Paramount Skydance Corporation trades attractively at 12.1x forward earnings with analysts seeing 21% upside, but its quality score of 2.8 is well below the minimum threshold, a death cross pattern is recovering, and consecutive earnings misses in 2 of 3 available quarters create a challenging near-term fundamental picture.
Thesis pillars
- Quality Floor Breach Structural↓Deteriorating
- Valuation Attractive Analyst Upside↓Deteriorating
- Earnings Miss Pattern→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Paramount Skydance Corporation (PSKY) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Communication Services · Entertainment
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $10.16: Quality below floor (2.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.3/10. Specifically: High short interest: 16%; Elevated put/call ratio: 1.47; Below-average business quality.
Warner Bros. Share per quarter to commence after September 30, 2026, and increased the regulatory termination fee payable by us to $7.0 billion if the transaction does not close due to regulatory matters. On the same date, the Warner Bros. Board determined that our revised... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $10.16: Quality below floor (2.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.3/10. Specifically: High short interest: 16%; Elevated put/call ratio: 1.47; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 90. Score 4.3/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 85d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: speculative.
Recent developments
updated 2026-08-16Recent Developments — Paramount Skydance Corporation
Latest news
- NEWS Paramount Skydance Says All Regulatory Clearances Secured For Proposed Warner Bros. Discovery Acquisition; Says State AG — benzinga Aug 14, 2026 positive
- NEWS 'Traders Bet on Growing Chance of Paramount-Warner Deal Closing' - Bloomberg — benzinga Aug 14, 2026 positive
- NEWS The Hulk Fame Mark Ruffalo Slams Jamie Dimon Over Paramount-Warner Merger, Blames Ellison-Trump 'Cozy Relationship' for — benzinga Aug 13, 2026 negative
- NEWS 'Paramount Has Discussed Creating a Board to Ensure CNN’s Independence' - Wall Street Journal — benzinga Aug 12, 2026 negative
- NEWS Charles Gasparino Posts On X "SCOOP: There is optimism inside the Ellison camp that there will be a settlement with @AGR — benzinga Aug 12, 2026 neutral
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Rating Breakdown
5 floor-breakers
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Unprofitable operations — net margin -2.1%. Quality floor flags this regardless of sector context.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $10.16: Quality below floor (2.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.3/10. Specifically: High short interest: 16%; Elevated put/call ratio: 1.47; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 90. Prior stop was $9.43. Score 4.3/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $11.66 (-15.9% upside). Prior stop was $9.43. Stop-loss: $9.43.
Target reached (-15.9% upside); Quality below floor (2.6 < 4.0).
Paramount Skydance Corporation trades at a P/E of 338.0 (forward 11.8). TrendMatrix value score: 7.8/10. Verdict: Sell.
27 analysts cover PSKY with a consensus score of 2.6/5. Average price target: $10.
What does Paramount Skydance Corporation do?Warner Bros. Share per quarter to commence after September 30, 2026, and increased the regulatory termination fee...
Warner Bros. Share per quarter to commence after September 30, 2026, and increased the regulatory termination fee payable by us to $7.0 billion if the transaction does not close due to regulatory matters. On the same date, the Warner Bros. Board determined that our revised proposal could reasonably be expected to lead to a "Company Superior Proposal" as defined in the Netflix merger agreement, although no final determination has been made as to whether our proposal is superior to the Netflix ...