COMPARE · Data as of August 24, 2026
VSNT vs WMG
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. VSNT scored 58.9, WMG scored 77.3 — WMG leads.
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Different reporting periods. WMG's fundamentals are as of June 2026, but VSNT's are as of December 2025 — a 6-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
VSNT
Versant Media Group, Inc.
58.9
$39.32 · $5.5B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
18.4
WMG leads
WMG
Warner Music Group Corp.
77.3
$28.02 · $14.7B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- CheapestVSNT7.2x
- Fastest growthWMG+12.9%
- Strongest balance sheetVSNT0.39
- Highest qualityVSNT76 / 100
- Largest discount to fair valueVSNT-87%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
VSNT
stronger →← stronger
WMG
76
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
74
33
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
85
82
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
73
VSNT is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
VSNT
WMG
$1.9bC+
FCF
$836mC+
-5.3%D
Rev
+12.9%B+
0.39B+
D/E
4.53D
7.2xA
P/E
22.4xB
0.64A-
PEG
0.49A
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
VSNT
WMG
87% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
24% above
decline
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
~13%/yr
+505%
1-yr DCF upside
-27%
+696%
5-yr DCF upside
-19%
+1090%
10-yr DCF upside
-8%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
VSNT
Why this score
- Short track record
WMG
Why this score
- Raising its dividend
The companies
VSNTVersant Media Group, Inc.
Why now
Entertainment · market cap $5.5b. Down 33% from 52-week high of $59.00 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue -5% — in contraction; any catalyst that reverses this triggers re-rating. PEG 0.64 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 6 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $44.33 (implying +13% upside).
Moat
Net margin 14% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 11% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere. FCF converts 199% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash, a sign that working capital and capex are well-disciplined.
Risk
Revenue contracting -5% — the operational turn is not yet visible in the top line. Down 33% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
WMGWarner Music Group Corp.
Why now
Entertainment · market cap $14.7b. Down 21% from 52-week high of $35.42 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +13%, comfortably above the S&P median. PEG 0.49 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 17 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $36.88 (implying +32% upside).
Moat
ROE 79% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 124% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash, a sign that working capital and capex are well-disciplined.
Risk
D/E 4.53 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where VSNT and WMG diverge
On the headline score the gap is 18.4 points in favor of WMG. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
- GrowthVSNT 32.8 · WMG 84.6WMG +51.8
- ValueVSNT 81.9 · WMG 73.2VSNT +8.7
- QualityVSNT 76.3 · WMG 74.5level
Pillars run 0–100 against sector peers, so a score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.