Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY – Get Free Report) is one of 188 publicly-traded companies in the “Entertainment” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Paramount Skydance to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.
Dividends
Paramount Skydance pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. 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 19.4% and pay out 80.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations for Paramount Skydance and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Paramount Skydance | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.56 |
| Paramount Skydance Competitors | 1745 | 4333 | 9342 | 237 | 2.52 |
Risk & Volatility
Paramount Skydance has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paramount Skydance’s rivals have a beta of 1.05, suggesting that their average stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
73.0% of Paramount Skydance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.1% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Paramount Skydance shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 25.0% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
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 | -2.08% | 4.58% | 1.46% |
| Paramount Skydance Competitors | 10.28% | -4.37% | -3.31% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Paramount Skydance and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Paramount Skydance | $28.89 billion | -$621.00 million | 13.83 |
| Paramount Skydance Competitors | $4.53 billion | $68.78 million | -6.98 |
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.
Summary
Paramount Skydance beats its rivals on 8 of the 15 factors compared.
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. Paramount Global, formerly known as ViacomCBS Inc., is based in NEW YORK.
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