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$29.11 to C$29.80
• 50-Day Range: C$25.75 to C$31.32
• 52-Week Range: C$16.00 to C$31.42
• Volume: 163,596 shs
• Average Volume: 301,204 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$4.23 billion
• P/E Ratio: 3.32
• Dividend Yield: 2.06%
• Price Target: C$31.22
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Paramount Resources Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Paramount Resources scored higher than 73% 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: 2.9 / 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: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Paramount Resources is 3.32, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.09.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Paramount Resources is 3.32, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 16.83.

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 1.55. 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: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Paramount Resources pays a meaningful dividend of 1.92%, 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 6.83%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Paramount Resources has a news sentiment score of 0.50. 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 0.69 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article 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: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Paramount Resources insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$0.00 in company stock and sold C$546,140.00 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

9.86% of the stock of Paramount Resources is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/03/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 4/30 Dividend: 4/15/2026
• Record date for 4/30 Dividend: 4/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/30/2026
• Today: 5/09/2026
• AGM 2026: 5/12/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/29 Dividend: 5/15/2026
• 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$31.22
• High Price Target: C$33.00
• Low Price Target: C$28.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +7.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$8.78
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 3.32
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.71
• P/E Growth: 0.14
• Net Income: C$366.00 million
• Net Margins: 129.11%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 48.07%
• Return on Assets: 5.97%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.94
• Current Ratio: 3.77
• Quick Ratio: 0.68

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$1.02 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.16
• Cash Flow: C$0.06 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 512.50
• Book Value: C$18.81 per share
• Price / Book: 1.55

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 144,948,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$4.23 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -0.03