Fox vs Versant Media
FOXA and VSNT side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FOXA and VSNT compare
Fox is the larger company, worth 5.7 times as much as Versant Media ($28.5B against $5.0B).
Fox grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.0% versus −5.3% for Versant Media).
Both pay dividends: Fox yields 0.84% and Versant Media 3.1%.
Versant Media scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 8 for Fox), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | FOXA | VSNT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $28.5B | $5.0B |
| Share price | $67.98 | $36.14 |
| Change, 1 year | 2.2% | – |
| Change, 5 years | 74.4% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.56 | – |
| Employees | 11K | 4,400 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 10 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividend score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 14.4× | – |
| P/S | 1.6× | 0.8× (better) |
| P/B | 2.3× | 0.6× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.5× | 5.2× (better) |
| P/FCF | 12.9× | 2.7× (better) |
| PEG | 0.79 | – |
| FCF yield | 7.7% | 36.9% (better) |
| Fair value | $66.34 | $96.70 |
| Margin of safety | −2.5% | 62.6% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.0% (better) | −5.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.8% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −31.8% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 6.1% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 1.2% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 56.1% |
| Operating margin | – | 19.0% |
| Net margin | – | 13.9% |
| FCF margin | 12.3% | 27.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | 9.8% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 9.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.53 | 0.36 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.57 (better) | 1.16 |
| Interest coverage | – | 97.8× |
| Current ratio | 3.79 (better) | 2.38 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.08 (better) | 1.73 |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.84% | 3.1% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 6.1% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 7.0% (better) | 3.1% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 95.2% | 87.9% |
| Held by insiders | 33.1% | 1.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$83.3M | $6.2M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 4.3% |
Go deeper
- FOXA stock overview
- FOXA income statement
- FOXA valuation and score
- VSNT stock overview
- VSNT income statement
- VSNT valuation and score
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