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After finishing at $19.16 in the prior trading day, Penguin Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: PENG) closed at $19.62, up 2.40%. In other words, the price has increased by $2.40 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.55 million shares were traded. PENG stock price reached its highest trading level at $20.02 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $19.5.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of PENG by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.66 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 26.84. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.75 and its Current Ratio is at 2.33. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.79 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.79.
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, Loop Capital on January 07, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $30.
On November 18, 2024, JMP Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Mkt Outperform rating and target price of $23.
On November 01, 2024, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $21.Goldman initiated its Buy rating on November 01, 2024, with a $21 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 24 ’25 when JACK A PACHECO bought 6,666 shares for $19.16 per share.
Pacheco Jack A sold 6,667 shares of PENG for $147,594 on Feb 20 ’25. The EVP, COO, Pres, Integrated Mem now owns 231,548 shares after completing the transaction at $22.14 per share. On Jan 23 ’25, another insider, Clark Joseph Gates, who serves as the SVP and Pres, Optimized LED of the company, sold 2,131 shares for $20.94 each. As a result, the insider received 44,615 and left with 89,469 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, PENG now has a Market Capitalization of 1045565568 and an Enterprise Value of 1384721536. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.84 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.62. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.119 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.386.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PENG is 1.79, which has changed by -0.27063197 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10838497 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PENG has reached a high of $29.81, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $14.87. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.04%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.24%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 795.32K shares per day over the past 3-months and 777440 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 53.44M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 45.39M. Insiders hold about 14.83% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 110.11% stake in the company. Shares short for PENG as of 1740700800 were 7472969 with a Short Ratio of 9.40, compared to 1738281600 on 6776592. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7472969 and a Short% of Float of 20.14.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
