Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) Posts Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.03 EPS

Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The company reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.03, FiscalAI reports. Paramount Skydance had a positive return on equity of 4.58% and a negative net margin of 2.08%.The company had revenue of $6.91 billion for the quarter.

Paramount Skydance Stock Up 0.2%

NASDAQ:PSKY traded up $0.02 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $8.40. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,328,588 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,794,563. Paramount Skydance has a 52-week low of $7.62 and a 52-week high of $20.86. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.54 and a beta of 1.45. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $9.60 and a 200-day moving average of $10.30.

Paramount Skydance Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.05 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.4%. Paramount Skydance’s payout ratio is presently 35.09%.

Paramount Skydance News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly earnings beat expectations. Paramount reported adjusted EPS of $0.18, above the $0.15 consensus estimate, on revenue of $6.91 billion. The company also raised its full-year 2026 adjusted EBITDA outlook, signaling improved profitability. Paramount Skydance reports mixed second-quarter results
• Positive Sentiment: Streaming momentum remains strong. Paramount+ subscribers grew to nearly 82 million, while retention reached a company record and viewing hours increased. Higher streaming and studio revenue helped offset weakness in the television business. Paramount Skydance Q2 2026 earnings call highlights
• Positive Sentiment: Revenue guidance was broadly supportive. Full-year revenue guidance was set around $30.0 billion, slightly above the $29.9 billion analyst estimate, while third-quarter revenue guidance of $7.0 billion to $7.2 billion brackets the $7.0 billion consensus.
• Neutral Sentiment: Management remains confident in the Warner Bros. Discovery transaction. CEO David Ellison said Paramount is open to settling the antitrust case but believes it will prevail at trial and still expects the deal to close. David Ellison says Paramount is open to settling WBD antitrust suit
• Negative Sentiment: The merger faces a lengthy legal overhang. A federal judge scheduled the antitrust trial for March 2, 2027, delaying resolution of the proposed Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition and potentially exposing Paramount’s financial backers to substantial costs. The uncertainty is likely weighing on PSKY despite the improved earnings outlook. Antitrust trial over Paramount-Warner merger set for March

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Guggenheim dropped their price target on shares of Paramount Skydance from $14.00 to $12.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Arete Research restated a “sell” rating and issued a $2.00 target price on shares of Paramount Skydance in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. UBS Group set a $18.00 price target on Paramount Skydance in a report on Wednesday. TD Cowen restated a “hold” rating on shares of Paramount Skydance in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of Paramount Skydance from $8.00 to $7.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and eight have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Paramount Skydance currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $12.43.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Paramount Skydance

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. State Street Corp acquired a new stake in Paramount Skydance during the third quarter worth approximately $524,371,000. Invesco Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Paramount Skydance in the 3rd quarter valued at $288,551,000. Contrarius Group Holdings Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Paramount Skydance by 52.9% in the 4th quarter. Contrarius Group Holdings Ltd now owns 15,088,097 shares of the company’s stock valued at $202,180,000 after buying an additional 5,221,622 shares in the last quarter. Amundi acquired a new position in shares of Paramount Skydance in the 3rd quarter valued at $80,539,000. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG grew its position in shares of Paramount Skydance by 185.9% in the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 5,573,970 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,691,000 after buying an additional 3,624,388 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.00% of the company’s stock.

About Paramount Skydance

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.