Barrington Research Has Positive Outlook of PARA Q3 Earnings

Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) – Barrington Research upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Paramount Global in a report released on Thursday, February 27th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.60 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.57. 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 FY2026 earnings at $1.76 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Macquarie restated an “underperform” rating and set a $10.00 target price on shares of Paramount Global in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $19.00 target price on shares of Paramount Global in a research note on Thursday. StockNews.com upgraded Paramount Global from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Paramount Global from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Paramount Global in a research report on Thursday. Six analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Paramount Global presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $12.58.

Paramount Global Price Performance

Shares of Paramount Global stock opened at $11.24 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a current ratio of 1.27. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $10.80 and its 200 day moving average is $10.74. The stock has a market cap of $7.50 billion, a P/E ratio of -1.37, a P/E/G ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.69. Paramount Global has a one year low of $9.54 and a one year high of $14.54.

Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported ($0.11) EPS 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.07 billion.

Paramount Global Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 17th will be paid a $0.05 dividend. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.78%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 17th. Paramount Global’s payout ratio is currently -2.43%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Paramount Global by 24.7% during the 4th quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 12,695 shares of the company’s stock worth $133,000 after acquiring an additional 2,512 shares during the last quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Paramount Global during the fourth quarter worth $5,688,000. Waverly Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Paramount Global during the fourth quarter valued at $106,000. Woodline Partners LP purchased a new position in Paramount Global in the 4th quarter worth about $11,096,000. Finally, Two Sigma Advisers LP bought a new stake in Paramount Global during the 4th quarter valued at about $1,839,000. Institutional investors own 73.00% of the company’s stock.

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.