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, condensate, natural gas and natural gas liquids. The company’s activities are focused on developing long-life, liquids-rich resource opportunities and related petroleum infrastructure.

Paramount’s operations are concentrated in Alberta, particularly in the Grande Prairie and Kaybob areas. Its asset base includes interests in several of Western Canada’s unconventional oil and natural gas plays, supported by drilling, completion, processing and transportation activities.

Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Paramount was founded in 1978 by Clayton Riddell and has grown into one of Canada’s notable publicly traded exploration and production companies. James Riddell serves as president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $20.89 to $21.13
• 50-Day Range: $20.01 to $23.84
• 52-Week Range: $15.43 to $24.25
• Volume: 50,528 shs
• Average Volume: 352,014 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.06 billion
• P/E Ratio: 37.63
• Dividend Yield: 2.05%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Paramount Resources Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Paramount Resources scored higher than 48% 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: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Paramount Resources has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 4 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Paramount Resources has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.48%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Paramount Resources are expected to grow by 6.48% in the coming year, from $1.08 to $1.15 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Paramount Resources is 36.79, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Paramount Resources is 36.79, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.64.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Paramount Resources has a P/B Ratio of 1.56. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.21% 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 3.06, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Paramount Resources has recently increased by 42.23%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Paramount Resources pays a meaningful dividend of 2.02%, 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 75.44%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Paramount Resources will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.39% next year. This indicates that Paramount Resources will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.70

News Sentiment

Paramount Resources has a news sentiment score of 0.70. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment 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: 8/06/2026
• Today: 9/25/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• 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: 579
• Year Founded: 1998

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.57
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 36.79
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.42
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $922.32 million
• Net Margins: 12.52%
• Pretax Margin: 20.58%
• Return on Equity: 4.31%
• Return on Assets: 3.20%

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: 4.42
• Cash Flow: $6.26 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.35
• Book Value: $13.44 per share
• Price / Book: 1.56

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 146,060,000
• Free Float: 93,040,000
• Market Cap: $3.06 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.67