What is Barrington Research’s Forecast for PARA Q3 Earnings?

Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) – Investment analysts at Barrington Research increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Paramount Global in a note issued to investors 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 prior 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.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on PARA. StockNews.com upgraded Paramount Global from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Paramount Global from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and set a $14.00 price objective on shares of Paramount Global in a research report on Thursday. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and set a $19.00 price objective on shares of Paramount Global in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of Paramount Global in a research report on Thursday. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $12.10.

Paramount Global Stock Performance

Shares of PARA stock opened at $11.36 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $10.81 and its 200-day moving average price is $10.74. 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 $7.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.38, a PEG ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.69. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85.

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

Paramount Global Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 17th will be issued a $0.05 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 17th. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.76%. Paramount Global’s payout ratio is currently -2.43%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Paramount Global

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Paramount Global by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 67,040,366 shares of the company’s stock worth $701,242,000 after purchasing an additional 761,561 shares in the last quarter. Lingotto Investment Management LLP increased its holdings in shares of Paramount Global by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Lingotto Investment Management LLP now owns 44,753,299 shares of the company’s stock valued at $468,120,000 after acquiring an additional 1,593,579 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Paramount Global by 18.4% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 44,154,027 shares of the company’s stock valued at $470,695,000 after acquiring an additional 6,848,037 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 1,119,314 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Paramount Global by 4.9% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 15,567,531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $162,731,000 after acquiring an additional 724,565 shares in the last quarter. 73.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.