Contrasting CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA (OTCMKTS:CEVMY) and Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY)

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA (OTCMKTS:CEVMY) and Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) are both communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA and Paramount Skydance, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA	0	1	2	0	2.67
Paramount Skydance	3	2	0	0	1.40

Paramount Skydance has a consensus price target of $10.60, indicating a potential downside of 43.07%. Given Paramount Skydance’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Paramount Skydance is more favorable than CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA and Paramount Skydance”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Paramount Skydance	$28.76 billion	0.44	-$6.19 billion	($0.03)	-620.67

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Paramount Skydance.

Profitability

This table compares CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA and Paramount Skydance’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Paramount Skydance	-0.05%	4.51%	1.68%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

73.0% of Paramount Skydance shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Paramount Skydance shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Paramount Skydance beats CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA operates in the leisure events market in Germany, Italy, the United States, Switzerland, Austria, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Finland, Spain, Brazil, Denmark, the Netherlands, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Ticketing and Live Entertainment. The Ticketing segment produces, sells, brokers, distributes, and markets tickets for concerts, festival, theatre, musicals, trade fairs, art, cinema, exhibitions, edutainment, sports, and other events. It markets event tickets through stationary and online distribution EVENTIM.Net; inhouse ticketing product for classical music and theatre through EVENTIM.Inhouse; sport ticketing products through EVENTIM.Tixx; and self-service products for promotors through EVENTIM.Light, as well as provides a solution for ticket sales and admission control through EVENTIM.Access. This segment also operates kinoheld software for cinema operators. The Live Entertainment segment plans, prepares, and performs tours, events, and festivals, including music events and concerts, as well as markets music productions. This segment is also involved in the operation of venues. The company was formerly known as CTS EVENTIM AG and changed its name to CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA in May 2014. CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Bremen, Germany.

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.