Q1 Earnings Forecast for PARA Issued By Barrington Research

Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) – Stock analysts at Barrington Research boosted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Paramount Global in a report released on Wednesday, April 30th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.29 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.28. The consensus estimate for Paramount Global’s current full-year earnings is $1.77 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Paramount Global’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.20 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.53 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.23 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.19 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the company. Benchmark lowered their price objective on Paramount Global from $19.00 to $16.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $14.00 price target on shares of Paramount Global in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered shares of Paramount Global from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $12.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of Paramount Global in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. They issued a “hold” rating on the stock. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Paramount Global in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Paramount Global currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $11.58.

Paramount Global Trading Up 2.2 %

PARA opened at $11.50 on Monday. Paramount Global has a 1-year low of $9.54 and a 1-year high of $13.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.71 billion, a PE ratio of -1.40, a PEG ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $11.41 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $11.04.

Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported ($0.11) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.18 by ($0.29). Paramount Global had a positive return on equity of 5.81% and a negative net margin of 18.89%. The firm had revenue of $7.98 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.07 billion.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Paramount Global by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 67,040,366 shares of the company’s stock worth $701,242,000 after acquiring an additional 761,561 shares during the period. Lingotto Investment Management LLP grew its holdings in shares of Paramount Global by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Lingotto Investment Management LLP now owns 44,753,299 shares of the company’s stock worth $468,120,000 after buying an additional 1,593,579 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in Paramount Global by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 20,593,954 shares of the company’s stock valued at $215,413,000 after buying an additional 1,119,314 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Paramount Global by 4.9% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 15,567,531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $162,731,000 after acquiring an additional 724,565 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ariel Investments LLC boosted its position in Paramount Global by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Ariel Investments LLC now owns 14,663,907 shares of the company’s stock worth $153,384,000 after acquiring an additional 460,539 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 73.00% of the company’s stock.

Paramount Global Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Monday, March 17th were paid a dividend of $0.05 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 17th. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.74%. Paramount Global’s payout ratio is -2.15%.

About Paramount Global

Paramount Global operates as a media, streaming, and entertainment company worldwide. It operates through TV Media, Direct-to-Consumer, and Filmed Entertainment segments. The TV Media segment operates CBS Television Network, a domestic broadcast television network; CBS Stations, a television station; and international free-to-air networks comprising Network 10, Channel 5, Telefe, and Chilevisión; domestic premium and basic cable networks, such as Paramount+ with Showtime, MTV, Comedy Central, Paramount Network, The Smithsonian Channel, Nickelodeon, BET Media Group, and CBS Sports Network; and international extensions of these brands.