UPDATE: Viacom (VIAB) Tops Q2 EPS by 20c, Revenues Rise 8%

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Viacom (VIAB) PT Lowered to $42 at BMO Capital; Reiterates Market Perform

May 5, 2017 10:00 AM EDT

BMO Capital lowered its price target on Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB) to $42.00 (from $44.00) while maintaining a Market Perform rating.

Analyst Daniel Salmon believes that caution remains warranted on the outlook for Viacom's affiliate fee growth.

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Viacom beats estimates but faces distribution headwinds

May 4, 2017 7:12 AM EDT

By Jessica Toonkel

(Reuters) - Viacom Inc (NASDAQ: VIAB), the owner of MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon, reported second-quarter profit that beat estimates on Thursday, but worry that it will lose revenue from a big cable distributor weighed on its stock.

News that Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) had re-tiered five of Viacom's flagship networks to its most expensive programming tier, a move that will likely result in lower affiliate revenue for the media company, prompted a steep selloff.

Viacom's stock dropped as much as 10 percent but had... More