Paramount Global (PARA)

NASDAQ: PARA · IEX Real-Time Price · USD
10.97
+0.16 (1.48%)
At close: Apr 18, 2024, 4:00 PM
12.14
+1.17 (10.67%)
Pre-market: Apr 19, 2024, 5:04 AM EDT
1.48%
Market Cap 6.84B
Revenue (ttm) 29.65B
Net Income (ttm) -608.00M
Shares Out 623.44M
EPS (ttm) -1.02
PE Ratio n/a
Forward PE 10.25
Dividend $0.20 (1.82%)
Ex-Dividend Date Jun 17, 2024
Volume 9,799,996
Open 10.79
Previous Close 10.81
Day's Range 10.76 - 11.18
52-Week Range 10.12 - 24.00
Beta 1.78
Analysts Hold
Price Target 14.32 (+30.54%)
Earnings Date Apr 29, 2024

About PARA

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, Nickelod... [Read more]

Industry Entertainment
Founded 1986
Employees 21,900
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol PARA
Full Company Profile

Financial Performance

Financial Statements

Analyst Forecast

According to 21 analysts, the average rating for PARA stock is "Hold." The 12-month stock price forecast is $14.32, which is an increase of 30.54% from the latest price.

Price Target
$14.32
(30.54% upside)
Analyst Consensus: Hold
Stock Forecasts

News

Sony, Apollo discuss joint bid for Paramount, says source

Sony Pictures Entertainment and Apollo Global Management are discussing making a joint bid for Paramount Global , according to a person familiar with the matter.

Other symbols: APOSONY
7 hours ago - Reuters

Sony Is Said to Be in Talks With Apollo on Joint Paramount Bid

Bloomberg has learned that Sony Group Corp. and Apollo Global Management Inc. are considering teaming up in a bid for the film and TV giant Paramount Global. The two companies haven't submitted an off...

Other symbols: APOSONY
8 hours ago - Bloomberg Markets and Finance

Sony in talks with Apollo to team up on bid to buy Paramount: sources

Sony Group and Apollo Global Management are in talks to team up on a bid for Paramount Global, sources told The Post on Thursday.

Other symbols: APOSONY
8 hours ago - New York Post

Paramount shares rise after Sony, Apollo reportedly seek to join deal talks

Shares of Paramount Global traded higher following a report that Sony's movie studio division is in talks with Apollo Global Management about joining a bid for Paramount.

Other symbols: APOSONY
9 hours ago - Market Watch

Sony In Talks To Team With Apollo In Bid For Paramount Global

Remember those rumors, oh, eight years ago about how Sony was a target for acquisition? No more. Still, don't say merger yet. Deadline has confirmed that Sony Picture Entertainment CEO Tony Vinciquerr...

Other symbols: APOSONY
9 hours ago - Deadline

Sony Joins Talks To Buy Paramount—Boosting Paramount Shares 12%

Sony and investment firm Apollo Management are in talks about a joint buyout of Paramount Global, according to multiple outlets, sending Paramount shares up around 12% in after-hours trading Thursday.

Other symbols: SONYAPO
10 hours ago - Forbes

PARAMOUNT GLOBAL INVESTOR ALERT by the Former Attorney General of Louisiana: Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Investigates Potential Sale of Paramount Global - PARA

NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Former Attorney General of Louisiana Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq. and the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) are investigating the potential sale of Paramount Globa...

1 day ago - Business Wire

Paramount not expected to reach deal with Skydance by 30-day deadline: report

The two companies will not likely strike a deal by May 3, which is when the exclusive window expires, CNBC's David Faber said Wednesday.

1 day ago - New York Post

Looming Paramount Global Deal

Jon Klein, HANG Media Co-Founder, takes us through the possible Paramount deal as Media mogul David Ellison is in talks to take control of Paramount and merge it with his production company Skydance M...

2 days ago - Bloomberg Markets and Finance

Mario Gabelli comes out against Paramount's merger with Skydance: ‘I'd rather see no sale'

"There's no question I'd rather see no sale," Gabelli told The Post in an interview on Friday.

6 days ago - New York Post

Hedge fund Barington urges Paramount to scrap talks with Skydance

Hedge fund Barington Capital on Friday urged Paramount Global to scrap its exclusive merger talks with Skydance Media, arguing all shareholders would benefit if the company looked at other potential b...

6 days ago - Reuters

Paramount shareholders grow increasingly vocal about possible Skydance Media merger

Some Paramount Global investors are speaking out about a possible merger with Skydance Media, calling on the U.S. media conglomerate to look at other options and to treat shareholders equitably if thi...

7 days ago - Reuters

Paramount plans to trim size of its board amid merger talks

Paramount Global on Thursday said it plans to trim the size of its 11-member board of directors to seven, as it continues exclusive merger talks with Skydance Media.

7 days ago - Market Watch

Paramount to shrink board size to 7 as Skydance deal talks escalate

A deal would combine Paramount with Skydance, which is behind films such as "Top Gun: Maverick" and "Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One."

7 days ago - New York Post

Paramount plans to shrink board to seven directors amid Skydance deal talks

Paramount Global disclosed on Thursday that it plans to reduce its board to seven directors from 11 currently amid reports that the entertainment giant controlled by Shari Redstone was discussing a me...

7 days ago - Reuters

Handful Of Paramount Directors Leaving Amid Skydance Talks; CEO Bob Bakish Compensation Topped $31 Million In 2023

Four directors of Paramount Global are not standing for re-election, an SEC filing has confirmed, paring the board down to seven directors. Shareholders will vote on directors and other matters at the...

7 days ago - Deadline

As Paramount Shareholders Slam A Skydance Deal, Four Directors Said To Be Exiting Board: Could Threat Of Legal Action Derail Talks?

The temperature is rising as Paramount Global's common shareholders continue to publicly and privately bash a possible acquisition by David Ellison's Skydance Media with terms they insist would mainly...

7 days ago - Deadline

Paramount Integrates Commerce as Media Giants Compete With TikTok Shop

With social apps leading the charge in shoppable content, more traditional entertainment companies such as Paramount are seeking new solutions to hold their own amid the rise of commerce-integrated me...

8 days ago - PYMNTS

Paramount Global Shares Hit 14-Year Low—Then Rebound—As Board Members Reportedly Depart Amid Merger

Shares of Paramount Global briefly plummeted more than 7% in intraday trading Wednesday, hitting a 14-year low before recovering to close down 4.3%, as four company board members reportedly prepare to...

8 days ago - Forbes

Paramount Global Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

NEW YORK , April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share on both its Class...

8 days ago - PRNewsWire

Four Paramount Directors to Step Down as Company Discusses Skydance Merger

The directors' expected departures come at a sensitive time for Paramount Global.

8 days ago - WSJ

Three directors to leave Paramount board as company holds merger talks: report

Three of Paramount Global Inc.'s directors are expected to step down from the media conglomerate's board in the coming weeks as it continues talks over a potential merger, the Wall Street Journal repo...

8 days ago - Market Watch

Three Paramount board members to step down amid talks to merge with Skydance: report

A merger could result in Ellison combining Paramount with his independent media house that is behind films such as "Top Gun: Maverick" and "Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One."

8 days ago - New York Post

Three Paramount board members to step down amid talks to merge with Skydance, WSJ reports

Three members on the board of Paramount Global are expected to exit the entertainment giant amid merger talks with Skydance Media, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

8 days ago - Reuters

Will David Ellison's dad help him save Paramount?

Producer David Ellison trying to take control of Paramount, the troubled media company. Ellison's father, Oracle founder Larry Ellison, is expected to help finance the proposed deal.

8 days ago - Business Insider