New York-based Paramount International (PARA) is a number one media, streaming, and leisure firm providing tv, movie manufacturing, and digital content material throughout numerous international platforms. With a market cap of $8.8 billion, the corporate owns a various portfolio of leisure manufacturers and supplies streaming providers, together with Paramount+, Pluto TV, BET+, and Noggin.
Shares of this leisure big have underperformed the broader market over the previous yr. PARA has gained 16.5% over this timeframe, whereas the broader S&P 500 Index ($SPX) has rallied almost 17.1%. Nevertheless, in 2025, PARA inventory is up 24.7%, surpassing the SPX’s 8.6% fall on a YTD foundation.
Equally, PARA has trailed the Communication Providers Choose Sector SPDR ETF (XLC), which has gained about 27.9% over the previous yr. Nevertheless, PARA’s double-digit returns on a YTD foundation outshine the ETF’s 10.6% rally over the identical timeframe.
Paramount shares rose over 1% in pre-market buying and selling on July 25, after receiving Federal Communications Fee’s (FCC) approval for the corporate’s merger with Skydance Media. This approval marks a major step ahead within the proposed deal, which goals to mix Paramount’s in depth content material library and international distribution community with Skydance’s progressive manufacturing capabilities and powerful observe report in movie and tv.
For fiscal 2025, ending in December, analysts anticipate PARA’s EPS to say no 15.6% yr over yr to $1.30 on a diluted foundation. The corporate’s earnings shock historical past is blended. It beat the consensus estimate in three of the final 4 quarters, whereas lacking the forecast on one other event.
Among the many 23 analysts protecting PARA inventory, the consensus is a “Reasonable Promote.” That’s based mostly on two “Sturdy Purchase” scores, 11 “Holds,” and 10 “Sturdy Sells.”
This configuration is extra bearish than three months in the past, with three analysts suggesting a “Sturdy Purchase.”
On Jul. 28, Seaport International Securities downgraded Paramount International from “Impartial” to “Promote,” setting a value goal of $11 forward of its August 7 merger with Skydance. The agency cautions that PARA shares could give again current merger-driven features after the deal closes. The corporate will start buying and selling beneath the brand new ticker PSKY post-merger.
