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Penguin Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: PENG) closed the day trading at $19.13 up 1.43% from the previous closing price of $18.86. In other words, the price has increased by $1.43 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.73 million shares were traded. PENG stock price reached its highest trading level at $19.3112 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $18.8.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of PENG, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.59 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 26.17. 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 Jan 23 ’25 when Clark Joseph Gates sold 2,131 shares for $20.94 per share. The transaction valued at 44,615 led to the insider holds 89,469 shares of the business.
JOSEPH CLARK bought 2,131 shares of PENG for $45,476 on Jan 23 ’25. On Jan 21 ’25, another insider, Pacheco Jack A, who serves as the EVP, COO, Pres, Integrated Mem of the company, sold 6,667 shares for $20.55 each. As a result, the insider received 137,024 and left with 231,548 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 1019452928 and an Enterprise Value of 1355667200. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.82 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.55. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.158 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.293.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PENG is 1.67, which has changed by -0.04020357 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.25219524 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 -0.14%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.22%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, PENG traded about 979.27K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, PENG traded about 1080150 shares per day. A total of 53.44M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 45.30M. Insiders hold about 15.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.49% stake in the company. Shares short for PENG as of 1734048000 were 8548530 with a Short Ratio of 7.39, compared to 1731628800 on 7072976. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8548530 and a Short% of Float of 23.01.
