Barrington Research Analysts Cut Earnings Estimates for PARA

Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) – Stock analysts at Barrington Research decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Paramount Global in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 14th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.08 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.20. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.20 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.66 EPS.

Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $7.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.14 billion. Paramount Global had a negative net margin of 18.89% and a positive return on equity of 5.81%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.62 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on PARA. Benchmark lowered their price target on shares of Paramount Global from $19.00 to $16.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on shares of Paramount Global from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating 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 target on the stock. in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Finally, StockNews.com initiated coverage on Paramount Global in a report on Friday, May 9th. They set a “hold” rating for the company. Six analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $11.58.

Paramount Global Price Performance

Paramount Global stock opened at $11.70 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $11.44 and a two-hundred day moving average of $11.12. Paramount Global has a 1 year low of $9.54 and a 1 year high of $13.05. The stock has a market cap of $7.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.25. 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

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in Paramount Global by 140.1% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 2,391 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 1,395 shares in the last quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in Paramount Global by 100.3% during the first quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 2,243 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 1,123 shares in the last quarter. Mattson Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in Paramount Global during the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Ossiam lifted its holdings in Paramount Global by 57.2% during the fourth quarter. Ossiam now owns 2,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 1,022 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. purchased a new position in Paramount Global during the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. 73.00% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Paramount Global Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Monday, March 17th were issued a dividend of $0.05 per share. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 17th. Paramount Global’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -2.43%.

Paramount Global Company Profile

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.