Paramount Skydance (PSKY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Paramount Skydance is structured to serve theatrical, broadcast and streaming audiences worldwide.

Skydance Media was founded in 2006 by producer David Ellison and has since produced major Hollywood releases such as entries in the Mission: Impossible and Top Gun series as well as original television and animation projects. Paramount Global’s entertainment division dates back to the early 20th century, featuring Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Studios, Comedy Central and a portfolio of international networks. By uniting Skydance’s production capabilities with Paramount’s distribution infrastructure, the new company aims to accelerate content creation and unlock cross-platform monetization opportunities.

Upon closing, Paramount Skydance will operate globally, distributing films and series across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and emerging markets through theatrical releases, free-to-air and pay television networks, and direct-to-consumer streaming services. Key strategic priorities include scaling original streaming content, optimizing international distribution pipelines and maximizing the value of intellectual property across multiple media formats. The integration is designed to leverage synergies in content development, marketing and licensing.

Leadership of the combined entity is expected to feature Skydance founder David Ellison as chief executive officer and Paramount Global veteran Bob Bakish as executive chairman. The transaction remains subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions, with completion targeted in 2024. Once finalized, Paramount Skydance will begin trading under the ticker symbol PSKY, positioning itself as a major independent content creation and distribution platform in the evolving global media landscape.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.21 to $8.52
• 50-Day Range: $7.81 to $10.98
• 52-Week Range: $7.62 to $20.86
• Volume: 16.24 million shs
• Average Volume: 11.20 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $9.38 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.70
• Dividend Yield: 2.39%
• Price Target: $12.00
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Paramount Skydance Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Paramount Skydance scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 25th out of 239 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Paramount Skydance has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.69, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 8 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Paramount Skydance has a consensus price target of $12.00, representing about 43.2% upside from its current price of $8.38.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Paramount Skydance has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 32.26%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Paramount Skydance are expected to grow by 32.26% in the coming year, from $0.62 to $0.82 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Paramount Skydance is 14.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 46.15.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Paramount Skydance is 14.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 225.00.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Paramount Skydance has a PEG Ratio of 0.54. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Paramount Skydance has a P/B Ratio of 0.72. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.47% of the float of Paramount Skydance has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Paramount Skydance has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.96.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Paramount Skydance has recently increased by 5.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Paramount Skydance pays a meaningful dividend of 2.43%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Paramount Skydance does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Paramount Skydance is 35.09%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Paramount Skydance will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.39% next year. This indicates that Paramount Skydance will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.02

News Sentiment

Paramount Skydance has a news sentiment score of -0.02. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 28 news articles for Paramount Skydance this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

19 people have searched for PSKY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 90% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added Paramount Skydance to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Paramount Skydance insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.43% of the stock of Paramount Skydance is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

73.00% of the stock of Paramount Skydance is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/1 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/1 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/01/2026
• Today: 8/04/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Record date for 10/1 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/01/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Entertainment
• Sub-Industry: Movies & Entertainment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PSKY
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:PSKY
• CIK: 2041610
• Web: www.paramountskydance.com
• Phone: 212-258-6000
• Fax: 212-975-4516
• Employees: 17,600
• Year Founded: 2019

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Paramount Skydance: $12.00
• High Price Target: $19.00
• Low Price Target: $2.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +43.2%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.69
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.57
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.70
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.52
• P/E Growth: 0.54
• Net Income: -$621 million
• Net Margins: -2.08%
• Pretax Margin: 0.30%
• Return on Equity: 4.58%
• Return on Assets: 1.46%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.16
• Current Ratio: 1.10
• Quick Ratio: 1.00

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $28.89 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.32
• Cash Flow: $13.52 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.62
• Book Value: $11.63 per share
• Price / Book: 0.72

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,119,170,000
• Free Float: 1,114,361,000
• Market Cap: $9.38 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 1.45