Contrasting Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) and Viaplay Group AB (publ) (OTCMKTS:NENTF)

Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) and Viaplay Group AB (publ) (OTCMKTS:NENTF) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Paramount Skydance and Viaplay Group AB (publ)”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	0.37	-$6.19 billion	($0.03)	-540.33
Viaplay Group AB (publ)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Viaplay Group AB (publ) has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Paramount Skydance.

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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Paramount Skydance and Viaplay Group AB (publ), as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Paramount Skydance	5	4	0	0	1.44
Viaplay Group AB (publ)	0	0	0	0	0.00

Paramount Skydance presently has a consensus target price of $12.43, suggesting a potential downside of 23.33%. Given Paramount Skydance’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Paramount Skydance is more favorable than Viaplay Group AB (publ).

Profitability

This table compares Paramount Skydance and Viaplay Group AB (publ)’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%
Viaplay Group AB (publ)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Paramount Skydance beats Viaplay Group AB (publ) on 7 of the 8 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 Viaplay Group AB (publ)

Viaplay Group AB (publ) operates as an entertainment provider company in Sweden, rest of Nordics, rest of Europe, and internationally. The company operates Viaplay, an online video streaming service, which offers live sports, series, films, documentaries, sport productions and specials, latest international TV releases, as well as all-time classic series, films, and children’s animation and series; Viaplay Studios, in-house production arm, which primarily focuses on delivering original content; and V sport, series & film, a family of premium-TV channels that offers television entertainment. It also operates TV3, a commercial TV channel; TV6, a young male skewed channel; TV8, a channel that provides procedural drama; TV10, a channel for sporting events and documentaries; V4 and TV3+ for young male audiences; TV3 PULS that offers procedural series, cooking, and lifestyle shows; TV3 Sport for sports lovers; and TV3 MAX, which shows comedy and drama series. In addition, it operates radio stations, comprising of Rix FM, Star FM, Bandit Rock, Lugna Favoriter, P4 Lyden av Norge, P5 Hits, P6 Rock, P7 Klem, P8 Pop, P9 Retro, and P10 Country; NRJ, an online TV channel; Bandit, an online station that offers rock classics and new releases; and I LIKE RADIO, an online music service. Further, the company offers advertising services on TV channels, radio stations, and streaming services. The company was formerly known as Nordic Entertainment Group AB (publ) and changed its name to Viaplay Group AB (publ) in May 2022. Viaplay Group AB (publ) was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.