Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) Hits New 52-Week Low Following Analyst Downgrade

Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ:PSKY) hit a new 52-week low on Wednesday after Bank of America lowered their price target on the stock from $13.00 to $11.00. Bank of America currently has an underperform rating on the stock. Paramount Skydance traded as low as $9.91 and last traded at $9.9850, with a volume of 5703436 shares. The stock had previously closed at $10.33.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on PSKY. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Paramount Skydance in a research note on Monday, December 29th. TD Cowen lowered their target price on shares of Paramount Skydance from $15.00 to $13.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on shares of Paramount Skydance in a research note on Monday. They issued a “strong sell” rating and a $10.00 price target on the stock. 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. Finally, Evercore upped their target price on shares of Paramount Skydance from $12.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and nine have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Strong Sell” and an average target price of $13.00.

Trending Headlines about Paramount Skydance

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

• Neutral Sentiment: Wells Fargo initiated coverage of PSKY this week, adding another sell‑side voice that could increase headline sensitivity and trading volatility (coverage tone was cautious). Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry context: YouTube now generates more ad revenue than several major media peers combined — a reminder of secular advertising competition that pressures legacy media monetization. This is background pressure, not a company‑specific catalyst. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Paramount Defenses (a different company) released a product update — not directly relevant to Paramount Skydance’s operating or financials. Investors should treat this as unrelated. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Bank of America cut its price target and reiterated an Underperform rating, explicitly flagging that the planned Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition will take years to pay off — a near‑term headwind that sparked intraday selling. Article Title Article Title Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Debt and credit concerns remain prominent: analysts and credit actions have pushed parts of the capital structure toward junk territory, increasing refinancing risk and interest‑cost pressure — a key reason investors are selling. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Short interest rose sharply in February to ~59.9M shares (up 17.4% vs. Feb 12), ~5.6% of shares outstanding, with a days‑to‑cover of ~3.3 — a material increase that can amplify downward moves and pressure liquidity. (Source: short interest data summary). Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Aggregator coverage notes multiple recent analyst price‑target cuts and mixed sell‑side views; the median targets remain above the current price but daily momentum is fragile while the market digests deal and financing risk. Article Title

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Paramount Skydance in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Huntington National Bank increased its holdings in Paramount Skydance by 108.2% during 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 during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its stake in Paramount Skydance by 539.3% in 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 in the last quarter. Kelleher Financial Advisors bought a new position in Paramount Skydance in the third quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, Center for Financial Planning Inc. purchased a new stake in Paramount Skydance during the third quarter worth $35,000. 73.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Paramount Skydance Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 1.12. The company has a market cap of $10.70 billion, a PE ratio of 15.87 and a beta of 1.14. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $11.55 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $14.43.

Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $999.00 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $999.02. The firm had revenue of $8.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 Dividend Announcement

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

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.