Vivendi (VIVHY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Vivendi SE is a French media and entertainment group with activities spanning content creation, publishing, communications and cultural services. The company’s businesses have included television and film production and distribution, pay television, music, video games, advertising, publishing and live entertainment. Its operations and investments serve audiences and clients in Europe and other international markets.

Vivendi’s principal businesses have historically included Canal+, a provider of premium television and streaming content; Havas, a global advertising and communications network; and Lagardère, whose activities include publishing, retail and travel services. Vivendi has also been associated with video-game publisher Gameloft and a range of cultural and entertainment ventures. In 2024, Canal+, Havas and Louis Hachette Group, which includes Lagardère, were separated from Vivendi and listed as independent companies, while Vivendi retained significant interests in the businesses.

The company traces its origins to Compagnie Générale des Eaux, founded in 1853. It adopted the Vivendi name in 1998 as it expanded into media and communications, later completing the sale of its former Universal Music Group business in 2021. Vivendi is headquartered in Paris, France. Arnaud de Puyfontaine serves as chief executive officer and chairman of the Management Board, while Yannick Bolloré serves as chairman of the Supervisory Board.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1.57 to $1.60
• 50-Day Range: $1.53 to $1.93
• 52-Week Range: $1.52 to $3.66
• Volume: 58,791 shs
• Average Volume: 109,816 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.57 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.91%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Vivendi Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vivendi scored higher than 36% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Vivendi has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Vivendi has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 50.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Vivendi are expected to grow by 50.00% in the coming year, from $0.10 to $0.15 per share.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Vivendi has a P/B Ratio of 0.33. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of Vivendi has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Vivendi has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.12, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Vivendi has recently increased by 83.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Vivendi pays a meaningful dividend of 1.64%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Vivendi will have a dividend payout ratio of 20.00% next year. This indicates that Vivendi will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.85

News Sentiment

Vivendi has a news sentiment score of -0.85. 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 0.57 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Vivendi this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

Vivendi has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Today: 10/11/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Diversified Telecommunication Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:VIVHY
• CIK: 1127055
• Web: www.vivendi.com
• Phone: (317) 171-1000
• Fax: 33-1-71-71-10-01
• Employees: 33,000
• Year Founded: 1853

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• 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: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $347.26 million
• Price / Sales: 4.51
• Cash Flow: $0.12 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.46
• Book Value: $4.82 per share
• Price / Book: 0.33

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 997,770,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $1.57 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.90