Stocks · Communication Services · Entertainment
Versant Media Group, Inc. Class A VSNT
$30.94 +0.32% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $4.38B
High qualityWeak trendInexpensive vs sectorLow risk
Next earnings report: Nov 5, 2026
Scroll or pinch to zoom, drag to move. Daily prices adjusted for splits. Markers: E = earnings (green beat, red miss), S = split, D = dividend.
Three things to know
- The stock is in a downtrend: below its 200-day average, with the 50-day average below the 200-day.
- The stock is 35% below its highest close of the past year.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Communication Services sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 17%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 22%
- Gross marginBottom 43%
- Operating marginTop 20%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 17%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 29%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 32%
- Interest coverTop 15%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 3%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 5%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 3%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 21%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 6-month returnBottom 26%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 22%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 18%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 38%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 24%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 42%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 33%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 29%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 32%
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 48.6% | — | Bottom 43% | |
| Operating margin | 19.2% | — | Top 20% | |
| Net margin | 11.5% | — | — | |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 34.4% | — | — | |
| Return on invested capital | 7.9% | — | Top 22% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -5.1% | — | Bottom 17% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 3.00×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -13.4%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.5%
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 0.67×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 10.8×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.21%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 6.85%
- Shareholder yield
- 8.06%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -1.7%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 3
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 3 of 4
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- -5.2%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +6.8%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 2 of 3
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $44.50
- Target vs current price
- +43.8%
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | +10.4% | +6.8% | +5.8% | +16.0% | — |
| May 14, 2026 | +25.9% | +9.9% | +3.6% | -0.9% | -9.1% |
| Mar 3, 2026 | +45.1% | +3.9% | +11.6% | +8.7% | +32.6% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | $1.49 | $1.35 | +10.4% | $1.64B |
| May 14, 2026 | $1.99 | $1.58 | +25.9% | $1.69B |
| Mar 3, 2026 | $1.40 | $0.97 | +45.1% | $1.61B |
| Nov 18, 2025 | -$0.02 | $0.97 | -102.1% | $1.66B |
| Sep 18, 2025 | $2.09 | — | — | $1.71B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 5.9× | — | — | Top 3% |
| P/E (forward) | 7.6× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 2.7× | — | — | Top 3% |
| EV / Sales | 0.89× | — | — | Top 21% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 51.87% | — | — | Top 5% |
| Earnings yield | 17.07% | — | — | Top 3% |
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -1.3%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -16.4%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -17.4%
- RSI (14)
- 23.3
- Relative volume
- 1.15×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 35.2%
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -34.8%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -42.2%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2025 | Feb 12, 2026 | -42.2% | 39 days | Not yet recovered |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $4.38B
- P/E (TTM)
- 5.9
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $5.28
- Revenue (TTM)
- $6.60B
- Dividend yield
- 3.64%
- 52-week range
- $27.17 – $59.00
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $7.83B | $7.44B | $7.06B | $6.69B |
| Gross profit | $4.67B | $4.29B | $4.00B | $3.75B |
| Operating income | $2.41B | $2.07B | $1.84B | $1.27B |
| Net income | $1.76B | $1.54B | $1.36B | $930.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $12.21 | $10.65 | $9.43 | $6.43 |
| Q2 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.81B | $1.71B | $1.71B | $1.66B | $1.61B | $1.69B | $1.64B |
| Net income | $373.0M | $367.0M | $302.0M | $80.0M | $180.0M | $286.0M | $211.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $2.58 | $2.54 | $2.09 | $0.55 | $1.25 | $1.99 | $1.49 |
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $2.51B | $2.43B | $2.21B | $2.02B |
| Capital expenditure | -$65.0M | -$56.0M | -$54.0M | -$167.0M |
| Free cash flow | $2.44B | $2.37B | $2.16B | $1.85B |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $1.48B
- Total assets
- $12.74B
- Total liabilities
- $4.52B
- Total debt
- $2.95B
- Net debt
- $1.48B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $8.11B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | $0.38 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | $0.38 | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | $0.38 | Apr 22, 2026 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 5,485,302
- Days to cover
- 4.12
- Change vs previous report
- -7.1%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.