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$27.54 to C$28.22
• 50-Day Range: C$27.14 to C$33.23
• 52-Week Range: C$19.37 to C$33.44
• Volume: 81,017 shs
• Average Volume: 288,413 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$4.08 billion
• P/E Ratio: 70.23
• Dividend Yield: 2.14%
• Price Target: C$32.94
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Paramount Resources Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Paramount Resources scored higher than 74% 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Paramount Resources has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.57, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Paramount Resources has a consensus price target of C$32.94, representing about 17.3% upside from its current price of C$28.09.

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: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Paramount Resources is 70.23, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.58.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Paramount Resources is 70.23, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 18.37.

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 1.47. 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 2.20%, 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: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.31

News Sentiment

Paramount Resources has a news sentiment score of 0.31. 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 0.68 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Paramount Resources this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

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

9.16% of the stock of Paramount Resources is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/12/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Record date for 6/30 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/30/2026
• Today: 7/05/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/31 Dividend: 7/17/2026
• Record date for 7/31 Dividend: 7/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/31/2026

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$32.94
• High Price Target: C$38.00
• Low Price Target: C$28.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +17.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.57
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$0.40
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 70.23
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.96
• P/E Growth: 0.14
• Net Income: C$366.00 million
• Net Margins: 5.90%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 1.96%
• Return on Assets: 5.97%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.89
• Current Ratio: 2.57
• Quick Ratio: 0.68

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$933.40 million
• Price / Sales: 4.38
• Cash Flow: C$0.05 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 512.50
• Book Value: C$19.08 per share
• Price / Book: 1.47

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 145,400,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$4.08 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -0.24