VSNT vs NMAX vs SKYD Stock Comparison

Versant Media, Newsmax and Skydance Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VSNT Versant Media Group, Inc.
$34.00 +8.0% 1M
Market cap
$4.65B
P/E
6.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.54B
Div. yield
3.35%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
4 wins
NMAX Newsmax Inc.
$7.39 -26.2% 1M -19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$949.68M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$203.29M
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win
SKYD Skydance Corp
$8.14 -14.6% 1M -46.1% 1Y
Market cap
$9.02B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Versant Media leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Versant Media 4, Skydance 1, Newsmax 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVSNTNMAXSKYDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.65B $949.68M $9.02B SKYD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.5x -148.2x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.9x — 20.4x VSNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +11.1% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% -3.2% — VSNT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.35% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -19.3% -46.1% NMAX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — -25.9%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.2% 78.1% 58.8% VSNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 90/100 39/100 — VSNT

Percentile Scorecard

VSNTNMAXSKYD

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisVSNTNMAXSKYD
Valuation 98 #2 of 53 6 #50 of 53 –
Growth – 98 #2 of 44 –
Profitability 95 #3 of 43 19 #35 of 43 –
Financial Health 80 #13 of 61 63 #23 of 61 58 #26 of 61
Shareholder Returns 86 #5 of 29 7 #27 of 29 –
Overall 90 39 –
  • VSNT ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media
  • NMAX ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media
  • SKYD ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodVSNTNMAXSKYDSPY
1 month +8.0%-26.2%-14.6% -5.9%
3 months -11.0%-13.7%-10.2% -4.6%
6 months -16.6%+20.2%-24.3% +0.2%
Year to date -24.4%-4.4%-39.3% +7.5%
1 year —-19.3%-46.1% +8.2%
3 years ——-35.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year ——-13.8% +19.0%
5 years ——-77.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year ——-25.9% +9.4%
10 years ——-85.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year ——-17.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureVSNTNMAXSKYDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.2%78.1%58.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.5%81.1%63.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.361.680.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.25-0.78 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.2%-97.8%-82.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.3%-35.3%-51.4% -5.9%
52-week high $47.45$11.43$16.74 $779.14
52-week low $27.42$5.16$6.80 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleVSNTNMAXSKYD
P/E now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 14.0x -148.2xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.5x 4.7xmedian 0.5x —median 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 9.6x -105.6xmedian 9.6x —median 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 8.0x -13.3xmedian 8.0x —median 8.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.6x 8.4xmedian 1.6x 0.7xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.40 —median 0.40 —median 0.40

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsVSNTNMAXSKYD
Revenue $6.54B $203.29M –
Gross profit $3.66B $80.58M –
Operating income $1.12B -$15.04M –
Net income $726.00M -$6.41M –
Free cash flow $1.64B -$71.61M –
EPS (diluted) $5.23 $-0.05 –
Cash & equivalents $1.05B $25.88M $3.27B
Total debt $2.93B – $13.66B
Shares (diluted) 138.54M 129.29M 1.10B
Enterprise value $978.28M $871.98M $6.94B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricVSNTNMAXSKYD
P/E 6.5x -148.2x –
P/FCF 2.8x -13.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 2.6x -13.9x –
P/S 0.7x 4.7x –
P/B 0.6x 8.4x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 8.4x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 3.0x -105.6x –
EV/EBIT 5.8x -61.4x –
EV/Revenue 1.0x 4.5x –
EV/FCF 4.0x -12.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 3.6x -13.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVSNTNMAXSKYD
Revenue growth (1Y) – 11.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 85.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 94.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – –
EPS growth (1Y) – 94.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 14.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 12.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVSNTNMAXSKYD
Gross margin 56.0% 39.6% –
EBITDA margin 32.9% -4.3% –
Operating margin 17.1% -7.4% –
Pretax margin 15.0% -3.2% –
Net margin 11.1% -3.2% –
FCF margin 25.1% -35.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 27.4% -33.6% –
Return on equity 8.9% -5.8% –
Return on assets 5.7% -2.8% –
Return on invested capital 7.4% – –
Return on capital employed 9.7% -10.5% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.9x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 10.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 6.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVSNTNMAXSKYD
Debt / assets 23.1% – 31.5%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x – –
Debt / FCF 1.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 35.6% 50.9% 70.3%
Equity / assets 64.4% 49.1% 29.7%
Interest coverage 6.6x -1,054x –
Current ratio 2.1x 2.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.59 4.15 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVSNTNMAXSKYD
Dividend yield 3.4% – –
Net buyback yield 6.5% -0.2% –
Shareholder yield 9.8% -0.2% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusVSNTNMAXSKYD
Forward P/E 7.9xFY2026 – 20.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.31FY2026 $-0.01FY2026 $0.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -24.3%FY2026 – -4.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +81.9% – +27.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.67BFY2026 $203.04MFY2026 $30.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.3%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.4% +24.6% +4.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVSNTNMAXSKYD
Held by institutions 88.0% 28.5% –
Institutions holding 795 234 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +13.5% –
Institutions buying 302 111 –
Institutions selling 313 37 –
Buyers to sellers 0.96 3.00 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

VSNTNMAXSKYD
VSNT 1.00 0.19 0.23
NMAX 0.19 1.00 0.26
SKYD 0.23 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VSNT, NMAX and SKYD?

Skydance (SKYD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Versant Media (VSNT) $4.65B, Newsmax (NMAX) $949.68M, Skydance (SKYD) $9.02B.

Which company is more profitable?

Versant Media (VSNT) has the highest net margin (Versant Media (VSNT) 11.1%, Newsmax (NMAX) -3.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Newsmax (NMAX) returned the most: Newsmax (NMAX) -19.3%, Skydance (SKYD) -46.1%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Versant Media (VSNT) 3.35%. Newsmax (NMAX) and Skydance (SKYD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Versant Media (VSNT) has been the steadiest (Versant Media (VSNT) 41.2%, Newsmax (NMAX) 78.1%, Skydance (SKYD) 58.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VSNT, NMAX and SKYD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Versant Media (VSNT) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.