Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.37 EPS

Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday. The company reported $0.12 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.49 by ($0.37), reports. The company had revenue of $6.73 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.79 billion. Paramount Skydance had a negative net margin of 0.05% and a positive return on equity of 4.51%. Paramount Skydance’s revenue was up 0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.49 earnings per share. Paramount Skydance updated its FY 2026 guidance to EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance to EPS.

Paramount Skydance Stock Down 6.0%

NASDAQ:PSKY traded down $1.01 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $15.73. 5,276,762 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,708,483. The stock has a market cap of $10.61 billion, a P/E ratio of -524.16, a P/E/G ratio of 4.24 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 1.21. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $17.09. Paramount Skydance has a 12 month low of $9.95 and a 12 month high of $20.86.

Paramount Skydance Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 1st. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th were paid a dividend of $0.05 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. Paramount Skydance’s dividend payout ratio is currently -666.67%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

PSKY has been the subject of several analyst reports. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Paramount Skydance from $10.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Seaport Res Ptn raised shares of Paramount Skydance from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Evercore ISI upped their target price on shares of Paramount Skydance from $12.00 to $14.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Paramount Skydance in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Argus initiated coverage on Paramount Skydance in a research note on Monday, October 13th. They set a “hold” rating and a $17.00 price objective on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and seven have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Paramount Skydance has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $13.91.

About Paramount Skydance

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.