Paramount Resources (PRMRF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Paramount Resources Ltd. is a Canadian energy company engaged in the exploration, development and production of crude oil, natural gas, condensate and natural gas liquids. The company focuses on developing petroleum and natural gas resources in western Canada.

Paramount’s operations are concentrated in Alberta, including the Grande Prairie and Kaybob areas. Its activities generally include drilling wells, developing and operating production infrastructure, and processing and marketing hydrocarbons produced from its resource properties.

Founded in 1976, Paramount Resources has grown into an established Canadian exploration and production company. James Riddell has served as the company’s president and chief executive officer, with the business managed from its headquarters in Calgary, Alberta.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $21.89 to $22.68
• 50-Day Range: $20.42 to $24.99
• 52-Week Range: $15.60 to $25.24
• Volume: 192,193 shs
• Average Volume: 202,766 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.25 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.89%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Paramount Resources Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Paramount Resources scored higher than 33% 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: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Paramount Resources has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Paramount Resources has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.16%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Paramount Resources are expected to grow by 10.16% in the coming year, from $1.28 to $1.41 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Paramount Resources is -16.95, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Paramount Resources is -16.95, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Paramount Resources has a P/B Ratio of 1.65. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.48% of the float of Paramount Resources has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Paramount Resources has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.42.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Paramount Resources has recently increased by 6.07%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Paramount Resources pays a meaningful dividend of 1.85%, 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 Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Paramount Resources will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.79% next year. This indicates that Paramount Resources will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: -1.00

News Sentiment

Paramount Resources has a news sentiment score of -1.00. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Paramount Resources this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Paramount Resources insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

36.30% 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

4.14% of the stock of Paramount Resources is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/05/2026
• Today: 11/08/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:PRMRF
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.paramountres.com
• Phone: (403) 290-2940
• Fax: 403-262-7994
• Employees: 505
• Year Founded: 1998

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.31)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.75
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $922.32 million
• Net Margins: -24.64%
• Pretax Margin: 20.58%
• Return on Equity: 5.02%
• Return on Assets: 3.69%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.87
• Quick Ratio: 1.87

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $692.73 million
• Price / Sales: 4.69
• Cash Flow: $6.42 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.46
• Book Value: $13.44 per share
• Price / Book: 1.65

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 146,139,000
• Free Float: 93,091,000
• Market Cap: $3.25 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.81