Paramount Global (PARA)

NASDAQ: PARA · IEX Real-Time Price · USD
14.79
-0.36 (-2.38%)
At close: Dec 29, 2023, 4:00 PM
14.77
-0.02 (-0.14%)
After-hours: Dec 29, 2023, 7:59 PM EST
-2.38%
Market Cap 9.84B
Revenue (ttm) 30.15B
Net Income (ttm) -1.10B
Shares Out 665.31M
EPS (ttm) -1.78
PE Ratio n/a
Forward PE 15.82
Dividend $0.20 (1.35%)
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 14, 2023
Volume 12,177,857
Open 15.00
Previous Close 15.15
Day's Range 14.75 - 15.15
52-Week Range 10.51 - 25.93
Beta 1.87
Analysts Hold
Price Target 16.60 (+12.24%)
Earnings Date Feb 15, 2024

About PARA

Paramount Global operates as a media and entertainment company worldwide. The company operates through TV Media, Direct-to-Consumer, and Filmed Entertainment segments. Its TV Media segment operates domestic and international broadcast networks, including CBS Television Network, Network 10, Channel 5, Telefe, and Chilevisión; and cable networks comprising Paramount Media Networks, Nickelodeon, BET Media Group, and CBS Sports. The company's Direct-to-Consumer segment provides portfolio of domestic and international pay and free streaming services... [Read more]

Industry Entertainment
Founded 1986
Employees 24,500
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol PARA
Full Company Profile

Financial Performance

In 2022, PARA's revenue was $30.15 billion, an increase of 5.49% compared to the previous year's $28.59 billion. Earnings were $1.10 billion, a decrease of -75.70%.

Financial Statements

Analyst Forecast

According to 21 analysts, the average rating for PARA stock is "Hold." The 12-month stock price forecast is $16.6, which is an increase of 12.24% from the latest price.

Price Target
$16.6
(12.24% upside)
Analyst Consensus: Hold
Stock Forecasts

News

Comcast And Paramount Reach Carriage Renewal, Averting Blackout

Top U.S. cable operator Comcast has reached a carriage renewal with Paramount Global, averting a potential blackout of service around the New Year's holiday. The deal, confirmed to Deadline by a Param...

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1 day ago - Deadline

The streaming landscape will consolidate to 4-5 major players, says AlixPartners' Grace Lee

Grace Lee, Co-Head of Co-Head of the Media & Entertainment Practice for the Americas at AlixPartners, discusses the outlook for the streaming wars.

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3 days ago - CNBC Television

Paramount, CBS Owner National Amusements Confirms Cyberattack Affecting 82,000 People

Shari Redstone's National Amusements, the controlling shareholder of Paramount Global, has confirmed it was the victim of a hack that affected more than 82,000 people.

Other symbols: PARAA
5 days ago - Deadline

CBS, Paramount owner National Amusements says it was hacked

National Amusements, the cinema chain and corporate parent giant of media giants Paramount and CBS, has confirmed it experienced a data breach in which hackers stole the personal information of tens o...

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5 days ago - TechCrunch

Former NBC Cable President Tom Rogers on big media mergers in 2024

Tom Rogers, Oorbit Gaming and Entertainment executive chairman and former NBC Cable president, joins ‘Squawk Box' to discuss the state of the media landscape, whether next year could be a big year for...

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5 days ago - CNBC Television

2024 is shaping up to be the year of the streaming bundle

Media companies could end up embracing more bundles as they seek to reverse streaming losses.

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5 days ago - CNBC

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav's lifeline to Paramount's Shari Redstone not enough amid merger talk

If you haven't noticed, this isn't a great time to be running a media company.

Other symbols: PARAAWBD
8 days ago - New York Post

Streaming industry could see deconsolidation: Brightcove CEO

Talk about a merger between Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and Paramount Global (PARA) was reported by Axios this week.

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9 days ago - Yahoo Finance

A Paramount-WBD Merger Could Be Too Little, Too Late

As reports emerged about a potential tie-up of the media giants, the stocks of both firms fell. Why Wall Street is unimpressed.

Other symbols: PARAAWBD
10 days ago - Barrons

A Warner Bros.-Paramount merger would create a streaming behemoth.

A merger between entertainment giants Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. and Paramount Global could bring together TV networks like CBS and CNN, streaming services Max and Paramount+, and a wide swath of spo...

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10 days ago - Market Watch

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO Zaslav not ready to make deal for Paramount

The purchase of Shari Redstone's stake in National Amusements and Paramount would make it easier for David Zaslav to start to absorb the media company.

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10 days ago - Fox Business

Paramount needs more scale to survive, says Seaport's David Joyce

David Joyce, Seaport Research Partners senior analyst, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss the potential Paramount and Warner Media streaming deal.

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10 days ago - CNBC Television

Warner Bros.-Paramount deal would be a mistake for WBD: TD Cowen's Doug Creutz

Doug Creutz, managing director at TD Cowen, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss the potential merger between Warner Bros. and Paramount, the likelihood of more media consolidation, and more.

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10 days ago - CNBC Television

Slim Odds of Warner-Paramount Deal Approval: LightShed Analyst

Rich Greenfield a media and technology Analyst at LightShed Partners says any merger between Warner Bros. and Paramount would have a "long and arduous" regulatory approval process and likely would not...

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10 days ago - Bloomberg Technology

Why a Warner-Paramount Merger Would Benefit Content Creation

Laura Martin, senior entertainment and internet analyst at Needham & Co, says a potential merger of Warner Bros. and Paramount makes sense for both companies and the industry.

Other symbols: PARAAWBD
10 days ago - Bloomberg Technology

Warner Bros.-Paramount merger may be the best move for both companies, says CNBC founder Tom Rogers

Tom Rogers, CNBC founder, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss the potential merger of Warner Bros. and Paramount, the outlook for legacy media companies, and more.

Other symbols: PARAAWBD
10 days ago - CNBC Television

Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount slip amid reported merger talks

Jim Lebenthal, chief equity strategist at Cerity Partners, and Josh Brown, CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management, debate the media company synergies and consequences of a merger.

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10 days ago - CNBC Television

Paramount, Warner Bros Discovery discuss merger; would consolidate streaming services

The chief executives of Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global reportedly recently got together to weigh the possibility of merging their media companies into one.

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10 days ago - Fox Business

What A Warner Bros./Paramount Merger Could Mean For Users

Reports that Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global entered talks to potentially merge the two into another entertainment goliath—which could consolidate a lot of exclusive sports content— could ...

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10 days ago - Forbes

WBD, Paramount merger talk: Why a deal could be challenging

"Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) CEO David Zaslav met with Paramount Global (PARA) CEO Bob Bakish about a potential deal, according to a report from Axios.

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10 days ago - Yahoo Finance

‘A bellwether for the industry': why Warner-Paramount talk is no surprise

Investors seemed unimpressed but analysts say even talk of a merger reflects moves to consolidate in a tough market

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10 days ago - The Guardian

Warner Bros Discovery, Paramount will be 'worse off' together - analysts

Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount Global are likely to be "worse off" together as a merger will leave them billions deeper in debt and saddled with dying traditional television assets, Wall Street a...

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10 days ago - Reuters

Warner Bros. Discovery is Paramount's best fit for a merger, says Rosenblatt's Barton Crockett

Barton Crockett, Rosenblatt Securities senior analyst, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss whether Warner Bros. Discovery should try to purchase Paramount, the most likely outcome for how the stre...

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10 days ago - CNBC Television

Warner-Paramount Deal Would Test Appetite for Streaming Consolidation

In the current Hollywood rumor mill, one thing remains certain: Streaming consolidation will be a lot easier said than done.

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10 days ago - WSJ

Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount Reportedly in Merger Talks

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and Paramount (PARA) are said to be in early talks about an entertainment mega-merger.

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10 days ago - Investopedia