Pershing Square (PS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Pershing Square (NYSE: PS) is a publicly traded investment holding company managed by Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P., the investment firm founded and led by William "Bill" Ackman. The vehicle provides outside investors with exposure to the firm’s concentrated, actively managed investment program and is designed to deliver long‑term capital appreciation through a portfolio of equity and related positions.

The company’s principal activities center on investing in publicly traded companies, typically through concentrated long equity positions and selectively using derivatives or other instruments for hedging or to implement investment views. Pershing Square is known for an activist, value‑oriented approach: its management team conducts fundamental research, takes meaningful stakes in target companies, and engages with corporate boards and management teams to influence strategy and unlock shareholder value.

While Pershing Square’s investments have often focused on large‑capitalization opportunities in North America, the vehicle has the flexibility to invest across geographies and sectors where the managers identify attractive risk‑reward prospects. As a listed investment company, PS aims to offer greater liquidity and transparency to investors relative to traditional private hedge fund structures, while retaining the concentrated, high‑conviction investment style of its manager.

Pershing Square Capital Management, founded in 2004 by Bill Ackman, remains the driving investment force behind the listed vehicle, with Ackman serving as the firm’s principal portfolio manager and public face. Prospective investors should recognize that the concentrated and activist nature of the strategy can result in material performance variability and that the vehicle is intended for those seeking active, high‑conviction equity exposure rather than passive diversification.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $35.28 to $38.59
• 50-Day Range: N/A
• 52-Week Range: $22.01 to $54.94
• Volume: 346,747 shs
• Average Volume: 935,996 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.27 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Pershing Square Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Pershing Square scored higher than 36% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 52nd out of 83 stocks in the financial services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Pershing Square.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Pershing Square is -30.60, 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 Pershing Square is -30.60, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.37% 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 1.07, 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 100.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Pershing Square does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.05

News Sentiment

Pershing Square has a news sentiment score of 0.05. 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 0.73 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Pershing Square this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

29 people have searched for PS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 1,350% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Pershing Square to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $19,016,000.00 in company stock, which represents 0.3606% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Pershing Square insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $19,016,000.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in 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

78.46% of the stock of Pershing Square is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Security And Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NYSE:PS
• CIK: 2026053
• Web: N/A
• Phone: (212) 813-3700
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 44
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• 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: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $750.01 million
• Price / Sales: 7.03
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 148,535,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $5.27 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 2.27