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Penguin Solutions (NASDAQ:PENG) Reaches New 52-Week High on Analyst Upgrade

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Penguin Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PENG - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday after JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on the stock from $18.00 to $21.00. JPMorgan Chase & Co. currently has a neutral rating on the stock. Penguin Solutions traded as high as $23.59 and last traded at $23.43, with a volume of 4210723 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $21.19.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on PENG. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a "buy" rating and set a $27.00 target price on shares of Penguin Solutions in a research report on Thursday, July 3rd. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $27.00 price target on shares of Penguin Solutions in a report on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Penguin Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of Penguin Solutions from $22.50 to $25.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, JMP Securities reaffirmed a "market outperform" rating and issued a $26.00 price target on shares of Penguin Solutions in a report on Wednesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Penguin Solutions presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $25.75.

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Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Peregrine Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Penguin Solutions during the first quarter worth $4,616,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC acquired a new stake in Penguin Solutions during the first quarter valued at $779,000. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund acquired a new stake in Penguin Solutions during the first quarter valued at $212,000. Crews Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in Penguin Solutions during the first quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, P.A.W. Capital Corp acquired a new stake in Penguin Solutions during the first quarter valued at $7,816,000.

Penguin Solutions Trading Up 1.7%

The company has a market cap of $1.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -85.10 and a beta of 1.98. The company has a quick ratio of 2.21, a current ratio of 2.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04. The company's 50-day moving average is $19.22 and its 200 day moving average is $18.97.

Penguin Solutions (NASDAQ:PENG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 8th. The company reported $0.47 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.17. Penguin Solutions had a negative net margin of 0.68% and a positive return on equity of 14.12%. The company had revenue of $324,251 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $330.82 million. Research analysts predict that Penguin Solutions, Inc. will post 1.05 EPS for the current year.

About Penguin Solutions

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Penguin Solutions, Inc engages in the designing and development of enterprise solutions worldwide. It operates through three segments: Advanced Computing, Integrated Memory, and Optimized LED. It offers dynamic random access memory modules, solid-state and flash storage, and other advanced integrated memory solutions for networking and telecom, data analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning applications; and supply chain services, including procurement, logistics, inventory management, temporary warehousing, programming, kitting, and packaging services.

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