Barrington Research Has Negative Outlook of PARA Q1 Earnings

Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) – Investment analysts at Barrington Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Paramount Global in a research report issued on Thursday, February 27th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.28 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.51. 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 $0.26 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.16 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.31 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.71 EPS.

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

A number of other analysts also recently commented on the company. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $19.00 price objective on shares of Paramount Global in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $14.00 price target on shares of Paramount Global in a report on Thursday, February 27th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Paramount Global from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Paramount Global from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, Macquarie restated an “underperform” rating and issued a $10.00 price target on shares of Paramount Global in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Paramount Global currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $12.10.

Paramount Global Price Performance

NASDAQ PARA opened at $11.48 on Monday. Paramount Global has a 12 month low of $9.54 and a 12 month high of $14.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.66 billion, a PE ratio of -1.40, a P/E/G ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.69. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $10.83 and its 200 day simple moving average is $10.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 1.10.

Institutional Trading of Paramount Global

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Paramount Global by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 67,040,366 shares of the company’s stock valued at $701,242,000 after acquiring an additional 761,561 shares in the last quarter. Lingotto Investment Management LLP increased its position in Paramount Global by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Lingotto Investment Management LLP now owns 44,753,299 shares of the company’s stock worth $468,120,000 after purchasing an additional 1,593,579 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Paramount Global by 18.4% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 44,154,027 shares of the company’s stock worth $470,695,000 after purchasing an additional 6,848,037 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Paramount Global by 5.7% during 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. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 724,565 shares in the last quarter. 73.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Paramount Global Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 17th will be given a $0.05 dividend. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.74%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 17th. Paramount Global’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.