Why VSNT rose 14% since Oct 28
Up 14% from Oct 28 to Nov 10.
- TV broadcasting stocks rose together from Oct 28 to Nov 10, a median 22% across 12 stocks.
VSNT's Quality Score fell 2 points on Tue, Nov 10, to 7. Trading picked back up (2 chart checks stopped).
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Up 14% from Oct 28 to Nov 10.
| The company | A $725M profit |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Nov 3 |
Mon Jan 4: Ex-dividend, $0.375 a shareAt the open. Pays Jan 25.
After its last 4 reports it closed +5.4% on average, higher 4 of 4 times.
Averagefor quality, not price, 4 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
VSNT is #8 of 13 by Quality Score.
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| 8 |
Share count against a year before: VSNT -4.2%, NXST +1.6%, FWONA +0.4%, FOX -5.8%.
Expected to report Tue Mar 2, before the open (in 112 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $1.6B, 4% less than a year ago.
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linear Distribution | $935M | $954M | $992M |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Nov 3)
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Free cash flow | Expected to exceed the prior $1.0 billion to $1.2 billion range |
“Looking ahead, we are reaffirming our full-year revenue and Adjusted EBITDA 1 outlook, and we expect Free Cash Flow 1 to exceed our prior $1.0 to $1.2 billion forecast.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Nov 3)
Pays $1.50 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2026 | -0.4% | +1.1% | +8.5% |
| Aug 6, 2026 | +11.9% | +6.8% | +5.8% |
| May 14, 2026 | +7.0% | +9.9% | +3.6% |
Sales fell every year from 2023 to 2025, to $6.7B. It made a profit in each of the three years.
RSI 65.3, MACD above signal, above its 50-day, below its 200-day. Not scored.
4 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: VSNT is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
Versant Media Group Inc is an independent media company comprised of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, SYFY, and Golf Channel, along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine.
“We operate in highly competitive markets.”
VSNT scores 7 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #8 of 13 in Television Broadcasting Stations by Quality Score, with 4 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 14% from Oct 28 to Nov 10. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
VSNT scores 7 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #8 of 13 in Television Broadcasting Stations by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind VSNT's 7.
Expected to report Tue Mar 2, before the open, a date Breakaway expects from the company's usual timing; the company has not confirmed it. VSNT closed higher after 4 of its last 4 reports. Past behavior, not a forecast.
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Insider and Congress trades, the chart, and the financials, in one score.
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