What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Forecast for PARAA Q1 Earnings?

Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARAA) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Paramount Global in a research note issued on Tuesday, March 4th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.39 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.78. The consensus estimate for Paramount Global’s current full-year earnings is $2.25 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Paramount Global’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.66 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.86 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS.

Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARAA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported ($0.11) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.16 by ($0.27). The company had revenue of $7.98 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.07 billion. Paramount Global had a positive return on equity of 5.81% and a negative net margin of 18.89%.

Paramount Global Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ PARAA opened at $22.72 on Friday. Paramount Global has a 1 year low of $16.59 and a 1 year high of $26.34. The firm has a market cap of $15.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.76 and a beta of 1.57. 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 50-day simple moving average is $22.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is $22.40.

Paramount Global Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 0.88%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 17th. Paramount Global’s payout ratio is -2.15%.

Institutional Trading of Paramount Global

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL increased its holdings in Paramount Global by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 2,718,711 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,627,000 after buying an additional 25,444 shares during the last quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC increased its holdings in Paramount Global by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC now owns 1,833,583 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,889,000 after buying an additional 24,592 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Paramount Global by 11.6% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 275,630 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,147,000 after buying an additional 28,615 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC increased its holdings in Paramount Global by 41.2% in the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 230,283 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,135,000 after buying an additional 67,177 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS INC. increased its holdings in Paramount Global by 1,152.0% in the fourth quarter. GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS INC. now owns 125,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,792,000 after buying an additional 115,200 shares during the last quarter. 5.98% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.