NASDAQ:PSPluralsight Stock Price, Forecast & News

$20.71

-0.15 (-0.72 %)

(As of 05/27/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$19.31

Now: $20.71▼

$21.59

50-Day Range

$11.05

MA: $16.18▼

$21.59

52-Week Range

$6.59

Now: $20.71▼

$33.82

Volume1.24 million shs

Average Volume1.76 million shs

Market Capitalization$2.96 billion

P/E RatioN/A

Dividend YieldN/A

Beta2.58

Pluralsight, Inc. provides a technology skill development solutions worldwide. Its cloud-based technology skills platform offers a range of tools, including skill and role assessment tool, which uses machine learning and advanced algorithms to measure a user's skills, benchmark that user against others in the industry, and recommend opportunities for growth; and Course Library that include a digital ecosystem of thousands of on-demand courses across a range of technology subject areas, such as cloud, mobile, security, IT, and data. The company's platform also provides Learning Paths that are personalized to take users through a set of courses designed to help them master a particular subject area based on either an assessment or a user's goals; and business analytics tools, which enable business customers to evaluate the technology skills of their teams, align learning to key business objectives, determine the usage of platform, examine trends in skill development, and quantify the impact of platform on their business. It serves businesses and individuals. Pluralsight, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Farmington, Utah.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

2.4 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Pluralsight has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on 10 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $21.23, Pluralsight has a potential upside of 2.5% from its current price of $20.71.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Pluralsight has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

2.5 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Pluralsight has received 255 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Pluralsight has received 250 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Pluralsight has received 50.50% “outperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Pluralsight and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe PS will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe PS will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

0.0 Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Pluralsight does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
Pluralsight does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

1.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Pluralsight insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $149,679.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 21.79% of the stock of Pluralsight is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
83.81% of the stock of Pluralsight is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

0.6 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Pluralsight are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($1.13) to ($1.11) per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Pluralsight is -17.40, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Pluralsight is -17.40, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Pluralsight has a P/B Ratio of 13.36. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

1.31 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NASDAQ

Industry Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related

Sub-IndustryN/A

SectorBusiness Services

Current SymbolNASDAQ:PS

Previous Symbol

CUSIPN/A

CIK1725579

Webwww.pluralsight.com

Phone801-784-9007

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.16

Current Ratio1.82

Quick Ratio1.82

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E RatioN/A

Forward P/E RatioN/A

P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$316.91 million

Price / Sales9.34

Cash FlowN/A

Price / Cash FlowN/A

Book Value$1.55 per share

Price / Book13.36

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($0.98)

Net Income$-112,660,000.00

Net Margins-38.07%

Return on Equity-54.65%

Return on Assets-13.47%

Miscellaneous

Employees1,100

Outstanding Shares142,908,000

Market Cap$2.96 billion

Next Earnings Date7/29/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

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Pluralsight (NASDAQ:PS) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Pluralsight's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

Pluralsight's stock was trading at $12.68 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, PS stock has increased by 63.3% and is now trading at $20.71. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Pluralsight?

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Pluralsight in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Pluralsight.

When is Pluralsight's next earnings date?

Pluralsight is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 29th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Pluralsight.

How were Pluralsight's earnings last quarter?

Pluralsight Inc (NASDAQ:PS) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 29th. The company reported ($0.09) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.13) by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $92.65 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $86.87 million. Pluralsight had a negative net margin of 38.07% and a negative return on equity of 54.65%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 33.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned ($0.07) EPS. View Pluralsight's earnings history.

What guidance has Pluralsight issued on next quarter's earnings?

Pluralsight updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Wednesday, April, 29th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $(0.44)-(0.31) for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of ($0.48). The company issued revenue guidance of $365-390 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $385.39 million.

What price target have analysts set for PS?

12 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Pluralsight's stock. Their forecasts range from $18.00 to $26.00. On average, they expect Pluralsight's share price to reach $21.23 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 2.5% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Pluralsight.

What are Wall Street analysts saying about Pluralsight stock?

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Pluralsight stock:

1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Pluralsight Inc. is an enterprise technology learning platform. It offers online training courses for professional developers, IT admins and creative artists. The company serves individuals and businesses, as well as academic and government sectors. Pluralsight Inc. is based in Utah, United States. " (5/4/2020)
2. Barrington Research analysts commented, "We believe that the growth trajectory and total potential market opportunity of the Pluralsight story warrant a premium multiple. As such, we are reiterating our OUTPERFORM investment rating and our $30 price target, which we recently reduced from $40, to reflect the increased volatility in its shares as well as lower peer group valuation multiples, still suggesting nearly a double from current levels." (9/12/2019)

Has Pluralsight been receiving favorable news coverage?

News stories about PS stock have trended somewhat negative on Wednesday, InfoTrie reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Pluralsight earned a media sentiment score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View the latest news aboutPluralsight.

Are investors shorting Pluralsight?

Pluralsight saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 13,370,000 shares, an increase of 12.1% from the April 30th total of 11,930,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,000,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 6.7 days. Approximately 15.2% of the company's stock are short sold. View Pluralsight's Current Options Chain.

Who are some of Pluralsight's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Pluralsight include Line (LN), FactSet Research Systems (FDS), Pinterest (PINS), Wix.Com (WIX), Stars Group (TSG), 58.com (WUBA), Weibo (WB), GDS (GDS), InterXion (INXN), Livongo Health (LVGO), Switch (SWCH), Medallia (MDLA), HUYA (HUYA), SVMK (SVMK) and Tripadvisor (TRIP). View all competitors.

What other stocks do shareholders of Pluralsight own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Pluralsight investors own include Canaccord Genuity (), BMO Capital Markets (), Stifel Nicolaus (), Wunderlich (), Standpoint Research (), Duncan Williams (), Soleil Securities (), Sterne Agee CRT (), Robert W. Baird () and Wellington Shields ().

Who are Pluralsight's key executives?

Pluralsight's management team includes the following people:

Mr. Aaron B. Skonnard, Co-Founder, CEO & Chairman (Age 46)
Mr. Frederick Onion, Co-Founder & Director (Age 50)
Mr. James W. Budge, Chief Financial Officer (Age 52)
Mr. Joseph M. DiBartolomeo, Chief Revenue Officer (Age 57)
Mr. Brandon Peay, Chief Strategy & Operations Officer

When did Pluralsight IPO?

(PS) raised $228 million in an IPO on Thursday, May 17th 2018. The company issued 20,700,000 shares at $10.00-$12.00 per share. Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, Barclays and BofA Merrill Lynch served as the underwriters for the IPO and First Analysis Securities, Needham, Raymond James and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey were co-managers.

What is Pluralsight's stock symbol?

Pluralsight trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PS."

Who are Pluralsight's major shareholders?

Pluralsight's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Insight Holdings Group LLC (13.43%), ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC (6.26%), First Trust Advisors LP (3.97%), Mackenzie Financial Corp (3.42%), Fred Alger Management LLC (3.08%) and Ensign Peak Advisors Inc (3.05%). Company insiders that own Pluralsight stock include Aaron Skonnard, Frederick Onion, Gary L Crittenden, Insight Holdings Group, Llc, James Budge, Joseph M Dibartolomeo, Karenann K Terrell, Leah C Johnson, Matthew Forkner, Nate Walkingshaw, Scott D Dorsey and Timothy I Maudlin. View institutional ownership trends for Pluralsight.

Which major investors are selling Pluralsight stock?

PS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including New York State Common Retirement Fund, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Two Sigma Investments LP, Franklin Resources Inc., Full Sail Capital LLC, Deutsche Bank AG, Morgan Stanley, and Morgan Stanley. Company insiders that have sold Pluralsight company stock in the last year include Aaron Skonnard, Frederick Onion, James Budge, Leah C Johnson, Matthew Forkner, and Nate Walkingshaw. View insider buying and selling activity for Pluralsight.

Which major investors are buying Pluralsight stock?

PS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC, First Trust Advisors LP, Tensile Capital Management LLC, Granahan Investment Management Inc. MA, Fred Alger Management LLC, Aperture Investors LLC, Ashford Capital Management Inc., and CWM LLC. Company insiders that have bought Pluralsight stock in the last two years include Frederick Onion, Gary L Crittenden, James Budge, and Timothy I Maudlin. View insider buying and selling activity for Pluralsight.

How do I buy shares of Pluralsight?

Shares of PS 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

What is Pluralsight's stock price today?

One share of PS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $20.71.

How big of a company is Pluralsight?

Pluralsight has a market capitalization of $2.96 billion and generates $316.91 million in revenue each year. The company earns $-112,660,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.98) on an earnings per share basis. Pluralsight employs 1,100 workers across the globe.

What is Pluralsight's official website?

The official website for Pluralsight is www.pluralsight.com.

How can I contact Pluralsight?

Pluralsight's mailing address is 182 NORTH UNION AVENUE, FARMINGTON UT, 84025. The company can be reached via phone at 801-784-9007 or via email at [email protected]

This page was last updated on 5/27/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff