Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) Research Coverage Started at Wells Fargo & Company

Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on shares of Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) in a report published on Monday morning, MarketBeat.com reports. The firm issued a strong sell rating and a $10.00 price target on the stock.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Evercore boosted their target price on Paramount Skydance from $12.00 to $14.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Paramount Skydance from $10.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price objective on shares of Paramount Skydance from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Zacks Research raised shares of Paramount Skydance from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Guggenheim increased their target price on shares of Paramount Skydance from $11.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and nine have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Strong Sell” and an average price target of $13.00.

Paramount Skydance Stock Performance

PSKY opened at $9.94 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $10.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.78 and a beta of 1.15. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $11.48 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $14.40. Paramount Skydance has a 1 year low of $9.91 and a 1 year high of $20.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 1.12.

Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $999.00 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $999.02. The company had revenue of $8.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.17 billion. Paramount Skydance had a positive return on equity of 3.82% and a negative net margin of 2.15%.

Paramount Skydance Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Monday, March 16th will be given a dividend of $0.05 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 16th. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. Paramount Skydance’s dividend payout ratio is 31.75%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new stake in shares of Paramount Skydance during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Huntington National Bank grew its stake in shares of Paramount Skydance by 108.2% in the fourth quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 2,259 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 1,174 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in Paramount Skydance by 539.3% during the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 2,295 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 1,936 shares during the last quarter. Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new position in Paramount Skydance during the third quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Center for Financial Planning Inc. acquired a new position in Paramount Skydance during the third quarter worth $35,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.00% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Paramount Skydance

Here are the key news stories impacting Paramount Skydance this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: Wells Fargo initiated coverage of PSKY this week, adding new sell‑side attention that can increase volatility as investors digest a fresh analyst viewpoint and model assumptions. Wells Fargo Coverage Initiated
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro/industry context: YouTube’s ad-revenue dominance vs. traditional media underscores longer-term ad-market competition that may pressure legacy media ad growth and margins — a broader headwind for streaming/media peers including PSKY. YouTube Ad Revenue Story
• Neutral Sentiment: Unrelated corporate news (Paramount Defenses product release) appears in the tape but is not material to Paramount Skydance’s operating or financing outlook. Paramount Defenses Release
• Negative Sentiment: Bank of America cut its price target to $11 and kept an “Underperform” rating, warning the Warner Bros. acquisition will take years to pay off and heightens near-term uncertainty about integration and returns — a clear catalyst for selling pressure. BofA Downgrade Coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts and outlets emphasize leverage/credit risks after deal-related headlines; parts of the company’s debt have been pushed toward junk status in recent credit actions, which raises concern about higher interest costs and slower deleveraging. This dynamic is being cited as a principal reason for the decline. MSN on BofA / Debt Concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Short interest rose sharply in February to ~59.9M shares (≈5.6% of shares outstanding), up ~17% over two weeks; days‑to‑cover is ~3.3 days. Increased shorting amplifies downside risk and can accelerate declines on negative headlines. (Short-interest data: firm filings/market reports.)
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage and market commentary reiterating debt and financing worries — plus analysts setting lower targets or cautious stances — have compounded selling momentum, making the stock more sensitive to new negative notes and headline risk. QuiverQuant Debt / Coverage Analysis

Paramount Skydance Company Profile

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.