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Parsons (PSN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$87.40 -1.89 (-2.12%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$87.42 +0.02 (+0.02%)
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About Parsons Stock (NYSE:PSN)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$86.97
$89.50
50-Day Range
$73.76
$89.30
52-Week Range
$54.56
$114.68
Volume
672,800 shs
Average Volume
1.34 million shs
Market Capitalization
$9.33 billion
P/E Ratio
39.02
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$90.80
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Parsons Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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41st Percentile Overall Score

PSN MarketRank™: 

Parsons scored higher than 41% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 216th out of 318 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Parsons has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Parsons is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

  • Read more about Parsons' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Parsons are expected to grow by 14.53% in the coming year, from $3.58 to $4.10 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Parsons is 39.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 233.91.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Parsons is 39.02, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 26.48.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Parsons has a PEG Ratio of 4.61. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Parsons has a P/B Ratio of 3.66. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Parsons' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.88% of the outstanding shares of Parsons have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Parsons has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.8.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Parsons has recently increased by 2.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Parsons does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Parsons does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.88% of the outstanding shares of Parsons have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Parsons has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.8.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Parsons has recently increased by 2.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Parsons has a news sentiment score of 0.46. 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 0.72 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Parsons this week, compared to 25 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    17 people have searched for PSN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 143% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    4 people have added Parsons to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.14% of the stock of Parsons is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    98.02% of the stock of Parsons is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Parsons' insider trading history.
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PSN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Parsons' stock was trading at $92.25 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PSN shares have decreased by 5.3% and is now trading at $87.40.

Parsons Corporation (NYSE:PSN) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 6th. The company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.04. The company's revenue was down 5.1% on a year-over-year basis.
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Parsons' Board of Directors authorized a share buyback program on Monday, March 24th 2025, which allows the company to repurchase $250,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 3.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Parsons (PSN) raised $500 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday, May 8th 2019. The company issued 18,500,000 shares at a price of $26.00-$28.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, BofA Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley served as the underwriters for the IPO and Jefferies, Wells Fargo Securities, Cowen, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, MUFG and Scotiabank were co-managers.

Top institutional shareholders of Parsons include GAMMA Investing LLC.
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Shares of PSN 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Parsons investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Humana (HUM), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), American Water Works (AWK) and Adobe (ADBE).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/06/2025
Today
10/09/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/05/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Technology Services
Sub-Industry
Computer Software
Current Symbol
NYSE:PSN
CIK
275880
Fax
N/A
Employees
19,600
Year Founded
1944

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$105.00
Low Price Target
$80.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+3.2%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.86
Research Coverage
14 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.24
Trailing P/E Ratio
39.27
Forward P/E Ratio
24.57
P/E Growth
4.61
Net Income
$235.05 million
Net Margins
3.70%
Pretax Margin
5.78%
Return on Equity
12.36%
Return on Assets
5.66%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.47
Current Ratio
1.61
Quick Ratio
1.61

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$6.75 billion
Price / Sales
1.39
Cash Flow
$3.88 per share
Price / Cash Flow
22.67
Book Value
$23.87 per share
Price / Book
3.68

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
106,790,000
Free Float
105,577,000
Market Cap
$9.39 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.64

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This page (NYSE:PSN) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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