NASDAQ:PRSP - Perspecta Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Perspecta trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PRSP."

Perspecta declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 21st. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.06 per share on Tuesday, July 16th. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.09%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 4th. This is a boost from Perspecta's previous quarterly dividend of $0.05. View Perspecta's Dividend History.

Perspecta Inc (NASDAQ:PRSP) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 14th. The company reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $793 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.05 billion. View Perspecta's Earnings History.

Perspecta is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, June 6th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Perspecta.

Perspecta will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, June 6th at 5:00 PM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 8883483873.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Perspecta's stock. Their forecasts range from $19.00 to $35.00. On average, they anticipate Perspecta's share price to reach $25.40 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 15.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Perspecta.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Perspecta in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 2 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Perspecta.

News stories about PRSP stock have been trending somewhat positive on Thursday, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Perspecta earned a news impact score of 1.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Perspecta investors own include DXC Technology (DXC), Intelsat (I), Bank of America (BAC), Fossil Group (FOSL), Associated British Foods (ABF), Chaarat Gold (CGH), AMC Entertainment (AMC), Apollo Global Management (APO), Ciena (CIEN) and First Data (FDC).

Perspecta's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (9.97%), Maverick Capital Ltd. (4.83%), Eagle Asset Management Inc. (2.15%), Investec Asset Management LTD (1.67%), Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (1.61%) and Carillon Tower Advisers Inc. (1.48%). Company insiders that own Perspecta stock include John Kavanaugh, John M Curtis and Philip O Nolan. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Perspecta.

PRSP stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Investec Asset Management LTD, Morgan Stanley, OppenheimerFunds Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Bodenholm Capital AB, LSV Asset Management, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC and BlackRock Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Perspecta.

PRSP stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Deprince Race & Zollo Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Rubric Capital Management LP, Eagle Asset Management Inc., Carillon Tower Advisers Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Perspecta stock in the last two years include John Kavanaugh, John M Curtis and Philip O Nolan. View Insider Buying and Selling for Perspecta.

Shares of PRSP can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of PRSP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $22.05.

Perspecta has a market capitalization of $3.61 billion.