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In the latest session, Progress Software Corp (NASDAQ: PRGS) closed at $44.34 down -2.14% from its previous closing price of $45.31. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.0 million shares were traded. PRGS stock price reached its highest trading level at $45.36 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $44.28.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Progress Software Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 18.74 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.21. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.43 and its Current Ratio is at 0.43. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.29 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.48.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, DA Davidson on March 28, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $65.
On September 09, 2022, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $52.Jefferies initiated its Hold rating on September 09, 2022, with a $52 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 23 ’25 when Gupta Yogesh K bought 2,100 shares for $49.14 per share. The transaction valued at 103,194 led to the insider holds 232,396 shares of the business.
KRALL DAVID bought 5,125 shares of PRGS for $250,612 on Jul 23 ’25. The Director now owns 100,090 shares after completing the transaction at $48.90 per share. On Jul 08 ’25, another insider, FOLGER ANTHONY, who serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the company, sold 5,529 shares for $52.97 each. As a result, the insider received 292,871 and left with 43,559 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PRGS now has a Market Capitalization of 1911422080 and an Enterprise Value of 3298511104. As of this moment, Progress’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 33.95, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.83. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.82. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.20 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.22. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.796 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.075.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PRGS is 0.69, which has changed by -0.20007217 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21149921 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PRGS has reached a high of $70.56, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $44.88. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -21.26%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -26.07%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, PRGS has traded an average of 824.43K shares per day and 915250 over the past ten days. A total of 43.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 42.28M. Insiders hold about 1.91% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 117.03% stake in the company. Shares short for PRGS as of 1752537600 were 6192228 with a Short Ratio of 7.51, compared to 1749772800 on 5597897. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6192228 and a Short% of Float of 21.48.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for PRGS is 0.17, from 0.175 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0038622818The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.31.
