PC Connection (CNXN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

PC Connection, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNXN), now operating under the trade name Connection, is a value-added provider of information technology solutions founded in 1982 and headquartered in Merrimack, New Hampshire. The company offers a broad portfolio of hardware and software products sourced from leading technology vendors, alongside professional services designed to help organizations design, deploy and maintain IT environments.

Connection’s product offerings encompass desktop and notebook computers, servers and storage systems, networking and cybersecurity solutions, as well as cloud and virtualization technologies. In addition to product sales, the company provides an array of services including configuration, integration, training, managed services and technical support, enabling customers to streamline procurement and optimize the lifecycle of their IT assets.

The company serves a diverse customer base that includes small and midsize businesses, government and public sector agencies, educational institutions and healthcare organizations across the United States and Canada. Through dedicated sales divisions such as Connection Business Solutions and GovConnection, Connection tailors its go-to-market approach to meet the specific procurement and compliance needs of each segment.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $79.65 to $81.42
• 50-Day Range: $62.84 to $81.22
• 52-Week Range: $54.97 to $81.42
• Volume: 155,149 shs
• Average Volume: 153,150 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.05 billion
• P/E Ratio: 23.61
• Dividend Yield: 0.98%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

PC Connection Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

PC Connection scored higher than 65% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 203rd out of 394 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

PC Connection has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

PC Connection has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.89%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for PC Connection are expected to grow by 7.89% in the coming year, from $3.93 to $4.24 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of PC Connection is 23.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.14.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of PC Connection is 23.61, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 20.89.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

PC Connection has a PEG Ratio of 2.01. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

PC Connection has a P/B Ratio of 2.25. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.64% of the float of PC Connection has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

PC Connection has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.94, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in PC Connection has recently decreased by 14.15%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

PC Connection pays a meaningful dividend of 1.02%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

PC Connection has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of PC Connection is 23.26%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, PC Connection will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.87% next year. This indicates that PC Connection will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.07

News Sentiment

PC Connection has a news sentiment score of 0.07. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.70 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for PC Connection this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for CNXN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added PC Connection to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, PC Connection insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,048,512.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

56.60% of the stock of PC Connection is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

42.85% of the stock of PC Connection is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/29/2026
• Record date for 5/29 Dividend: 5/12/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/29 Dividend: 5/12/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/29/2026
• Today: 7/21/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: RETAIL/WHSL CMP
• Sub-Industry: Technology Distributors
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CNXN
• CIK: 1050377
• Web: www.connection.com
• Phone: 603-683-2000
• Fax: 603-683-5797
• Employees: 2,525
• Year Founded: 1982

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.44
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.61
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.67
• P/E Growth: 2.03
• Net Income: $83.72 million
• Net Margins: 3.02%
• Pretax Margin: 4.11%
• Return on Equity: 10.17%
• Return on Assets: 6.88%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.70
• Quick Ratio: 2.30

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.87 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.71
• Cash Flow: $4.05 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 20.06
• Book Value: $36.05 per share
• Price / Book: 2.25

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 25,230,000
• Free Float: 10,948,000
• Market Cap: $2.05 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.88