paramount Defenses Releases Gold Finger 10.0
• Negative Sentiment: Bank of America cut PSKY to an “Underperform” and lowered its price target, warning the Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition will take years to pay off — the downgrade triggered steep intra‑day selling and weakened investor confidence. Paramount Skydance (PSKY) Stock Plunges 8% Following Bank of America Downgrade
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts formally lowered price targets (BofA cut PT to $11 from $13) and flagged near‑term uncertainty tied to the planned Warner Bros. Discovery deal — lower targets and reiterated cautious ratings amplify selling pressure. Paramount Skydance price target lowered as analysts flag Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition risks
• Negative Sentiment: Investor concern about PSKY’s leverage persists: recent commentary and credit actions have pushed parts of the company’s debt closer to junk, raising fears of higher interest costs and a heavier debt load after the merger. That narrative has been cited as a key driver of today’s decline. Paramount Skydance (PSKY) slides as debt concerns linger and new analyst coverage adds caution
• Negative Sentiment: Short interest rose materially in February (≈59.9M shares, up ~17% vs. mid‑Feb); with ~5.6% of float shorted and days‑to‑cover near ~3.3, elevated shorting can amplify downward moves and pressure sentiment until deleveraging or positive catalysts arrive.
• Negative Sentiment: Broader industry pressure: reports that YouTube now generates more ad revenue than major traditional media combined highlight secular ad competition that can weigh on legacy media revenue outlooks and investor expectations for PSKY’s advertising and streaming economics. YouTube now generates more ad revenue than Disney, NBC, Paramount, and WBD — combined

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have commented on PSKY. Bank of America decreased their price objective on shares of Paramount Skydance from $13.00 to $11.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Paramount Skydance to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 15th. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price objective on shares of Paramount Skydance from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. TD Cowen cut their target price on shares of Paramount Skydance from $15.00 to $13.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Paramount Skydance from $10.00 to $12.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and nine have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Strong Sell” and a consensus target price of $13.00.

Paramount Skydance Stock Down 3.7%

The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $11.55 and its 200 day moving average price is $14.43. The firm has a market cap of $10.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.79 and a beta of 1.14.

Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $999.00 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $999.02. Paramount Skydance had a negative net margin of 2.15% and a positive return on equity of 3.82%. The firm had revenue of $8.15 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.17 billion.

Paramount Skydance Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be paid a $0.05 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 16th. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.0%. Paramount Skydance’s dividend payout ratio is presently 31.75%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Paramount Skydance

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC acquired a new position in Paramount Skydance during the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Huntington National Bank lifted its stake in shares of Paramount Skydance by 108.2% in the 4th quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 2,259 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 1,174 shares during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Paramount Skydance by 539.3% in the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 2,295 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 1,936 shares in the last quarter. Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new position in shares of Paramount Skydance during the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Center for Financial Planning Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Paramount Skydance during the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.00% of the company’s stock.

Paramount Skydance Company Profile

Paramount Skydance Media Group (Nasdaq: PSKY) is a media and entertainment company created through the proposed combination of Paramount Global’s filmed entertainment and streaming operations with Skydance Media, a privately held content studio. The combined business will encompass the development, production and distribution of feature films, television programming and digital content, drawing on a library of legacy Paramount Pictures franchises alongside Skydance’s blockbuster tentpoles and animation slate.