Barrington Research Has Bearish Outlook for PARA Q3 Earnings

Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) – Equities researchers at Barrington Research lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Paramount Global in a report issued on Wednesday, July 30th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.47 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.53. 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 $0.14 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $0.16 EPS.

Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.09. Paramount Global had a negative net margin of 19.09% and a positive return on equity of 4.80%. The firm had revenue of $6.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.88 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.54 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up .5% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on PARA. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on shares of Paramount Global from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Paramount Global from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $14.00 target price on shares of Paramount Global in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Paramount Global from $11.00 to $10.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, Wall Street Zen assumed coverage on shares of Paramount Global in a research note on Saturday, May 17th. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $11.60.

Paramount Global Price Performance

PARA stock opened at $12.57 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $12.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $11.71. Paramount Global has a 12-month low of $9.95 and a 12-month high of $13.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.53, a PEG ratio of 4.08 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Paramount Global

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of PARA. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Paramount Global during the fourth quarter worth about $45,202,000. Slate Path Capital LP lifted its stake in shares of Paramount Global by 42.3% in the fourth quarter. Slate Path Capital LP now owns 12,586,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $131,650,000 after buying an additional 3,741,000 shares in the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP bought a new position in shares of Paramount Global in the fourth quarter worth approximately $21,229,000. Great Lakes Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Paramount Global in the first quarter worth approximately $15,626,000. Finally, Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of Paramount Global in the first quarter worth approximately $14,654,000. Institutional investors own 73.00% of the company’s stock.

Paramount Global Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 1st. Investors of record on Monday, June 16th were paid a dividend of $0.05 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 16th. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. Paramount Global’s payout ratio is presently -2.43%.

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.