Needham analyst Laura Martin is keeping her Buy rating and $60 price target on CBS (CBS) after its announced merger with Viacom (VIA), saying the company is retaining about 60% control along with many senior management positions in the deal. The analyst notes that the investment decision on CBS can now focus on its fundamentals, and she sees the combined entity as an "OTT superpower" with expected acceleration in its Subscription Video On Demand platform. Martin further contends that the merged ViacomCBS business is too cheap at a forward earnings estimate of 6.7-times relative to the multiples of her Hold-rated Discovery (DISCA) and Disney (DIS)

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