What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Estimate for PARA Q2 Earnings?

Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn boosted their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Paramount Global in a research report issued on Tuesday, March 4th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now expects that the company will earn $0.66 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.57. The consensus estimate for Paramount Global’s current full-year earnings is $1.77 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Paramount Global’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.86 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.82 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.92 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.55 EPS.

Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported ($0.11) earnings per share (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 business had revenue of $7.98 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.07 billion.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on PARA. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Paramount Global from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of Paramount Global in a report on Thursday, February 27th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Paramount Global from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and issued a $19.00 price target on shares of Paramount Global in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and issued a $14.00 price target on shares of Paramount Global in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Paramount Global has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $12.10.

Paramount Global Stock Up 0.3 %

Shares of Paramount Global stock opened at $11.51 on Thursday. Paramount Global has a 1 year low of $9.54 and a 1 year high of $14.54. The stock has a market cap of $7.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.40, a PEG ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 1.10. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $10.85 and its two-hundred day moving average is $10.76.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Paramount Global

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Paramount Global by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 67,040,366 shares of the company’s stock worth $701,242,000 after buying an additional 761,561 shares during the last quarter. Lingotto Investment Management LLP increased its holdings in shares of Paramount Global by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. Lingotto Investment Management LLP now owns 44,753,299 shares of the company’s stock valued at $468,120,000 after purchasing 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 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 44,154,027 shares of the company’s stock valued at $470,695,000 after purchasing 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 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 20,593,954 shares of the company’s stock valued at $215,413,000 after purchasing 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 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 15,567,531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $162,731,000 after purchasing an additional 724,565 shares in the last quarter. 73.00% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Paramount Global Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 17th will be given a dividend of $0.05 per share. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.74%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 17th. Paramount Global’s dividend payout ratio is presently -2.15%.

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.