Penguin Solutions (PENG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Penguin Solutions, Inc. provides intelligent infrastructure solutions for artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, enterprise data centers and other demanding technology environments. The company combines specialized hardware, software and professional services to help organizations design, deploy and manage complex computing infrastructure.

Its offerings include AI and high-performance computing systems, servers, storage and networking infrastructure, as well as software and services for infrastructure management, optimization and support. Penguin Solutions also provides memory and embedded computing products for applications that require reliable, high-performance components.

The company was formerly known as SMART Global Holdings and adopted the Penguin Solutions name in 2024, reflecting the growing role of its Penguin Computing business and related infrastructure solutions. Its operations serve customers in multiple geographic markets, including North America, Europe and Asia. Penguin Solutions is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Adams.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $70.75 to $78.75
• 50-Day Range: $46.59 to $76.28
• 52-Week Range: $16.04 to $89.86
• Volume: 5.80 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.75 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.91 billion
• P/E Ratio: 29.45
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $87.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Penguin Solutions Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Penguin Solutions scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 286th out of 596 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Penguin Solutions has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 7 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Penguin Solutions has a consensus price target of $87.50, representing about 14.7% upside from its current price of $76.28.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Penguin Solutions has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Penguin Solutions is 29.45, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Penguin Solutions is 29.45, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 81.40.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Penguin Solutions has a P/B Ratio of 7.28. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

13.52% of the float of Penguin Solutions has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Penguin Solutions has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.51.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Penguin Solutions has recently decreased by 4.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Penguin Solutions does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Penguin Solutions does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.74

News Sentiment

Penguin Solutions has a news sentiment score of 0.74. 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 0.63 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 48 news articles for Penguin Solutions this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

41 people have searched for PENG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 71% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

32 people have added Penguin Solutions to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 700% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Penguin Solutions insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $278,583.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.90% of the stock of Penguin Solutions is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Penguin Solutions has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/06/2026
• Today: 10/12/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 8/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Semiconductors
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PENG
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:PENG
• CIK: 1616533
• Web: www.penguinsolutions.com
• Phone: (510) 623-1231
• Fax: 510-623-1434
• Employees: 2,900
• Year Founded: 1988

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Penguin Solutions: $87.50
• High Price Target: $100.00
• Low Price Target: $60.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.59
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 29.45
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.83
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $180.62 million
• Net Margins: 10.43%
• Pretax Margin: 8.77%
• Return on Equity: 36.71%
• Return on Assets: 7.95%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.37
• Current Ratio: 1.88
• Quick Ratio: 1.25

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.73 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.26
• Cash Flow: $4.25 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.93
• Book Value: $10.48 per share
• Price / Book: 7.28

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 51,243,000
• Free Float: 49,757,000
• Market Cap: $3.91 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 2.86