VIAC ViacomCBS
ViacomCBS, Inc. operates as a mass media company, which creates and distributes content across a variety of platforms to audiences around the world. It operates its business through following segments: Entertainment, Cable Networks, Publishing, and Local Media. The Entertainment segment is composed of the CBS Television Network, CBS Television Studios, CBS Studios International, CBS Television Distribution, CBS Interactive, and CBS Films as well as the Company's digital streaming services, CBS All Access and CBSN. The Cable Networks includes Showtime Networks, CBS Sports Network, and Smithsonian Networks. The Publishing segment manages the Simon & Schuster's consumer book publishing business with imprints such as Simon & Schuster, Pocket Books, Scribner, and Atria Books. The Local Media segment handles the CBS Television Stations, and CBS Local Digital Media, with revenues generated primarily from advertising sales and retransmission fees. The company was founded by Sumner Murray Redstone in 1986 and is headquartered in New York, NY.
Company profile
Ticker
VIAC, VIACA
Exchange
Website
CEO
Robert Bakish
Employees
Incorporated
Location
Fiscal year end
Sector
Industry (SIC)
Former names
CBS CORP, VIACOM INC
SEC CIK
Corporate docs
IRS number
42949533
VIAC stock data
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News
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2 Aug 21
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30 Jul 21
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29 Jul 21
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29 Jul 21
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29 Jul 21
Press releases
Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Riviera Maya Now Open for the Ultimate Family Vacation
2 Aug 21
ViacomCBS Declares Quarterly Cash Dividends
2 Aug 21
Spin Master Entertainment, Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Announce Singer-Songwriter Alessia Cara to Perform New Original Song for the Upcoming PAW Patrol: The Movie™
2 Aug 21
Spin Master Entertainment, Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Announce Singer-Songwriter Alessia Cara to Perform New Original Song for the Upcoming PAW Patrol: The Movie™
2 Aug 21
Spin Master Entertainment, Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Announce Singer-Songwriter Alessia Cara to Perform New Original Song for the Upcoming PAW Patrol: The Movie™
2 Aug 21
Calendar
6 May 21
2 Aug 21
31 Dec 21
Financial summary
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Financial data from ViacomCBS earnings reports.
Recent insider trades
| Date | Owner | Security | Transaction | Code | Indirect | 10b5-1 | $Price | #Shares | $Value | #Remaining |
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| 1 Jul 21 | Beinecke Candace K | Phantom Class B Common Stock Units Class B common stock | Grant | Aquire A | No | No | 44.95 | 335 | 15.06K | 7,394 |
| 1 Jul 21 | Beinecke Candace K | Phantom Class A Common Stock Units Class A common stock | Grant | Aquire A | No | No | 48.21 | 313 | 15.09K | 6,820 |
| 1 Jul 21 | Goldner Brian | Phantom Class B Common Stock Units Class B common stock | Grant | Aquire A | No | No | 44.95 | 393 | 17.67K | 7,893 |
| 1 Jul 21 | Goldner Brian | Phantom Class A Common Stock Units Class A common stock | Grant | Aquire A | No | No | 48.21 | 366 | 17.64K | 7,270 |
| 1 Jul 21 | Mchale Judith | Phantom Class B Common Stock Units Class B common stock | Grant | Aquire A | No | No | 44.95 | 15 | 674.25 | 3,170 |
| 1 Jul 21 | Mchale Judith | Phantom Class A Common Stock Units Class A common stock | Grant | Aquire A | No | No | 48.21 | 14 | 674.94 | 2,739 |
| 1 Jul 21 | Ronald L Nelson | Class B common stock | Grant | Aquire A | No | No | 0 | 15 | 0 | 28,399 |
| 1 Jul 21 | Klieger Robert N. | Phantom Class B Common Stock Units Class B common stock | Grant | Aquire A | No | No | 44.95 | 304 | 13.66K | 5,588 |
| 1 Jul 21 | Klieger Robert N. | Phantom Class A Common Stock Units Class A common stock | Grant | Aquire A | No | No | 48.21 | 283 | 13.64K | 5,184 |
Institutional ownership Q1 2021
Data for the last complete 13F reporting period. To see the most recent changes to ownership, click the ownership history button above.
89.2% owned by funds/institutions
13F holders |
Current |
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| Total holders | 941 |
| Opened positions | 270 |
| Closed positions | 167 |
| Increased positions | 223 |
| Reduced positions | 346 |
13F shares |
Current |
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| Total value | 24.04B |
| Total shares | 540.16M |
| Total puts | 50.66M |
| Total calls | 29.53M |
| Total put/call ratio | 1.7 |
Largest owners |
Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 60.45M | $2.73B |
| National Amusements | 41.5M | $1.55B |
| BLK Blackrock | 41.03M | $1.85B |
| STT State Street | 30.62M | $1.39B |
| CS Credit Suisse | 27.36M | $1.23B |
| NMR Nomura | 19.48M | $878.95M |
| Jane Street | 16.6M | $748.73M |
| Susquehanna International | 16.06M | $724.37M |
| TD Toronto Dominion Bank | 13.32M | $600.76M |
| Geode Capital Management | 10.75M | $483.55M |
Financial report summary
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Financial reports
10-Q
2021 Q1
Quarterly report
6 May 21
10-K
2020 FY
Annual report
23 Feb 21
10-Q
2020 Q3
Quarterly report
6 Nov 20
10-Q
2020 Q2
Quarterly report
6 Aug 20
10-Q
2020 Q1
Quarterly report
7 May 20
10-K
2019 FY
Annual report
20 Feb 20
10-Q
2019 Q3
Quarterly report
12 Nov 19
10-Q
2019 Q2
Quarterly report
8 Aug 19
10-Q
2019 Q1
Quarterly report
2 May 19
10-K
2018 FY
Annual report
15 Feb 19
Current reports
8-K
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers
28 May 21
8-K
Other Events
14 May 21
8-K
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
6 May 21
8-K
Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders
26 Mar 21
8-K
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
24 Feb 21
8-K
Other Events
25 Nov 20
8-K
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers
19 Nov 20
8-K
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
6 Nov 20
8-K
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers
30 Oct 20
8-K
ViacomCBS Issues Statement on the Passing of Sumner M. Redstone
12 Aug 20
Registration and prospectus
8-A12B
Registration of securities on exchange
26 Mar 21
424B5
Prospectus supplement for primary offering
24 Mar 21
424B5
Prospectus supplement for primary offering
24 Mar 21
FWP
Free writing prospectus
24 Mar 21
FWP
Free writing prospectus
23 Mar 21
424B5
Prospectus supplement for primary offering
22 Mar 21
424B5
Prospectus supplement for primary offering
22 Mar 21
424B5
Prospectus supplement for primary offering
14 May 20
FWP
Free writing prospectus
12 May 20
424B5
Prospectus supplement for primary offering
12 May 20
Proxies
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
2 Apr 21
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
2 Apr 21
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
8 May 20
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
3 Apr 20
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
3 Apr 20
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
12 Apr 19
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
12 Apr 19
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
16 Nov 18
DEF 14C
Information statement
10 Oct 18
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
9 Oct 18
Other
EFFECT
Notice of effectiveness
28 Oct 19
CORRESP
Correspondence with SEC
23 Oct 19
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
20 Oct 19
EFFECT
Notice of effectiveness
13 Nov 18
CORRESP
Correspondence with SEC
6 Nov 18
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
18 Oct 18
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
10 Oct 18
CORRESP
Correspondence with SEC
1 Oct 18
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
17 Jul 16
CORRESP
Correspondence with SEC
14 Jul 16
Ownership
4
ViacomCBS / FREDERICK TERRELL ownership change
6 Jul 21
4
ViacomCBS / Nicole Seligman ownership change
6 Jul 21
4
ViacomCBS / SHARI REDSTONE ownership change
6 Jul 21
4
ViacomCBS / JR CHARLES E PHILLIPS ownership change
6 Jul 21
4
ViacomCBS / RONALD L NELSON ownership change
6 Jul 21
4
ViacomCBS / Robert N. Klieger ownership change
6 Jul 21
4
ViacomCBS / BRIAN GOLDNER ownership change
6 Jul 21
4
ViacomCBS / JUDITH MCHALE ownership change
6 Jul 21
4
ViacomCBS / Candace K Beinecke ownership change
6 Jul 21
11-K
Annual report of employee stock purchases
25 Jun 21
Patents
GRANT
Utility
Transport stream automatic change over
27 Jul 21
A device, system, and method perform an automatic change over for transport streams.
APP
Utility
Live Video Game Intervention
22 Jul 21
A system and method for establishing a gaming session via cloud services with a first device, receiving information at the first device to establish a connection with a second device, and receiving at the first device instructions from the second device via the connection, wherein the instructions control an aspect of the gaming session.
APP
Utility
Multi-resolution Graphics
22 Jul 21
Provided herein is technology for displaying, reposition, and/or formatting graphics on a display.
APP
Utility
Integration of a Video Player Pushdown Advertising Unit and Digital Media Content
15 Jul 21
Described are systems and methods for dynamic integration and presentation of advertising content and media content.
GRANT
Utility
Aerated concrete-hybrid construction element
8 Jun 21
An aerated concrete-hybrid construction element comprises a plurality of support structure profiles integrated therein and arranged parallel to one another at a distance from one another.
Transcripts
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