Shares of live sports and TV streaming service fuboTV (NYSE:FUBO)
jumped 3.3% in the morning session after the company announced it will launch Fubo Sports, a new, lower-priced sports-focused streaming service, on September 2, 2025.
Many small-cap stocks have limited Wall Street coverage, giving savvy investors the chance to act before everyone else catches on.
But the flip side is that these businesses have increased downside risk because they lack the scale and staying power of their larger competitors.
As the Q2 earnings season wraps, let’s dig into this quarter’s best and worst performers in the media industry, including Warner Music Group (NASDAQ:WMG) and its peers.
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The performance of consumer discretionary businesses is closely linked to economic cycles. This sensitive demand profile can cause discretionary stocks to plummet when macro uncertainty enters the fray,
and over the past six months, the industry has shed 1.8%. This drawdown was disappointing since the S&P 500 climbed 4.7%.
A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after investors took some profits off the table as markets awaited signals on future monetary policy from the Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole symposium later in the week.
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Shares of live sports and TV streaming service fuboTV (NYSE:FUBO)
jumped 4.3% in the afternoon session after it announced two major international content partnerships to strengthen its premium sports lineup in key global markets. The sports-first streaming platform forged a multi-year partnership with DAZN in Canada, bringing marquee rights like the NFL and UEFA Champions League to its subscribers. This expands on an existing distribution agreement in the U.S. In a separate deal, Fubo's subsidiary in France, Molotov, secured a carriage agreement with Ligue 1, France's professional soccer league, for the 2025/2026 season. These agreements significantly broaden Fubo's premium live sports content in key international markets, strengthening its global strategy.
Expensive stocks typically earn their valuations through superior growth rates that other companies simply can’t match.
The flip side though is that these lofty expectations make them particularly susceptible to drawdowns when market sentiment shifts.
Small-cap stocks in the Russell 2000 (^RUT) can be a goldmine for investors looking beyond the usual large-cap names.
But with less stability and fewer resources than their bigger counterparts, these companies face steeper challenges in scaling their businesses.
As the Q2 earnings season comes to a close, it’s time to take stock of this quarter’s best and worst performers in the media industry, including Scholastic (NASDAQ:SCHL) and its peers.
Live sports and TV streaming service fuboTV (NYSE:FUBO) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2025, but sales fell by 2.8% year on year to $380 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.05 per share was $0.02 above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Shares of live sports and TV streaming service fuboTV (NYSE:FUBO)
jumped 5% in the morning session after the company reported a drop in subscribers and a year-over-year revenue decline for its second quarter, which overshadowed beats on profit and revenue expectations. The sports-focused streaming platform saw its domestic subscribers fall by 94,000 year-over-year to 1.36 million. Total revenue also dipped by 2.8% to $380 million. Despite these declines, the results were not all negative. Fubo posted an adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.05, reversing a loss from the same quarter last year and beating analyst estimates. It also generated a positive Adjusted EBITDA of $20.67 million, another bright spot in the report. However, investors appeared to focus more on the shrinking subscriber base and revenue, which are critical performance indicators for streaming services.
FuboTV's Q2 2025 earnings exceeded expectations, but stock has since declined by 2.5%. North America revenue fell 3%, while rest of the world saw growth.
Live sports and TV streaming service fuboTV (NYSE:FUBO) reported revenue ahead of Wall Street’s expectations in Q2 CY2025, but sales fell by 2.8% year on year to $380 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.05 per share was $0.02 above analysts’ consensus estimates.
This week, from August 4th to August 10th, 2025, marks a busy period in the second-quarter earnings season, with hundreds of companies across various sectors scheduled to report their financial results. These earnings calls are crucial events for investors, analysts, and the broader market, as they provide insights into corporate
