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After finishing at $19.73 in the prior trading day, PowerSchool Holdings Inc (NYSE: PWSC) closed at $17.79, down -9.83%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$9.83 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.73 million shares were traded. PWSC stock price reached its highest trading level at $19.585 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $17.43.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of PWSC 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 75.14 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.42. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.29 and its Current Ratio is at 0.29. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.64 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.63.
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, Goldman on April 18, 2023, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $24 from $20 previously.
On March 20, 2023, Raymond James Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Mkt Perform but kept the price unchanged to $22.
BofA Securities Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on January 04, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $20 to $32.
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 Apr 05 ’24 when GULATI HARDEEP sold 21,900 shares for $21.06 per share. The transaction valued at 461,214 led to the insider holds 1,911,838 shares of the business.
GULATI HARDEEP sold 19,302 shares of PWSC for $407,465 on Apr 04 ’24. The Chief Executive Officer now owns 1,933,738 shares after completing the transaction at $21.11 per share. On Apr 03 ’24, another insider, GULATI HARDEEP, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, sold 8,897 shares for $20.65 each. As a result, the insider received 183,767 and left with 1,953,040 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, PWSC now has a Market Capitalization of 2939388672 and an Enterprise Value of 4188697088. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.21 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.26. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.004 whereas that against EBITDA is 32.274.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PWSC is 0.92, which has changed by -0.15285712 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.2160933 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PWSC has reached a high of $25.16, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $16.41. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -18.23%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -19.51%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 621.78K shares per day over the past 3-months and 945690 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 164.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 56.37M. Insiders hold about 65.82% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 41.71% stake in the company. Shares short for PWSC as of 1711584000 were 7675988 with a Short Ratio of 12.35, compared to 1709164800 on 7746553. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7675988 and a Short% of Float of 13.01.
Earnings Estimates
PowerSchool Holdings Inc (PWSC) is currently under the scrutiny of 11 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.21 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.23 and a low estimate of $0.19, while EPS last year was $0.18. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.25, with high estimates of $0.28 and low estimates of $0.23.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.06 and $0.93 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.99. EPS for the following year is $1.15, with 10 analysts recommending between $1.25 and $1.07.
Revenue Estimates
13 analysts predict $184.82M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $186.2M to a low estimate of $183.7M. As of the current estimate, PowerSchool Holdings Inc’s year-ago sales were $159.45M, an estimated increase of 15.90% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 13 analysts are estimating revenue of $197.17M, an increase of 13.40% less than the figure of $15.90% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $200.91M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $194.3M.
A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PWSC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $790.53M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $787.38M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $789.18M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $697.65M, up 13.10% from the average estimate. Based on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $873.96M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $892.8M and the low estimate is $863.71M. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 10.70% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
