Viacom Company Profile (NASDAQ:VIAB)

About Viacom

Viacom Inc. (Viacom) is an entertainment content company that connects with audiences in over 160 countries and territories and creates compelling television programs, motion pictures, short-form video, applications, games, consumer products, social media and other entertainment content. The Company operates through two segments: Media Networks and Filmed Entertainment. Viacom Media Networks' program services reached approximately 700 million households in over 160 countries. Viacom Media Networks operates the international extensions of the multimedia brands MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and BET, as well as certain program services. The Company's Filmed Entertainment segment produces, finances, acquires and distributes motion pictures and other entertainment content. under the Paramount Pictures, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, Insurge Pictures, MTV Films and Nickelodeon Movies brands.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Industry: Entertainment - Diversified
Sub-Industry: Movies & Entertainment
Exchange: NASDAQ
Symbol: VIAB
CUSIP: 92553P20

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $38.10
50 Day Moving Average: $39.40
200 Day Moving Average: $41.32
52-Week Range: $30.11 - $53.35
Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.33
Foreward P/E Ratio: 9.03
P/E Growth: -2.50
Market Cap: $15.11B
Outstanding Shares: 396,656,000
Beta: 1.43

Profitability:

Net Margins: 15.85%
Return on Equity: 46.74%
Return on Assets: 8.05%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.65%
Current Ratio: 0.99%
Quick Ratio: 0.82%

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Consensus Ratings for Viacom (NASDAQ:VIAB) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	3 Sell Ratings, 21 Hold Ratings, 10 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Hold (Score: 2.21)
Consensus Price Target:	$43.77 (14.87% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Viacom (NASDAQ:VIAB)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/30/2016	Loop Capital	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$41.00 -> $39.00
9/27/2016	Wedbush	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$44.00 -> $40.00
9/26/2016	Barclays PLC	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$48.00 -> $46.00
9/23/2016	Argus	Reiterated Rating	Hold
9/22/2016	Wells Fargo & Co.	Reiterated Rating	Underperform	$35.00
9/22/2016	Macquarie	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$44.00 -> $35.00
9/22/2016	Brean Capital	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$44.00
9/22/2016	FBR & Co	Reiterated Rating	Buy
9/22/2016	Credit Suisse Group AG	Lower Price Target	Outperform	$53.00 -> $42.00
9/21/2016	Wunderlich	Lower Price Target	Buy	$82.00 -> $65.00
9/20/2016	Jefferies Group	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$49.00
9/19/2016	Stifel Nicolaus	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold	$49.00 -> $38.00
8/26/2016	Telsey Advisory Group	Downgrade	Outperform -> Market Perform	$51.00 -> $47.00
8/23/2016	BMO Capital Markets	Reiterated Rating	Market Perform	$40.00
8/8/2016	Deutsche Bank AG	Lower Price Target	Hold	$39.00 -> $35.00
8/5/2016	Morgan Stanley	Reiterated Rating	Sell	$38.00
8/5/2016	Pacific Crest	Reiterated Rating	Hold
8/5/2016	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$50.00
8/4/2016	Pivotal Research	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold	$52.00 -> $47.00
7/22/2016	Atlantic Securities	Upgrade	Underweight -> Neutral
6/22/2016	Nomura	Initiated Coverage	Hold
6/21/2016	Moffett Nathanson	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$47.00
6/17/2016	Sanford C. Bernstein	Reiterated Rating	Underperform
6/17/2016	Royal Bank Of Canada	Upgrade	Underperform -> Sector Perform	$34.00 -> $45.00
6/16/2016	BTIG Research	Upgrade	Neutral -> Buy	$55.00
5/18/2016	Citigroup Inc.	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$41.00
4/28/2016	Topeka Capital Markets	Boost Price Target	Hold	$40.00 -> $41.00
4/11/2016	Needham & Company LLC	Reiterated Rating	Hold
4/4/2016	Hanson	Downgrade	Buy -> Neutral
2/11/2016	Societe Generale	Lower Price Target	Buy	$55.00 -> $51.00
2/10/2016	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	Lower Price Target		$47.00 -> $37.00
2/10/2016	Cowen and Company	Lower Price Target		$57.00 -> $47.00
2/10/2016	Credit Agricole SA	Lower Price Target	Buy	$70.00 -> $55.00
1/26/2016	Barrington Research	Downgrade	Outperform -> Market Perform
1/14/2016	Drexel Hamilton	Initiated Coverage	Hold	$45.00
8/24/2015	Piper Jaffray Cos.	Downgrade	Buy
7/7/2015	JBL Advisors	Initiated Coverage	Market Perform
5/1/2015	Maxim Group	Lower Price Target	Buy	$88.00 -> $82.00
10/16/2014	Bank of America Corp.	Downgrade	Neutral -> Underperform	$67.83
10/16/2014	Guggenheim	Downgrade	Buy -> Neutral	$97.00 -> $76.00

(Data available from 10/1/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Viacom (NASDAQ:VIAB)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
11/10/2016
8/4/2016	Q316	$1.01	$1.05	$3.01 billion	$3.11 billion	View	Listen
4/28/2016	Q216	$0.72	$0.76	$2.98 billion	$3.00 billion	View	Listen
2/9/2016	Q116	$1.19	$1.18	$3.26 billion	$3.15 billion	View	Listen
11/12/2015	Q415	$1.55	$1.54	$3.89 billion	$3.79 billion	View	Listen
8/6/2015	Q315	$1.47	$1.47	$3.25 billion	$3.05 billion	View	N/A
4/30/2015	Q215	$1.08	$1.16	$3.26 billion	$3.08 billion	View	N/A
1/29/2015	Q115	$1.33	$1.29	$3.46 billion	$3.34 billion	View	N/A
11/13/2014	Q4	$1.68	$1.71	$3.90 billion	$3.99 billion	View	Listen
8/6/2014	Q314	$1.44	$1.42	$3.56 billion	$3.42 billion	View	Listen
5/1/2014	Q214	$1.05	$1.08	$3.20 billion	$3.17 billion	View	Listen
1/30/2014	Q114	$1.16	$1.20	$3.31 billion	$3.20 billion	View	Listen
11/14/2013	Q413	$1.45	$1.55	$3.60 billion	$3.65 billion	View	Listen
8/2/2013	Q3 2013	$1.29	$1.29	$3.58 billion	$3.69 billion	View	N/A
5/1/2013	Q2 2013	$0.95	$0.96	$3.20 billion	$3.14 billion	View	N/A
1/31/2013	Q1 2013	$0.90	$0.91	$3.48 billion	$3.31 billion	View	N/A
11/15/2012	Q412	$1.17	$1.21	$3.44 billion	$3.36 billion	View	N/A
8/3/2012		$1.01	$0.97			View	N/A
5/3/2012		$0.90	$0.98			View	N/A
2/2/2012		$1.06	$1.06			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Viacom (NASDAQ:VIAB)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $3.82 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $4.22 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	5	$0.72	$1.24	$0.98
Q2 2016	4	$0.72	$1.47	$0.92
Q3 2016	5	$1.01	$1.44	$1.18
Q4 2016	5	$0.65	$0.88	$0.74
Q1 2017	3	$1.06	$1.21	$1.14
Q2 2017	3	$0.74	$0.99	$0.86
Q3 2017	3	$1.11	$1.22	$1.15
Q4 2017	3	$0.75	$0.92	$0.85
Q1 2018	1	$1.10	$1.10	$1.10
Q2 2018	1	$0.79	$0.79	$0.79
Q3 2018	1	$1.16	$1.16	$1.16

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for Viacom (NASDAQ:VIAB)

Annual Dividend:	$0.80
Dividend Yield:	2.10%
Payout Ratio:	15.41% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 20.94% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 18.96% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)

Dividend History for Viacom (NASDAQ:VIAB)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
9/21/2016	quarterly	$0.20	2.23%	9/22/2016	9/22/2016	10/3/2016
5/18/2016	quarterly	$0.40	4.17%	6/13/2016	6/15/2016	7/1/2016
1/14/2016	quarterly	$0.40	4.02%	3/9/2016	3/13/2016	4/1/2016
11/11/2015	quarterly	$0.40	3.21%	12/11/2015	12/15/2015	1/4/2016
8/4/2015	quarterly	$0.40	3.11%	9/11/2015	9/15/2015	10/1/2015
5/20/2015	quarterly	$0.40	2.39%	6/11/2015	6/15/2015	7/1/2015
1/15/2015	quarterly	$0.33	1.94%	3/11/2015	3/13/2015	4/1/2015
11/13/2014	quarterly	$0.33	1.85%	12/11/2014	12/15/2014	1/2/2015
7/22/2014	quarterly	$0.33	1.54%	9/11/2014	9/15/2014	10/1/2014
5/21/2014	quarterly	$0.33	1.56%	6/11/2014	6/13/2014	7/1/2014
1/16/2014	quarterly	$0.30	1.44%	3/12/2014	3/14/2014	4/1/2014
11/13/2013	quarterly	$0.30	1.49%	12/11/2013	12/13/2013	12/31/2013
7/23/2013	quarterly	$0.30	1.65%	9/11/2013	9/13/2013	10/1/2013
5/22/2013	quarterly	$0.30	1.74%	6/12/2013	6/14/2013	7/1/2013
1/18/2013	quarterly	$0.28	1.9%	3/13/2013	3/15/2013	4/1/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for Viacom (NASDAQ:VIAB)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 0.65%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 76.12%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Details
6/20/2016	Michael D Fricklas	EVP	Sell	10,800	$45.29	$489,132.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for Viacom (NASDAQ:VIAB)

Date	Headline
	Viacom board will name a special committee to review potential CBS merger (NASDAQ:VIAB) www.marketwatch.com - September 30 at 7:12 PM
	Viacom Board Forms Special Committee To Evaluate National Amusements Request (NASDAQ:VIAB) www.thestreet.com - September 30 at 7:12 PM
	Viacom (VIAB) Forms Special Committee; Will Explore Potential Combination with CBS (CBS) (NASDAQ:VIAB) www.streetinsider.com - September 30 at 7:12 PM
	Viacom's CBS Committee Loaded With New Redstone Appointees - Bloomberg (NASDAQ:VIAB) www.bloomberg.com - September 30 at 5:49 PM
	Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) & Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAB) Traders Recap - Money News (NASDAQ:VIAB) www.newsismoney.com - September 30 at 7:37 AM
	Viacom, Inc.: Why Investors Are Going Crazy Over VIAB Stock - Income Investors (NASDAQ:VIAB) www.incomeinvestors.com - September 30 at 7:37 AM
	2 Stocks Attracting Analyst Attention: Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAB ... - The Voice Registrar (NASDAQ:VIAB) voiceregistrar.com - September 29 at 7:38 AM
	Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAB) Updated Broker Price Targets - The De Soto Edge (NASDAQ:VIAB) desotoedge.com - September 29 at 7:38 AM
	Stocks Swings on Experts' Crunch- Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAB), Expedia Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) - Seneca Globe (NASDAQ:VIAB) www.senecaglobe.com - September 29 at 7:38 AM
	Following Dividend Cut, Viacom Reaches A Fork In The Road (NASDAQ:VIAB) www.benzinga.com - September 28 at 7:42 PM
	RSI Alert: Viacom Now Oversold (NASDAQ:VIAB) www.forbes.com - September 28 at 7:42 PM
	CBS and Viacom Would Be Good for Each Other (NASDAQ:VIAB) www.bloomberg.com - September 28 at 7:42 PM
	CBS-Viacom merger may be closer to reality, thanks to Redstones and National Amusements - Los Angeles Times (NASDAQ:VIAB) www.latimes.com - September 28 at 7:33 PM
	Sumner Redstone's National Amusements to Call on Viacom and CBS to Explore Merger - Wall Street Journal (NASDAQ:VIAB) www.wsj.com - September 28 at 1:54 PM
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	Upbeat Stocks- Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAB), Finish Line Inc. (NASDAQ:FINL) - Seneca Globe (NASDAQ:VIAB) www.senecaglobe.com - September 26 at 7:58 PM
	Exclusive: Viacom readies U.S. dollar bond - sources (NASDAQ:VIAB) sg.finance.yahoo.com - September 26 at 7:58 PM
	Major Stock of Recent Trade - Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAB) - Hot Stocks Point (NASDAQ:VIAB) www.hotstockspoint.com - September 26 at 8:45 AM
	Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAB) Mean Price Target Is $46.235 - RealistInvestor.com (NASDAQ:VIAB) www.realistinvestor.com - September 24 at 7:02 PM
	Trending Stock - Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAB) - Hot Stocks Point (NASDAQ:VIAB) www.hotstockspoint.com - September 24 at 7:39 AM
	Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAB) from Entertainment – Diversified – Todays Top Gains (NASDAQ:VIAB) twincountynews.com - September 23 at 7:17 PM
	Viacom Is Considering Three Internal Candidates for CEO (NASDAQ:VIAB) www.bloomberg.com - September 23 at 7:17 PM
	Viacom Shareholders Likely In For A Sustained Turnaround Period - Benzinga (NASDAQ:VIAB) www.benzinga.com - September 23 at 7:34 AM
	Sony unit, Dalian Wanda in tie-up to tap China's huge movie market (NASDAQ:VIAB) finance.yahoo.com - September 23 at 7:34 AM
	Viacom Inc. (VIAB) – UBS Maintains Rating And Updates Price Target (NASDAQ:VIAB) www.fidaily.com - September 22 at 7:35 PM
	[$$] Will CBS Buy Viacom? (NASDAQ:VIAB) www.barrons.com - September 22 at 7:35 PM
	Viacom Shareholders Likely In For A Sustained Turnaround Period (NASDAQ:VIAB) feeds.benzinga.com - September 22 at 5:17 PM
	Viacom's Interim CEO Tom Dooley to Depart; Dividend Cut in Half - Wall Street Journal (NASDAQ:VIAB) www.wsj.com - September 21 at 3:19 PM
	Viacom shares dip after company issues Q4 profit warning, cuts dividend (NASDAQ:VIAB) www.marketwatch.com - September 21 at 11:51 AM
	High Market Cap Stock of the Day – Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAB) (NASDAQ:VIAB) twincountynews.com - September 19 at 7:52 PM
	Viacom downgraded on expectations it will hold on to underperforming Paramount (NASDAQ:VIAB) www.marketwatch.com - September 19 at 7:51 PM
	3 Stocks to Watch Thursday: Viacom, Inc. (VIAB), Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc (AERI) and Bluebird Bio Inc (BLUE) - Investorplace.com (NASDAQ:VIAB) investorplace.com - September 15 at 11:43 AM
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	3 Stocks to Watch Thursday: Viacom, Inc. (VIAB), Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc (AERI) and Bluebird Bio Inc (BLUE) (NASDAQ:VIAB) investorplace.com - September 15 at 8:56 AM
	Will Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAB) Stock Cut Its Dividends? - Income Investors (NASDAQ:VIAB) www.incomeinvestors.com - September 14 at 8:10 PM
	Viacom's New Board to Consider Cutting Dividend as Cash Dwindles (NASDAQ:VIAB) www.thestreet.com - September 14 at 12:21 PM
	Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAB) Earnings Preview: Should Investors Be Nervous? - The Voice Registrar (NASDAQ:VIAB) voiceregistrar.com - September 11 at 7:16 PM
	Thursday Trading Session Review: Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAB) - National Daily Press (NASDAQ:VIAB) www.nationaldailypress.com - September 9 at 7:30 AM
	Viacom, Inc. (VIAB): Partial Sale of Paramount Would Make a Merger More Palatable (NASDAQ:VIAB) www.thecountrycaller.com - September 8 at 11:53 AM
	Viacom hires Morgan Stanley, LionTree to advise on capital structure: source (NASDAQ:VIAB) finance.yahoo.com - September 7 at 8:04 PM
	Viacom hires Morgan Stanley, LionTree for capital structure review: source (NASDAQ:VIAB) www.todayonline.com - September 7 at 8:04 PM
	Viacom hires Morgan Stanley, LionTree for capital structure review -source (NASDAQ:VIAB) finance.yahoo.com - September 7 at 8:04 PM
	Viacom hires Morgan Stanley, LionTree for capital review: source (NASDAQ:VIAB) finance.yahoo.com - September 7 at 8:04 PM
	California Lawsuit Claims Paramount Pictures Cheated Producer of Star-Studded Film 'Middle Men' (NASDAQ:VIAB) finance.yahoo.com - September 7 at 8:04 PM
	Analyst's Report Recap: Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAB) \| \| Post Registrar - Post Registrar (NASDAQ:VIAB) postregistrar.com - September 6 at 7:31 AM
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	DirecTV Lines up Content to Battle Dish, Others in Cord-Cutting War (NASDAQ:VIAB) www.thestreet.com - September 2 at 4:20 PM
	[$$] Viacom's Outgoing Chairman Offers Options for Paramount Stake Sale (NASDAQ:VIAB) www.wsj.com - September 1 at 7:57 PM
	Analysts Valuations For Two Stocks: Mosaic Co (NYSE:MOS), Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAB) - The Voice Registrar (NASDAQ:VIAB) voiceregistrar.com - September 1 at 11:16 AM
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