VSNT vs NMAX Stock Comparison

Versant Media and Newsmax Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NMAX Newsmax Inc.
$7.96 -26.7% 1M -22.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.04B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$198.07M
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services

Head to Head

3 decided of 12

Versant Media leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Versant Media 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVSNTNMAXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.30B $1.04B VSNT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.6x -13.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.2x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +8.3% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -40.1% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -22.3% –
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.4% 77.7% VSNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 32/100 VSNT

Percentile Scorecard

VSNTNMAX

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

AxisVSNTNMAX
Valuation 81 #11 of 53 2 #52 of 53
Growth – 51 #22 of 44
Profitability – 12 #37 of 42
Financial Health 83 #11 of 61 63 #23 of 61
Shareholder Returns 32 #18 of 26 –
Overall 65 32
  • VSNT ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • NMAX ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVSNTNMAXSPY
1 month -5.9%-26.7% -0.2%
3 months -17.2%-0.1% +3.9%
6 months -21.2%+32.7% +8.2%
Year to date -31.4%+3.0% +12.9%
1 year —-22.3% +12.3%

Risk

MeasureVSNTNMAXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.4%77.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.7%79.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.431.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.29 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.2%-97.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.0%-30.4% -1.2%
52-week high $47.45$11.43 $779.14
52-week low $27.42$5.16 $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.

MultipleVSNTNMAX
P/E now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 18.4x -12.9xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 0.6x 5.2xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.5x -12.2xmedian 10.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 9.0x —median 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.5x 9.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.44 —median 0.44

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 monthsVSNTNMAX
Revenue – $198.07M
Gross profit – $78.29M
Operating income – -$86.98M
Net income – -$79.40M
EPS (diluted) – $-0.61
Cash & equivalents $1.48B $25.88M
Total debt $2.95B –
Shares (diluted) 141.30M 129.29M
Enterprise value $4.30B $942.08M

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
MetricVSNTNMAX
P/E 20.6x -12.9x
P/FCF – –
P/Operating cash flow – –
P/S 2.6x 5.2x
P/B 0.5x 9.0x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 9.0x
EV/EBITDA – -12.2x
EV/EBIT – -11.5x
EV/Revenue – 5.0x
EV/FCF – –
EV/Operating cash flow – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVSNTNMAX
Revenue growth (1Y) – 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -4.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 14.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 27.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – –
EPS growth (1Y) – 27.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVSNTNMAX
Gross margin – 39.5%
EBITDA margin – -41.2%
Operating margin – -43.9%
Pretax margin – -40.1%
Net margin – -40.1%
FCF margin – –
Operating cash flow margin – –
Return on equity – -72.4%
Return on assets – -33.8%
Return on invested capital – –
Return on capital employed – -57.8%
Asset turnover – 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – –
Stock comp / revenue – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVSNTNMAX
Debt / assets 23.2% –
Debt / equity 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – –
Debt / FCF – –
Liabilities / assets 35.4% 50.9%
Equity / assets 64.6% 49.1%
Interest coverage – -4,632x
Current ratio 2.4x 2.4x
Quick ratio 2.3x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 3.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVSNTNMAX
Dividend yield 3.7% –
Net buyback yield – –
Shareholder yield 3.7% –
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.

ConsensusVSNTNMAX
Forward P/E 7.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.28FY2026 $-0.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -24.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +64.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.65BFY2026 $203.04MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.6%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.9% +24.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVSNTNMAX
Held by institutions 86.7% 28.5%
Institutions holding 792 233
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +13.5%
Institutions buying 302 110
Institutions selling 311 37
Buyers to sellers 0.97 2.97

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.

VSNTNMAX
VSNT 1.00 0.20
NMAX 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VSNT and NMAX?

Versant Media (VSNT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Versant Media (VSNT) $4.30B, Newsmax (NMAX) $1.04B.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Versant Media (VSNT) has been the steadiest (Versant Media (VSNT) 41.4%, Newsmax (NMAX) 77.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do VSNT and NMAX move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.20, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, VSNT and NMAX?

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 3. 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.