Versant (VSNT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Versant, Inc. is a media and entertainment company formed through the separation of certain cable television and digital media assets from Comcast. The company operates a portfolio of entertainment, news, sports and lifestyle brands serving audiences in the United States and internationally through television networks, digital platforms and related content services.

Versant’s portfolio includes USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel, along with digital properties such as Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes. Its businesses develop, acquire and distribute original programming, live news and sports coverage, scripted and unscripted entertainment, movie information and other digital content across linear television, streaming and online platforms.

The company was established as part of Comcast’s planned spin-off of its cable-network and related digital-media operations. Mark Lazarus serves as Versant’s chief executive officer, with Anand Kini serving as chief operating officer and chief financial officer. Versant is headquartered in the United States and primarily serves audiences and advertisers through its domestic media brands and international content activities.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $31.45 to $32.54
• 50-Day Range: $32.17 to $41.53
• 52-Week Range: $27.17 to $59.00
• Volume: 1.88 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.79 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.40 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.11
• Dividend Yield: 4.73%
• Price Target: $43.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Versant Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Versant scored higher than 100% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 1st out of 240 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: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Versant has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.22, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Versant has a consensus price target of $43.00, representing about 35.6% upside from its current price of $31.70.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Versant has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 19.61%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Versant are expected to grow by 19.61% in the coming year, from $4.08 to $4.88 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Versant is 9.11, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.78.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Versant is 9.11, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 22.58.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Versant has a PEG Ratio of 0.71. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Versant has a P/B Ratio of 0.44. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.96% of the float of Versant has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Versant has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.12.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Versant has recently decreased by 7.10%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Versant is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.57%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Versant does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Versant is 43.10%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Versant will have a dividend payout ratio of 30.74% next year. This indicates that Versant will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.41

News Sentiment

Versant has a news sentiment score of 0.41. 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 0.56 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Versant this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for VSNT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -73% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Versant to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.14% of the stock of Versant is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Versant has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/22 Dividend: 7/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/22 Dividend: 7/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/22/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 9/30/2026
• Record date for 10/22 Dividend: 10/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/22 Dividend: 10/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Media
• Sub-Industry: Broadcasting
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:VSNT
• CIK: 865917
• Web: www.versant.com
• Phone: +1-650-2322400
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 4,400
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Versant: $43.00
• High Price Target: $52.00
• Low Price Target: $39.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +34.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.22
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.16
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.82
• P/E Growth: 0.71
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.35
• Current Ratio: 2.38
• Quick Ratio: 2.38

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.60 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.67
• Cash Flow: $13.23 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.41
• Book Value: $72.16 per share
• Price / Book: 0.44

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 138,792,000
• Free Float: 138,598,000
• Market Cap: $4.43 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A