Paramount Resources (POU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Paramount is an independent, publicly traded Canadian energy company that explores for and develops both conventional and unconventional petroleum and natural gas, including longer-term strategic exploration and pre-development plays. The Company's principal properties are located in Alberta and British Columbia. Paramount's class A common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "POU".

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$31.50 to C$32.33
• 50-Day Range: C$26.63 to C$33.23
• 52-Week Range: C$18.92 to C$33.44
• Volume: 36,285 shs
• Average Volume: 299,443 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$4.61 billion
• P/E Ratio: 79.28
• Dividend Yield: 1.89%
• Price Target: C$32.94
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Paramount Resources Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Paramount Resources scored higher than 45% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Paramount Resources has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Paramount Resources is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Paramount Resources has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Paramount Resources is 79.28, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.08.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Paramount Resources is 79.28, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 21.23.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Paramount Resources has a PEG Ratio of 0.14. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Paramount Resources has a P/B Ratio of 1.66. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for POU.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Paramount Resources pays a meaningful dividend of 1.81%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Paramount Resources does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Paramount Resources is 150.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.00

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Paramount Resources this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for POU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Paramount Resources to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Paramount Resources insiders have sold 442.46% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$295,917.00 in company stock and sold C$1,605,232.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

45.36% of the stock of Paramount Resources is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

9.59% of the stock of Paramount Resources is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 4/30 Dividend: 4/15/2026
• Record date for 4/30 Dividend: 4/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/30/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/12/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/29 Dividend: 5/15/2026
• Today: 5/26/2026
• Record date for 5/29 Dividend: 5/29/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/29/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil & Gas E&P
• Sub-Industry: Petroleum And Natural Gas
• Current Symbol: TSE:POU
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.paramountres.com
• Phone: +1-403-2903600
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 579
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Paramount Resources: C$32.94
• High Price Target: C$38.00
• Low Price Target: C$28.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +3.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$0.40
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 79.28
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.53
• P/E Growth: 0.14
• Net Income: C$366.00 million
• Net Margins: 5.90%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 1.96%
• Return on Assets: 5.97%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.89
• Current Ratio: 2.57
• Quick Ratio: 0.68

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$933.40 million
• Price / Sales: 4.94
• Cash Flow: C$0.06 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 512.50
• Book Value: C$19.08 per share
• Price / Book: 1.66

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 145,400,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$4.61 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -0.03