Versant Media Group, Inc. (VSNT)Communication Services | Entertainment | New York, United States | NasdaqGS
41.02 USD
+1.54
(3.901%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 41.02 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:25 a.m. EDT
The investment thesis here rests entirely on the 'deep value' narrative created by the spinoff, which is currently priced at a fraction of book value (0.66x P/B) with a low P/E (7.1x). Fundamentally, the company is generating solid free cash flow and maintains a healthy balance sheet, yet it is suffering from a severe growth headwind with revenue contracting by roughly 3.7% and earnings down nearly 30%. This disconnect creates a compelling setup for a contrarian buyer who believes the market is overreacting to the lack of growth. However, the short-term outlook remains murky; while the statistical forecast model shows a weak bearish lean, the options market is screaming bullishness, likely anticipating a catalyst or a re-rating based on the low valuation floor. Until the growth trajectory turns positive, the stock will likely trade as a speculative value play rather than a compounder. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.039081 |
| AutoETS | 0.039506 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.052234 |
| MSTL | 0.064888 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 38% |
| H-stat | 14.33 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.134 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.95 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-09-30 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-06-30 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 38.869 |
| Revenue per Share | 47.459 |
| Market Cap | 5,708,756,992 |
| Trailing P/E | 7.53 |
| Forward P/E | 6.86 |
| Profit Margins | 11.48% |
| Website | https://www.versantmedia.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:25 a.m. EDT: Options activity reveals a distinct bullish bias among speculators. Call open interest is heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes ($45 and $50), particularly in the December and February expirations, suggesting bets on a significant upside move. Conversely, put open interest is concentrated deep in-the-money ($30 and $35), indicating a hedge against a drop to lower levels rather than a fear of a crash. The disparity in volume and open interest between calls and puts implies the market is positioning for volatility driven by upside potential.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | 0.375 | 1.031353 |
| 2026-04-01 | 0.375 | 1.008607 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.13515884 |
| Address1 | 229 West 43rd Street |
| All Time High | 59.0 |
| All Time Low | 27.17 |
| Ask | 41.12 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 8 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,350,620 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,885,383 |
| Average Volume | 1,885,383 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,350,620 |
| Bid | 37.94 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 58.311 |
| City | New York |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 41.02 |
| Current Ratio | 2.38 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 41.47 |
| Day Low | 40.18 |
| Debt To Equity | 38.869 |
| Display Name | Versant Media |
| Dividend Date | 1,792,627,200 |
| Dividend Rate | 1.5 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.8 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,017,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,017,600 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.287 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.301 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,019,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,881,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,881,800 |
| Ebitda | 2,167,000,064 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.32813 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 3.477 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.141 |
| Enterprise Value | 7,533,756,416 |
| Eps Current Year | 4.27178 |
| Eps Forward | 5.98084 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 5.45 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 37.2014 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 3.8185997 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.102646664 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -13.515883 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 59.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -17.98 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.30474576 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 27.17 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 13.85 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.5097534 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 27.17 - 59.0 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,765,809,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 137,714,359 |
| Forward Eps | 5.98084 |
| Forward P E | 6.858568 |
| Free Cashflow | 1,979,750,016 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 4,400 |
| Fullday Change | 1.54 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 3.90071 |
| Fullday Price | 41.02 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.56526 |
| Gross Profits | 3,732,999,936 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.002 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.89011 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 139,170,078 |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Industry Disp | Entertainment |
| Industry Key | entertainment |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.375 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Versant Media Group, Inc. engages in the media and entertainment business in the United States. The company produces, licenses, and acquires content that is distributed through various outlets, including networks and digital platforms. It delivers news, sports and entertainment content through its portfolio of brands, which includes MS NOW, CNBC, USA Network, Golf Channel, GolfNow, Rotten Tomatoes, SportsEngine, E!, SYFY, Oxygen True Crime, Fandango, and Free TV Networks. The company serves political news and opinion, business news and personal finance, golf and athletics participation, and sports and genre entertainment markets through television networks and digital platforms. Versant Media Group, Inc. was incorporated in 2025 and is based in New York, New York. |
| Long Name | Versant Media Group, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 5,708,756,992 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1904569168 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 758,000,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 5,494,434,679 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 6 |
| Open | 40.61 |
| Operating Cashflow | 1,876,000,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.22323999 |
| Overall Risk | 8 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.1377 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.64 |
| Phone | 646 832 1000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 41.02 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,806 |
| Previous Close | 39.48 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 9.602554 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.70346934 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.86443925 |
| Profit Margins | 0.114779994 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.276 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 1.54 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 3.90071 |
| Regular Market Day High | 41.47 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 40.18 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 40.18 - 41.47 |
| Regular Market Open | 40.61 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 39.48 |
| Regular Market Price | 41.02 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,439,587 |
| Return On Assets | 0.05811 |
| Return On Equity | 0.08063 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.037 |
| Revenue Per Share | 47.459 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 138,792,303 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0376 |
| Shares Short | 5,237,888 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 4,015,863 |
| Short Name | Versant Media Group, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0425 |
| Short Ratio | 2.86 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | VSNT |
| Target High Price | 52.0 |
| Target Low Price | 39.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 44.33333 |
| Target Median Price | 44.5 |
| Total Cash | 1,483,000,064 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 10.656 |
| Total Debt | 3,196,999,936 |
| Total Revenue | 6,604,000,256 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.75 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.018996961 |
| Trailing Eps | 5.45 |
| Trailing P E | 7.526606 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 0.6359 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 37.670624 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 3.3493767 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.08891217 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,439,587 |
| Website | https://www.versantmedia.com |
| Zip | 10,036 |