Head to Head Survey: Paramount Skydance (PSKY) versus Its Rivals

Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) is one of 188 public companies in the “Entertainment” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Paramount Skydance to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Paramount Skydance and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Paramount Skydance	-2.13%	4.11%	1.21%
Paramount Skydance Competitors	10.40%	-3.69%	-2.96%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

73.0% of Paramount Skydance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.4% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Paramount Skydance shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.8% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Paramount Skydance and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Paramount Skydance	8	5	2	0	1.60
Paramount Skydance Competitors	1763	4357	9384	239	2.51

Paramount Skydance currently has a consensus target price of $11.38, suggesting a potential upside of 21.37%. As a group, “Entertainment” companies have a potential upside of 24.33%. Given Paramount Skydance’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Paramount Skydance has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Dividends

Paramount Skydance pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Paramount Skydance pays out 35.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Entertainment” companies pay a dividend yield of 19.2% and pay out 78.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Paramount Skydance and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Paramount Skydance	$28.89 billion	-$621.00 million	16.46
Paramount Skydance Competitors	$4.56 billion	$74.17 million	-5.95

Paramount Skydance has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its rivals. Paramount Skydance is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Volatility and Risk

Paramount Skydance has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paramount Skydance’s rivals have a beta of 1.06, suggesting that their average stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Paramount Skydance rivals beat Paramount Skydance on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

Paramount Skydance Company Profile

Paramount Global is a media and entertainment company which creates premium content and experiences for audiences. The company’s portfolio of consumer brands includes CBS, Showtime Networks, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount , Pluto TV and Simon & Schuster, among others. Paramount Global, formerly known as ViacomCBS Inc., is based in NEW YORK.