Versant Media Group offers an attractively valued entertainment company at a forward P/E of 4.9x, PEG of 0.54, and 57% margin of safety, with best-in-class operating margins among peers, but the stock is in a confirmed negative momentum trend, has already reached the analyst price target, and has only 1 quarter of earnings history in the data — making this a deep-value setup waiting for a catalyst.
Thesis pillars
- Deep Value High Operating Margin→Stable
- Negative Momentum Revenue Decline→Stable
- Analyst Target Already Reached↑Improving
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Versant Media Group, Inc. (VSNT) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Communication Services · Entertainment
Sell if holding. Momentum 4.1/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $39.78 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Sector modifier (Communication Services): -0.8.
Versant Media Group (spun off from Comcast on January 2, 2026) operates seven U.S. cable television networks — including MS NOW, CNBC, USA Network, and Golf Channel — reaching 49 million to 60 million households each, with over 50 million weekly viewers in 2025. Revenue comes... Read more
Sell if holding. Momentum 4.1/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $39.78 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Sector modifier (Communication Services): -0.8. Chart setup: RSI 53 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 5.4/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 61d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-09-04Recent Developments — Versant Media Group, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Versant's golf-related acquisition is cleared by the FTC to progress (VSNT:NASDAQ) - Seeking Alpha — Seeking Alpha positive
- NEWS VSNT|Versant Media Group Ord Shs Class A|Price:35.900|Chg%:-1.050 - TradingKey — TradingKey neutral
- NEWS VSNT|Versant Media Group Ord Shs Class A|Price:35.900|Chg%:-1.050 - tradingkey.com — tradingkey.com neutral
- NEWS Versant shares rally after reporting better-than-expected Q1 results - MSN — MSN positive
- NEWS Versant Media : CNBC and New York Stock Exchange Extend Longstanding Partnership - marketscreener.com — marketscreener.com neutral
Generated 2026-09-04T15:07:41Z.
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Rating Breakdown
1 floor-breaker·1 ceiling hit
Revenue shrinking — -3.7% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
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Sell if holding. Momentum 4.1/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $39.78 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Sector modifier (Communication Services): -0.8. Chart setup: RSI 53 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $37.28. Score 5.4/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $39.73 (0.0% upside). Prior stop was $37.28. Stop-loss: $37.28.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Sector modifier (Communication Services): -0.8; Weak growth.
Versant Media Group, Inc. trades at a P/E of 7.6 (forward 6.9). TrendMatrix value score: 8.6/10. Verdict: Sell.
14 analysts cover VSNT with a consensus score of 3.6/5. Average price target: $46.
What does Versant Media Group, Inc. do?Versant Media Group (spun off from Comcast on January 2, 2026) operates seven U.S. cable television networks —...
Versant Media Group (spun off from Comcast on January 2, 2026) operates seven U.S. cable television networks — including MS NOW, CNBC, USA Network, and Golf Channel — reaching 49 million to 60 million households each, with over 50 million weekly viewers in 2025. Revenue comes from per-subscriber distribution fees paid by MVPDs, advertising sales, digital platform transactions via GolfNow, Fandango, and SportsEngine, and content licensing.