Paramount Resources Company Profile (TSE:POU)

About Paramount Resources (TSE:POU)

Paramount Resources Ltd. is an energy company. The Company explores and develops unconventional and conventional petroleum and natural gas prospects, including long-term unconventional exploration and pre-development projects, and holds a portfolio of investments in other entities. The Company's segments include Principal Properties, Strategic Investments and Corporate. The Principal Properties segment includes the Company's Corporate Operating Units (COUs), which are involved in the exploration, development, production and marketing of natural gas, natural gas liquids and crude oil. The Strategic investments include investments in other entities; investments in exploration and development stage assets, including oil sands and carbonate bitumen interests, and prospective shale gas acreage in the Liard and Horn River Basin, and drilling rigs owned by its subsidiary, Fox Drilling Limited Partnership (Fox Drilling). Fox Drilling owns seven triple-sized rigs.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Independent Oil & Gas
Sub-Industry: N/A
Symbol: TSE:POU
CUSIP: N/A
Web: www.paramountres.com

Capitalization:

Market Cap: C$2.63 billion
Outstanding Shares: 106,234,000

Average Prices:

50 Day Moving Avg: C$21.32
200 Day Moving Avg: C$19.28
52 Week Range: C$12.60 - C$25.17

P/E:

Trailing P/E Ratio: 2.02
P/E Growth: -6.25

Sales & Book Value:

Annual Revenue: C$197.1 million
Price / Sales: 13.34
Book Value: C$16.08 per share
Price / Book: 1.54

Profitability:

EBIDTA: C$163.23 million
Net Margins: 65.60%
Return on Equity: 10.79%
Return on Assets: 8.95%

Misc:

Average Volume: 408,441 shs.
Short Ratio: 17.58

Frequently Asked Questions for Paramount Resources (TSE:POU)

What is Paramount Resources' stock symbol?

Paramount Resources trades on the Tornton Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker symbol "POU."

When will Paramount Resources make its next earnings announcement?

Paramount Resources is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November, 8th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Paramount Resources.

Where is Paramount Resources' stock going? Where will Paramount Resources' stock price be in 2017?

8 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for Paramount Resources' shares. Their forecasts range from C$16.00 to C$31.00. On average, they expect Paramount Resources' stock price to reach C$23.42 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Paramount Resources.

Who are some of Paramount Resources' key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Paramount Resources include Linamar (LNR), Enbridgeome Fund Holdings (ENF), Crescent Point Energy Corporation (CPG), Peyto Exploration & Development Corp (PEY), Whitecap Resources (WCP), Raging River Exploration (RRX), Raging River Exploration (RRX), Freehold Royalties Ltd (FRU), MEG Energy Corp (MEG), Ultra Petroleum Corp (UPL), Advantage Oil & Gas (AAV), Nuvista Energy Ltd (NVA), Kelt Exploration Ltd (KEL), Spartan Energy Corp (SPE), Gran Tierra Energy (GTE), Baytex Energy Corp (BTE), Bonavista Energy Corp (BNP) and Trilogy Energy Corp (TET).

Who are Paramount Resources' key executives?

Paramount Resources' management team includes the folowing people:

Clayton H. Riddell, Executive Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
James H. T. Riddell, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Non-Independent Director
Bernard K. Lee, Chief Financial Officer
E. Mitchell Shier, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, Manager - Land
Darrel S. Purdy, Corporate Operating Officer
John C. Gorman, Lead Independent Director
Susan L. Riddell Rose, Non-Independent Director
James Bell, Independent Director
Dirk Junge, Independent Director
John B. Roy, Independent Director

How do I buy Paramount Resources stock?

Shares of Paramount Resources and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). Brokers that permit trading on the TSX include Fidelity, Interactive Brokers, PennTrade and Charles Schwab.

What is Paramount Resources' stock price today?

One share of Paramount Resources stock can currently be purchased for approximately C$24.75.

MarketBeat Community Rating for Paramount Resources (TSE POU)

Community Ranking:		2.0 out of 5 ( )
Outperform Votes:		223 (Vote Outperform)
Underperform Votes:		347 (Vote Underperform)
Total Votes:		570

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Paramount Resources and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

Consensus Ratings for Paramount Resources (TSE:POU) (How are Consensus Ratings Calculated?)

Ratings Breakdown:	5 Hold Ratings, 2 Buy Ratings, 1 Strong Buy Rating
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 2.50)
Consensus Price Target:	C$23.42

Analysts' Ratings History for Paramount Resources (TSE:POU)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/18/2017	Raymond James Financial, Inc.	Boost Price Target	Strong-Buy	C$26.00 -> C$31.00
7/24/2017	Barclays PLC	Lower Price Target		C$25.00 -> C$21.00
7/11/2017	TD Securities	Boost Price Target	Hold	C$17.50 -> C$19.50
7/10/2017	Scotiabank	Downgrade	Outperform -> Sector Perform	C$26.00 -> C$24.50
7/7/2017	Laurentian Bank of Canada	Boost Price Target		C$29.00 -> C$30.00
6/12/2017	BMO Capital Markets	Boost Price Target	Outperform	C$22.00 -> C$25.00
5/11/2017	CSFB	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	C$17.00
2/16/2017	GMP Securities	Upgrade	Hold -> Buy	C$20.50 -> C$23.00
2/16/2017	Royal Bank Of Canada	Boost Price Target	Sector Perform	C$22.00 -> C$23.00
1/25/2017	CIBC	Boost Price Target		C$15.50 -> C$16.00
12/21/2016	Desjardins	Boost Price Target		C$18.00 -> C$21.00
8/12/2016	FirstEnergy Capital	Upgrade	Underperform -> Market Perform
8/10/2016	FirstEnergy Corporation	Boost Price Target		C$11.50 -> C$13.50
8/3/2016	National Bank Financial	Lower Price Target		C$15.50 -> C$14.50
4/4/2016	Dundee Securities	Boost Price Target		C$8.75 -> C$9.50
3/21/2016	AltaCorp Capital	Boost Price Target	Outperform	C$7.00 -> C$13.00

(Data available from 9/22/2015 forward)

Earnings History for Paramount Resources (TSE:POU)

Earnings by Quarter for Paramount Resources (TSE:POU)

Earnings History by Quarter for Paramount Resources (TSE POU)

Date	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
11/8/2017
8/6/2014	C($0.08)	C$0.53	C$72.99 million	C$73.44 million	View	N/A
5/7/2014	C($0.17)	C($0.09)	C$84.86 million	C$86.22 million	View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Paramount Resources (TSE:POU)

2017 EPS Consensus Estimate: ($1.77)
2018 EPS Consensus Estimate: ($2.94)

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2017	1	($0.16)	($0.16)	($0.16)
Q2 2017	1	($0.12)	($0.12)	($0.12)
Q3 2017	1	($0.53)	($0.53)	($0.53)
Q4 2017	1	($0.96)	($0.96)	($0.96)
Q1 2018	1	($0.76)	($0.76)	($0.76)
Q2 2018	1	($0.75)	($0.75)	($0.75)
Q3 2018	1	($0.71)	($0.71)	($0.71)
Q4 2018	1	($0.72)	($0.72)	($0.72)

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Dividend History for Paramount Resources (TSE:POU)
No dividend announcements for this company have been tracked by MarketBeat.com

Insider Trading and Institutional Ownership History for Paramount Resources (TSE:POU)

Insider Trades by Quarter for Paramount Resources (TSE:POU)

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
9/21/2017	Clayton H Riddell	Insider	Buy	80,000	C$25.00	C$2,000,000.00
9/20/2017	Clayton H Riddell	Insider	Buy	100,000	C$24.45	C$2,445,000.00
9/15/2017	Robert M Macdonald	Director	Buy	1,500	C$23.15	C$34,725.00
9/14/2017	Darrel S Purdy	Insider	Sell	21,200	C$23.50	C$498,200.00
9/5/2017	Michael S Han	Insider	Sell	6,000	C$21.49	C$128,940.00
8/10/2017	Matthew G Ockenden	Insider	Sell	8,000	C$22.00	C$176,000.00
7/27/2017	Darrel S Purdy	Insider	Sell	21,200	C$8.17	C$173,204.00
7/12/2017	Clayton H Riddell	Insider	Buy	2,000	C$18.68	C$37,360.00
7/10/2017	Bernard K Lee	Insider	Buy	10,000	C$17.97	C$179,700.00
2/21/2017	Clayton H Riddell	Insider	Buy	420,000	C$18.75	C$7,875,000.00
2/6/2017	Lloyd M Doyle	Insider	Sell	4,720	C$16.49	C$77,832.80
1/20/2017	Clayton H Riddell	Insider	Buy	421,000	C$16.89	C$7,110,690.00
12/8/2016	Matthew G Ockenden	Insider	Sell	8,000	C$11.87	C$94,960.00
3/22/2016	David M Knott	Director	Buy	20,000	C$5.88	C$117,568.00
12/11/2015	Clayton H Riddell	Director	Buy	1,000	C$5.94	C$5,940.00
10/6/2015	David M Knott	Director	Buy	400,000	C$10.19	C$4,075,200.00
10/1/2015	David M Knott	Director	Buy	5,000	C$7.60	C$37,996.50
9/30/2015	David M Knott	Director	Buy	120,000	C$7.21	C$864,660.00
9/25/2015	Joerg Wittenberg	Insider	Sell	2,500	C$10.40	C$25,987.50
9/2/2015	David M Knott	Director	Sell	5,000	C$9.24	C$46,205.50
8/28/2015	David M Knott	Director	Buy	4,000	C$9.59	C$38,360.00
8/26/2015	Dirk Jung�	Director	Sell	12,000	C$8.32	C$99,800.40
8/25/2015	Bernard K Lee	Insider	Buy	3,000	C$11.34	C$34,020.00
4/27/2015	Lloyd M Doyle	Insider	Sell	2,745	C$36.70	C$100,748.09
4/24/2015	James H T Riddell	Director	Sell	150,000	C$36.76	C$5,513,445.00
4/21/2015	E. Mitchell Shier	Insider	Sell	3,092	C$36.78	C$113,731.49
4/20/2015	John B Roy	Director	Sell	5,000	C$37.75	C$188,750.00
4/7/2015	Geoffrey W P Mcmillan	Insider	Sell	10,000	C$34.45	C$344,500.00
4/6/2015	Paul Robert Kinvig	Insider	Sell	6,400	C$31.75	C$203,200.00
4/6/2015	Thomas Eugene Claugus	Director	Sell	5,400	C$25.41	C$137,214.00
4/2/2015	E. Mitchell Shier	Insider	Sell	5,000	C$31.21	C$156,045.00
4/2/2015	John C Gorman	Director	Sell	1,113	C$30.70	C$34,169.55
12/12/2014	Thomas Eugene Claugus	Director	Sell	1,020	C$22.42	C$22,868.40
11/20/2014	Thomas Eugene Claugus	Director	Sell	1,300	C$45.62	C$59,306.00
10/23/2014	Clayton H Riddell	Director	Buy	100,000	C$50.26	C$5,026,000.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Headline Trends for Paramount Resources (TSE:POU) Latest Headlines for Paramount Resources (TSE:POU)

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Date	Headline
	Clayton H. Riddell Acquires 80,000 Shares of Paramount Resources, Ltd. (POU) Stock www.americanbankingnews.com - September 21 at 7:31 PM
	Clayton H. Riddell Purchases 100,000 Shares of Paramount Resources, Ltd. (POU) Stock www.americanbankingnews.com - September 21 at 7:30 PM
	Should You Be Tempted To Buy Paramount Resources Ltd (TSX:POU) At Its Current Price? finance.yahoo.com - September 20 at 7:51 AM
	Paramount Resources, Ltd. (POU) Price Target Increased to C$31.00 by Analysts at Raymond James Financial, Inc. www.americanbankingnews.com - September 18 at 3:18 PM
	Paramount Resources, Ltd. (POU) Receives Average Rating of "Buy" from Brokerages www.americanbankingnews.com - September 17 at 4:40 AM
	Paramount Resources, Ltd. (POU) Director Robert M. Macdonald Acquires 1,500 Shares www.americanbankingnews.com - September 15 at 10:46 PM
	Paramount Resources, Ltd. (POU) Insider Darrel S. Purdy Sells 21,200 Shares www.americanbankingnews.com - September 14 at 11:16 PM
	Paramount and Trilogy Complete Merger finance.yahoo.com - September 12 at 8:42 AM
	Insider Selling: Paramount Resources, Ltd. (POU) Insider Sells 6,000 Shares of Stock www.americanbankingnews.com - September 5 at 10:26 PM
	Independent Proxy Advisory Firms Recommend that Paramount and Trilogy Shareholders Vote for the Merger of Paramount and Trilogy finance.yahoo.com - August 31 at 8:54 AM
	Independent Proxy Advisory Firms Recommend that Paramount and Trilogy Shareholders Vote for the Merger of Paramount and Trilogy finance.yahoo.com - August 31 at 8:54 AM
	Paramount Resources, Ltd. (POU) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Buy" by Brokerages www.americanbankingnews.com - August 23 at 4:44 AM
	Q3 2017 Earnings Estimate for Paramount Resources, Ltd. Issued By Cormark (POU) www.americanbankingnews.com - August 21 at 1:46 AM
	Apache Completes Strategic Exit from Canada - Nasdaq www.nasdaq.com - August 17 at 6:58 AM
	Apache Completes Strategic Exit from Canada - Nasdaq www.nasdaq.com - August 17 at 6:58 AM
	ETFs with exposure to Paramount Resources Ltd. : August 16, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - August 17 at 6:58 AM
	ETFs with exposure to Paramount Resources Ltd. : August 16, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - August 17 at 6:58 AM
	Paramount Resources Ltd. :POU-CA: Earnings Analysis: Q2, 2017 By the Numbers : August 15, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - August 16 at 6:52 AM
	Paramount Resources, Ltd. Forecasted to Post Q3 2017 Earnings of ($0.55) Per Share (TSE:POU) www.americanbankingnews.com - August 14 at 1:40 AM
	Paramount Resources Ltd. Announces Second Quarter 2017 Results finance.yahoo.com - August 14 at 1:15 AM
	Paramount Resources posts 2Q profit finance.yahoo.com - August 14 at 1:15 AM
	Paramount Resources, Ltd. (POU) Insider Matthew G. Ockenden Sells 8,000 Shares www.americanbankingnews.com - August 10 at 4:22 PM
	Paramount Resources posts 2Q profit finance.yahoo.com - August 10 at 7:00 AM
	Paramount Resources Ltd. Announces Second Quarter 2017 Results finance.yahoo.com - August 9 at 6:33 AM
	Paramount Resources Ltd. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : POU-CA : August 7, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - August 8 at 6:18 AM
	Paramount Resources Ltd. :POU-CA: Earnings Analysis: Q1, 2017 By the Numbers : August 3, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - August 4 at 7:07 AM
	Q2 2017 Earnings Forecast for Paramount Resources, Ltd. (TSE:POU) Issued By Cormark www.americanbankingnews.com - July 31 at 7:02 AM
	Paramount Resources, Ltd. (TSE:POU) Given Average Rating of "Hold" by Analysts www.americanbankingnews.com - July 29 at 7:45 AM
	Paramount Resources, Ltd. (TSE:POU) Insider Sells C$173,204.00 in Stock www.americanbankingnews.com - July 27 at 7:43 PM
	Paramount Resources Ltd. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : POU-CA : July 26, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - July 27 at 6:28 AM
	Paramount Resources, Ltd. (TSE:POU) Insider Clayton H. Riddell Purchases 2,000 Shares www.americanbankingnews.com - July 13 at 8:16 PM
	Paramount Resources, Ltd. (TSE:POU) Given New C$19.50 Price Target at TD Securities www.americanbankingnews.com - July 11 at 2:21 PM
	Insider Buying: Paramount Resources, Ltd. (POU) Insider Purchases 10,000 Shares of Stock www.americanbankingnews.com - July 11 at 1:48 PM
	Scotiabank Lowers Paramount Resources, Ltd. (TSE:POU) to Sector Perform www.americanbankingnews.com - July 10 at 2:14 PM
	Paramount Resources, Ltd. (POU) Price Target Raised to C$30.00 www.americanbankingnews.com - July 7 at 1:18 PM
	Paramount Resources, Ltd. (TSE:POU) Price Target Increased to C$30.00 by Analysts at Laurentian www.americanbankingnews.com - July 7 at 12:44 PM
	Paramount Resources to buy Apache subsidiary for $459.5 mln www.nasdaq.com - July 7 at 8:12 AM
	Apache Corp. (APA) Announces Strategic Exit from Canada Following Sale of ... www.streetinsider.com - July 7 at 8:12 AM
	IIROC Trade Resumption - Paramount Resources Ltd. finance.yahoo.com - July 7 at 8:12 AM
	IIROC Trade Resumption - POU finance.yahoo.com - July 7 at 8:12 AM
	Paramount Resources, Ltd. (POU) Given Average Rating of "Buy" by Analysts www.americanbankingnews.com - July 4 at 9:44 AM
	Paramount Resources Ltd. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : POU-CA : June 16, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - June 17 at 5:46 AM
	BMO Capital Markets Raises Paramount Resources, Ltd. (POU) Price Target to C$25.00 www.americanbankingnews.com - June 12 at 2:26 PM
	Paramount Resources, Ltd. (POU) Receives Average Rating of "Hold" from Brokerages www.americanbankingnews.com - June 9 at 9:52 AM
	Paramount Resources Ltd. Closes the Sale of its Oil and Gas Properties in the Valhalla Area of Alberta for $150 Million finance.yahoo.com - May 30 at 9:47 AM
	Canada Goose, Brookfield at 52-Week Highs www.baystreet.ca - May 15 at 6:33 PM
	Paramount Resources, Ltd. (POU) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from Brokerages www.americanbankingnews.com - May 15 at 11:08 AM
	Q2 2017 EPS Estimates for Paramount Resources, Ltd. Raised by Cormark (POU) www.americanbankingnews.com - May 15 at 7:16 AM
	Paramount Resources, Ltd. (POU) PT Raised to C$25.00 www.americanbankingnews.com - May 13 at 7:34 PM
	Paramount Resources, Ltd. (POU) Rating Reiterated by CSFB www.americanbankingnews.com - May 13 at 7:34 PM