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NASDAQ:PRGS

Progress Software (PRGS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$46.45 +0.47 (+1.02%)
Closing price 10/23/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$45.91 -0.54 (-1.17%)
As of 10/23/2026 07:42 PM Eastern
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About Progress Software Stock (NASDAQ:PRGS)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$45.28
▼
$46.51
50-Day Range
$36.58
▼
$46.45
52-Week Range
$23.82
▼
$47.25
Volume
354,389 shs
Average Volume
675,849 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.90 billion
P/E Ratio
9.13
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$51.57
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS) develops enterprise software designed to help organizations build, deploy, integrate, secure and manage business applications and digital services. Its portfolio supports application development, data connectivity, application integration, file transfer, network monitoring and digital experience management across cloud, on-premises and hybrid environments.

The company’s products include OpenEdge for developing and operating business applications; Telerik and Kendo UI development tools; DataDirect data connectivity technologies; Sitefinity digital experience software; WhatsUp Gold network monitoring; MOVEit managed file transfer; and Chef automation and infrastructure-management tools. Progress also offers application delivery and integration technologies associated with its Kemp and MarkLogic businesses.

Progress was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts. The company serves customers in a range of industries and operates internationally, providing software and related services to organizations across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other global markets.

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Progress Software Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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78th Percentile Overall Score

PRGS MarketRank™: 
3.92430546235 of 5 stars

Progress Software scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 184th out of 590 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Progress Software has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.89, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 6 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Progress Software has a consensus price target of $51.57, representing about 11.0% upside from its current price of $46.45.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Progress Software has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Progress Software's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Progress Software are expected to grow by 18.62% in the coming year, from $4.78 to $5.67 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Progress Software is 21.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.38.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Progress Software is 21.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 78.43.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Progress Software has a PEG Ratio of 1.95. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Progress Software has a P/B Ratio of 3.58. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    12.01% of the float of Progress Software has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Progress Software has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.08.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Progress Software has recently increased by 0.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Progress Software does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Progress Software does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Progress Software is 32.26%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Progress Software will have a dividend payout ratio of 12.35% next year. This indicates that Progress Software will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Progress Software's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Progress Software has a news sentiment score of 0.76. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Progress Software this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    2 people have searched for PRGS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Progress Software insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $169,849.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    4.10% of the stock of Progress Software is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Progress Software has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

  • Read more about Progress Software's insider trading history.
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PRGS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Progress Software's stock was trading at $42.96 at the start of the year. Since then, PRGS shares have increased by 8.1% and is now trading at $46.45.

Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ:PRGS) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, September, 30th. The software maker reported $1.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.52 by $0.17. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 1.5% on a year-over-year basis.
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The following companies are subsidiaries of Progress Software: Chef, Ipswitch, Kinvey, DataRPM, OneBit Software, Progress Telerik, BravePoint, and more.

Progress Software's top institutional investors include CX Institutional (0.31%), Range Financial Group LLC (0.12%), Moody National Bank Trust Division (0.06%) and Inspire Investing LLC (0.05%). Insiders that own company stock include Yogesh K Gupta, David Krall, Charles Francis Kane, Rainer Gawlick, Anthony Folger, John Ainsworth, Sundar Subramanian, Loren Jarrett, Ian Pitt, Domenic Lococo, Kathryn Kulikoski and Yufan Stephanie Wang.
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Shares of PRGS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Progress Software investors own include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Intel (INTC), NVIDIA (NVDA), Micron Technology (MU), Salesforce (CRM), Tesla (TSLA) and Alibaba Group (BABA).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
9/30/2026
Today
10/25/2026
Fiscal Year End
11/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Software
Sub-Industry
Systems Software
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:PRGS
CIK
876167
Employees
2,801
Year Founded
1981

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$83.00
Low Price Target
$34.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+11.0%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.89
Research Coverage
9 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.17
Trailing P/E Ratio
9.13
Forward P/E Ratio
9.72
P/E Growth
1.95
Net Income
$73.13 million
Net Margins
9.24%
Pretax Margin
11.09%
Return on Equity
42.91%
Return on Assets
9.09%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
2.33
Current Ratio
0.80
Quick Ratio
0.80

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$977.83 million
Price / Sales
1.94
Cash Flow
$8.38 per share
Price / Cash Flow
5.54
Book Value
$11.15 per share
Price / Book
4.17

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
40,870,000
Free Float
39,198,000
Market Cap
$1.90 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.89

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This page (NASDAQ:PRGS) was last updated on 10/23/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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