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The price of Pure Storage Inc (NYSE: PSTG) closed at $57.34 in the last session%, Down $-2.12% from day before closing price of $58.58. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.12 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.49 million shares were traded. PSTG stock price reached its highest trading level at $59.1043 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $57.15.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at PSTG’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.85 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 33.12. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.51 and its Current Ratio is at 1.54. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.22 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.10.
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 the company, Piper Sandler on December 04, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $76 from $56 previously.
On December 04, 2024, Wells Fargo reiterated its Overweight rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $75 to $80.
TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on December 04, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $70 to $80.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 31 ’25 when Colgrove John sold 198,749 shares for $60.32 per share. The transaction valued at 11,988,523 led to the insider holds 500,000 shares of the business.
Colgrove John sold 187,740 shares of PSTG for $11,268,155 on Jul 30 ’25. The Chief Visionary Officer now owns 663,925 shares after completing the transaction at $60.02 per share. On Jul 29 ’25, another insider, Colgrove John, who serves as the Chief Visionary Officer of the company, sold 13,511 shares for $60.09 each. As a result, the insider received 811,876 and left with 790,993 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, PSTG now has a Market Capitalization of 18740547584 and an Enterprise Value of 17433530368. As of this moment, Pure’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 154.31, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.01. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 10.29. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.76 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 15.07. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.359 whereas that against EBITDA is 78.55.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PSTG is 1.19, which has changed by -0.037757993 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17279088 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PSTG has reached a high of $73.67, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $34.51. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.72%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.06%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, PSTG traded on average about 2.59M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1965050 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 326.94M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 308.79M. Insiders hold about 5.52% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.13% stake in the company. Shares short for PSTG as of 1752537600 were 11953315 with a Short Ratio of 4.61, compared to 1749772800 on 12240788. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11953315 and a Short% of Float of 4.5500003.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 20.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.52, with high estimates of $0.63 and low estimates of $0.46.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.01 and $1.68 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.81. EPS for the following year is $2.29, with 20.0 analysts recommending between $2.63 and $1.83.
Revenue Estimates
According to 18 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $846.1M. It ranges from a high estimate of $851.24M to a low estimate of $844.6M. As of the current estimate, Pure Storage Inc’s year-ago sales were $763.77MFor the next quarter, 18 analysts are estimating revenue of $913.52M. There is a high estimate of $931.76M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $882M.
A total of 19 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PSTG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.56B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.51B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.52B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.17BBased on 19 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.02B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.12B and the low estimate is $3.83B.
