3 Hot Stocks: Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Match

Aug 14, 2025 - 14:00
3 Hot Stocks: Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Match

Watch three of the hottest stocks in mid-week trade this morning. On Wednesday, Paramount Skydance gained 35.87% to close at $15.00. Investors poured into the stock after the firm secured exclusive rights to UFC in the U.S. for seven years.

Paramount and TKO Group agreed to the deal, whose term starts in 2026. The average annual value is $1.1 billion, where most of the payment schedule is in the later years of the deal. Disney (DIS) missed its chance to strengthen its ESPN sports channel offering.

Warner Bros. Discover (WBD) gained 7.40% to trade at $12.05. The stock is erasing some of the recent declines. It has a movie that is performing well in theatres. In its debut, Weapons, an R-rated horror film, earned $42.5 million (per Comscore).

Match Group (MTCH) is the most underrated app for investors. Gen-Z is avoiding dating apps, opting for meeting people in real life. However, Match has a new CEO who is undeterred by the headwinds. The company agreed on August 12 to a $14 million Federal Trade Commission complaint.

The FTC said that Match misled customers. It also suspended accounts and made cancellations difficult. Customers thought that they would get a free six-month subscription if they did not meet someone special. They did not know that they needed to meet many “onerous” requirements to qualify for the guarantee.

In Q3, Match expects revenue of up to $920 million for a growth in the range of 2% to 3%.