Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) & LiveOne (NASDAQ:LVO) Head to Head Review

Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) and LiveOne (NASDAQ:LVO) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Paramount Skydance and LiveOne’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Paramount Skydance	-2.13%	4.11%	1.21%
LiveOne	-25.87%	N/A	-39.22%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Paramount Skydance and LiveOne, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Paramount Skydance	8	5	2	0	1.60
LiveOne	1	0	2	0	2.33

Paramount Skydance currently has a consensus price target of $11.38, indicating a potential upside of 7.40%. LiveOne has a consensus price target of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 189.47%. Given LiveOne’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe LiveOne is more favorable than Paramount Skydance.

Volatility & Risk

Paramount Skydance has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LiveOne has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

73.0% of Paramount Skydance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.2% of LiveOne shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Paramount Skydance shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of LiveOne shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Paramount Skydance and LiveOne”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Paramount Skydance	$28.76 billion	0.41	-$621.00 million	$0.29	36.55
LiveOne	$77.29 million	0.68	-$20.97 million	($1.75)	-2.17

LiveOne has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Paramount Skydance. LiveOne is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paramount Skydance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Paramount Skydance beats LiveOne on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Paramount Skydance

Paramount Global is a media and entertainment company which creates premium content and experiences for audiences. The company’s portfolio of consumer brands includes CBS, Showtime Networks, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount , Pluto TV and Simon & Schuster, among others. Paramount Global, formerly known as ViacomCBS Inc., is based in NEW YORK.

About LiveOne

LiveOne, Inc., a digital media company, engages in the acquisition, distribution, and monetization of live music, Internet radio, podcasting/vodcasting, and music-related streaming and video content. It operates LiveXLive, a live music streaming platform; PodcastOne, a podcasting platform; and Slacker, an integrated membership and advertising streaming music service, as well as produces original music-related content. The company also produces, edits, curates, and streams live music events through broadband transmission over the Internet and satellite networks to its users; provides digital Internet radio and music services to users online and through automotive and mobile original equipment manufacturers on a white label basis; and offers ancillary products and services, such as regulatory and post-implementation support services. In addition, it develops, manufactures, and distributes personalized merchandise and gifts through wholesale and direct-to-consumer distribution channels. Further, the company offers LiveOne App, an application that provides access to live events, audio streams, original episodic content, podcasts, vodcasts, video on demand, real-time livestreams, and social sharing of content. The company was formerly known as LiveXLive Media, Inc. and changed its name to LiveOne, Inc. in October 2021. LiveOne, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California.