Pershing Square (PS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $51.67 to $54.98
• 50-Day Range: $34.97 to $59.74
• 52-Week Range: $22.01 to $60.40
• Volume: 163,596 shs
• Average Volume: 737,066 shs
• Market Capitalization: $21.81 billion
• P/E Ratio: 389.50
• Dividend Yield: 0.75%
• Price Target: $42.56
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Pershing Square Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Pershing Square scored higher than 38% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 700th out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Pershing Square has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.83, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 8 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Pershing Square has a consensus price target of $42.56, representing about 22.0% downside from its current price of $54.53.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Pershing Square has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 69.09%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Pershing Square are expected to grow by 69.09% in the coming year, from $0.55 to $0.93 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Pershing Square is 389.50, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Pershing Square is 389.50, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.74.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Pershing Square has a PEG Ratio of 5.74. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

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

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Pershing Square has a dividend yield of 0.75%, 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 44.09% next year. This indicates that Pershing Square will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.28

News Sentiment

Pershing Square has a news sentiment score of -0.28. 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 0.63 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Pershing Square this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 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.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

Pershing Square has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

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
• Today: 10/11/2026
• Record date for 10/20 Dividend: 10/12/2026
• 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
• Web: www.pershingsquareinc.com
• Phone: (212) 813-3700
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 44
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Pershing Square: $42.56
• High Price Target: $49.00
• Low Price Target: $39.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -22.0%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.83
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 389.50
• Forward P/E Ratio: 99.15
• P/E Growth: 5.74
• 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: N/A
• Market Cap: $21.81 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: N/A