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The price of Penguin Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: PENG) closed at $23.57 in the last session, down -1.75% from day before closing price of $23.99. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.75 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.96 million shares were traded. PENG stock price reached its highest trading level at $23.9 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $23.1.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at PENG’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 1.68 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.03. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.24 and its Current Ratio is at 2.62. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.24 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.20.
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, JP Morgan on March 31, 2025, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $20.
On January 07, 2025, Loop Capital started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $30.
On November 18, 2024, JMP Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Mkt Outperform rating and target price of $23.JMP Securities initiated its Mkt Outperform rating on November 18, 2024, with a $23 target price.
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 21 ’25 when Pacheco Jack A sold 63,447 shares for $24.83 per share. The transaction valued at 1,575,600 led to the insider holds 227,231 shares of the business.
JACK A PACHECO bought 63,447 shares of PENG for $1,550,010 on Jul 21 ’25. On Jul 15 ’25, another insider, HERSCHER PENNY, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 2,046 shares for $25.42 each. As a result, the insider received 52,013 and left with 18,222 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 1235093888 and an Enterprise Value of 1238812288. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.92 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.11. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.923 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.137.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PENG is 2.02, which has changed by 0.1633761 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18569505 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PENG has reached a high of $25.94, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $14.20. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 11.36%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 23.24%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, PENG traded on average about 907.73K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1038310 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 52.42M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 50.66M. Insiders hold about 3.31% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 111.47% stake in the company. Shares short for PENG as of 1752537600 were 5610927 with a Short Ratio of 6.18, compared to 1749772800 on 7694380. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5610927 and a Short% of Float of 18.86.
