Comparing CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA (OTCMKTS:CEVMY) and Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY)

Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) and CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA (OTCMKTS:CEVMY) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

73.0% of Paramount Skydance shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Paramount Skydance shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Paramount Skydance and CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Paramount Skydance	3	2	0	0	1.40
CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA	0	1	2	0	2.67

Paramount Skydance currently has a consensus price target of $10.60, suggesting a potential downside of 43.97%. Given Paramount Skydance’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Paramount Skydance is more favorable than CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Paramount Skydance and CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Paramount Skydance	$29.21 billion	0.44	-$6.19 billion	($0.03)	-630.67
CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Paramount Skydance.

Profitability

This table compares Paramount Skydance and CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Paramount Skydance	-0.05%	4.51%	1.68%
CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Paramount Skydance beats CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Paramount Skydance

Paramount Global is a media and entertainment company which creates premium content and experiences for audiences. The company’s portfolio of consumer brands includes CBS, Showtime Networks, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount , Pluto TV and Simon & Schuster, among others. Paramount Global, formerly known as ViacomCBS Inc., is based in NEW YORK.

About CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA operates in the leisure events market in Germany, Italy, the United States, Switzerland, Austria, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Finland, Spain, Brazil, Denmark, the Netherlands, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Ticketing and Live Entertainment. The Ticketing segment produces, sells, brokers, distributes, and markets tickets for concerts, festival, theatre, musicals, trade fairs, art, cinema, exhibitions, edutainment, sports, and other events. It markets event tickets through stationary and online distribution EVENTIM.Net; inhouse ticketing product for classical music and theatre through EVENTIM.Inhouse; sport ticketing products through EVENTIM.Tixx; and self-service products for promotors through EVENTIM.Light, as well as provides a solution for ticket sales and admission control through EVENTIM.Access. This segment also operates kinoheld software for cinema operators. The Live Entertainment segment plans, prepares, and performs tours, events, and festivals, including music events and concerts, as well as markets music productions. This segment is also involved in the operation of venues. The company was formerly known as CTS EVENTIM AG and changed its name to CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA in May 2014. CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Bremen, Germany.