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Pershing Square (PS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$46.24 +0.66 (+1.45%)
As of 10/15/2026 03:58 PM Eastern

About Pershing Square Stock (NYSE:PS)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$44.73
▼
$47.22
50-Day Range
$36.53
▼
$59.74
52-Week Range
$22.01
▼
$60.40
Volume
302,722 shs
Average Volume
654,040 shs
Market Capitalization
$18.50 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
0.89%
Price Target
$42.00
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

Pershing Square USA, Ltd. is a closed-end investment company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PS. The company is designed to provide investors with long-term capital appreciation through a concentrated portfolio of investments in publicly traded businesses.

The fund is managed by Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P., an investment management firm founded and led by William A. Ackman. Its investment approach generally emphasizes detailed fundamental research, activist engagement when appropriate, and ownership of a limited number of companies that the manager believes have durable business models, strong management teams, and long-term growth potential.

Pershing Square USA primarily focuses on publicly traded companies in the United States and other developed markets, with investment decisions centered on individual business fundamentals rather than broad market exposure. As a closed-end fund, its shares trade on an exchange, while the underlying portfolio is managed by Pershing Square Capital Management.

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Pershing Square Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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38th Percentile Overall Score

PS MarketRank™: 
1.92065160273 of 5 stars

Pershing Square scored higher than 38% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 690th out of 847 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Pershing Square has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.75, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 7 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.

  • Downside Risk

    Pershing Square has a consensus price target of $42.00, representing about 9.2% downside from its current price of $46.24.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Pershing Square has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Pershing Square's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Pershing Square are expected to grow by 58.18% in the coming year, from $0.55 to $0.87 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Pershing Square has a PEG Ratio of 4.79. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.76% of the float of Pershing Square has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Pershing Square has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.18, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Pershing Square has recently increased by 185.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Pershing Square has a dividend yield of 0.90%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Pershing Square does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Pershing Square is 292.86%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Pershing Square will have a dividend payout ratio of 47.13% next year. This indicates that Pershing Square will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Pershing Square's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Pershing Square has a news sentiment score of 0.23. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Pershing Square this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Pershing Square to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Pershing Square insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    21.79% of the stock of Pershing Square is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Pershing Square has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

  • Read more about Pershing Square's insider trading history.
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PS Stock News Headlines

Is Pershing Square (PS) Priced Too Richly For Its Sales?
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Pershing Square (NYSE:PS) Stock Gets Downgrade from Citigroup
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PS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Pershing Square's stock was trading at $24.20 on April 28, 2026. Since then, PS shares have increased by 91.1% and is now trading at $46.24.

Pershing Square Inc. (NYSE:PS) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 12th. The company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.12 by $0.02. The business earned $68.03 million during the quarter.
Read the conference call transcript
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Pershing Square (PS) raised $5 billion in an initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday, April 29th 2026. The company issued 100,000,000 shares at a price of $50.00 per share. Citigroup, UBS Investment Bank, BofA Securities, Jefferies and Wells Fargo Securities acted as the underwriters for the IPO.

Pershing Square's lock-up period expires on Monday, October 26th. Pershing Square had issued 40,516,960 shares in its IPO on April 29th. The total size of the offering was $2,025,848,000 based on an initial share price of $50.00. Shares of the company owned by company insiders and major shareholders will be eligible for trade following the end of the lock-up period.

Shares of PS 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.

Company Calendar

Record date for 7/21 Dividend
7/13/2026
Ex-Dividend for 7/21 Dividend
7/13/2026
Dividend Payable
7/21/2026
Last Earnings
8/12/2026
Ex-Dividend for 10/20 Dividend
10/09/2026
Record date for 10/20 Dividend
10/12/2026
Today
10/16/2026
Dividend Payable
10/20/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Capital Markets
Sub-Industry
Asset Management & Custody Banks
Current Symbol
NYSE:PS
CIK
2026053
Fax
N/A
Employees
44
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$49.00
Low Price Target
$38.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-9.2%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.75
Research Coverage
12 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
N/A
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
84.07
P/E Growth
4.79
Net Income
N/A
Net Margins
N/A
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
N/A
Return on Assets
N/A

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
0.04
Quick Ratio
0.04

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
N/A
Price / Sales
N/A
Cash Flow
N/A
Price / Cash Flow
N/A
Book Value
N/A
Price / Book
N/A

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
400,000,000
Free Float
312,840,000
Market Cap
$18.50 billion
Optionable
N/A
Beta
N/A
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This page (NYSE:PS) was last updated on 10/15/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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