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$31.08 to C$31.55
• 50-Day Range: C$27.14 to C$31.49
• 52-Week Range: C$19.37 to C$33.44
• Volume: 70,086 shs
• Average Volume: 282,380 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$4.58 billion
• P/E Ratio: 78.53
• Dividend Yield: 1.91%
• Price Target: C$34.35
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Paramount Resources Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Paramount Resources scored higher than 67% 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: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Paramount Resources has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 4 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 7 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 78.18, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.47.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Paramount Resources is 78.18, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 17.72.

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 1.65. 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 1.99%, 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: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.79

News Sentiment

Paramount Resources has a news sentiment score of 0.79. 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 14 news articles for Paramount Resources this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of Paramount Resources in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Paramount Resources insiders have sold 350.35% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$308,401.00 in company stock and sold C$1,388,875.00 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

8.68% of the stock of Paramount Resources is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 7/31 Dividend: 7/17/2026
• Record date for 7/31 Dividend: 7/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/31/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 8/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/31 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Record date for 8/31 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
• 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$34.35
• High Price Target: C$38.00
• Low Price Target: C$28.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$0.40
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 78.43
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.29
• P/E Growth: 0.14
• Net Income: C$366.00 million
• Net Margins: 11.19%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 4.30%
• Return on Assets: 5.97%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.90
• Current Ratio: 1.87
• Quick Ratio: 0.68

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$933.40 million
• Price / Sales: 4.90
• Cash Flow: C$0.06 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 512.50
• Book Value: C$18.96 per share
• Price / Book: 1.65

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 145,900,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$4.58 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -0.25