Q2 EPS Estimates for PARA Reduced by Barrington Research

Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) – Equities research analysts at Barrington Research lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Paramount Global in a report released 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 prior 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.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered Paramount Global from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $12.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $14.00 target price on shares of Paramount Global in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of Paramount Global in a report on Friday, May 9th. They issued a “hold” rating on the stock. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Paramount Global in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective 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. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $11.58.

Paramount Global Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:PARA opened at $11.90 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.98 billion, a PE ratio of -1.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.25. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $11.44 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $11.11. Paramount Global has a 1 year low of $9.54 and a 1 year high of $13.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 1.10.

Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $7.19 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 revenue was down 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.62 EPS.

Paramount Global Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Monday, March 17th were paid a $0.05 dividend. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.68%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 17th. Paramount Global’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -2.43%.

Institutional Trading of Paramount Global

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Paramount Global by 1.6% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 68,119,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $814,707,000 after purchasing an additional 1,078,976 shares during the last quarter. Lingotto Investment Management LLP raised its holdings in Paramount Global by 3.7% in the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Paramount Global by 5.7% during the fourth 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 boosted its holdings 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. Finally, Ariel Investments LLC grew its position in shares of Paramount Global by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Ariel Investments LLC now owns 14,663,907 shares of the company’s stock worth $153,384,000 after buying an additional 460,539 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.00% of the company’s stock.

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.