Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ:PSKY) Given Average Recommendation of “Reduce” by Brokerages

Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ:PSKY) has been assigned an average rating of “Reduce” from the thirteen research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have given a hold recommendation and one has assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $13.9091.

A number of research firms have weighed in on PSKY. Guggenheim reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $16.00 target price on shares of Paramount Skydance in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. Wall Street Zen raised Paramount Skydance to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 15th. Barclays lowered their target price on Paramount Skydance from $12.00 to $8.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 8th. UBS Group upped their price target on Paramount Skydance from $10.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Paramount Skydance from $12.00 to $10.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 27th.

Paramount Skydance Stock Up 1.5%

PSKY opened at $16.02 on Friday. Paramount Skydance has a fifty-two week low of $9.95 and a fifty-two week high of $20.86. The company has a current ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $16.81. The company has a market cap of $17.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -533.82, a PEG ratio of 4.24 and a beta of 1.26.

Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.49 by ($0.37). The firm had revenue of $6.73 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.79 billion. Paramount Skydance had a negative net margin of 0.05% and a positive return on equity of 4.51%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.49 EPS. Paramount Skydance has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at EPS.

Paramount Skydance Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th were issued a $0.05 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. Paramount Skydance’s dividend payout ratio is -666.67%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Paramount Skydance during the third quarter worth about $678,726,000. State Street Corp bought a new stake in shares of Paramount Skydance in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $524,371,000. Invesco Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Paramount Skydance during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $288,551,000. Barclays PLC acquired a new stake in shares of Paramount Skydance during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $258,196,000. Finally, Contrarius Group Holdings Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Paramount Skydance during the third quarter valued at approximately $186,674,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.00% of the company’s stock.

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.