Stock Futures Rise Before Shortened Trading Week

Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst

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Source: Barron's

Updated: 2h ago

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Source: Barron's

Stock Market Outlook: Stock futures are on the rise as investors prepare for a holiday-shortened trading week.
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PSKY

$13.05+Infinity%1D

Analyst Views on PSKY

Wall Street analysts forecast PSKY stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for PSKY is 14.38 USD with a low forecast of 8.00 USD and a high forecast of 19.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.

16 Analyst Rating

2 Buy

8 Hold

6 Sell

Hold

Current: 13.010

Low

8.00

Averages

14.38

High

19.00

Current: 13.010

Low

8.00

Averages

14.38

High

19.00

Morgan Stanley

Underweight

maintain

$10 -> $12

2025-12-09

Reason

Morgan Stanley

Price Target

$10 -> $12

2025-12-09

maintain

Underweight

Reason

Morgan Stanley raised the firm's price target on Paramount Skydance (PSKY) to $12 from $10 and keeps an Underweight rating on the shares as the firm is raising adjusted EBITDA estimates to reflect the higher cost savings initiatives announced by the company. While "encouraged" by new ownership's strategy to reinvigorate Paramount and drive long-term value, the firm contends that the nearly $30B in enterprise value today "likely reflects value unlock" from a potential Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) acquisition and adds that its outlook for standalone free cash flow "creates a risk/ reward skew to the downside."

Seaport Research

Buy

Neutral

downgrade

2025-12-08

Reason

Seaport Research

Price Target

2025-12-08

downgrade

Buy

Neutral

Reason

Seaport Research downgraded Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) to Neutral from Buy without a price target following news of a new Paramount Skydance (PSKY) hostile offer at $30 per share. There will be 12-18 months of "time value of money impact on the offered values from here," the analyst tells investors in a research note. Seaport also sees headline and regulatory uncertainty risk. As such, Warner shares have limited upside potential from here, contends the firm.

TD Cowen

Hold

maintain

$14 -> $15

2025-11-12

Reason

TD Cowen

Price Target

$14 -> $15

2025-11-12

maintain

Hold

Reason

TD Cowen raised the firm's price target on Paramount Skydance to $15 from $14 and keeps a Hold rating on the shares. The firm updated its model following Q3 results and said they remain cautious on the outlook for sustained improvement at at the company however, it may be a moot point if a combination with WBD does indeed happen.

Wells Fargo

Equal Weight

maintain

$16 -> $18

2025-11-11

Reason

Wells Fargo

Price Target

$16 -> $18

2025-11-11

maintain

Equal Weight

Reason

Wells Fargo raised the firm's price target on Paramount Skydance to $18 from $16 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. The firm notes management provided a thoughtful battle plan to transform the company. Savings are big, and mostly redeployed into content/tech. Paramount+'s evolution will be the best judge of success, Wells adds.

About PSKY

Paramount Skydance Corp, formerly New Pluto Global, Inc., is a holding company. It operates through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Paramount Global (Paramount) and Skydance Media, LLC (Skydance). Paramount is a global media, streaming and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. Its consumer brands include CBS, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount+ and Pluto TV. In addition to offering streaming services and digital video products, it also provides production, distribution and advertising solutions. Skydance is a diversified media company focused on creating event-level entertainment for global audiences. Skydance develops, finances and produces live-action and animated films, television shows, sports content and interactive games worldwide. Skydance has also produced 31 seasons of live-action and animated television content across 16 series and supplies content across a range of platforms.

About the author

Emily J. Thompson

Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.