NYSE:PSN

Parsons (PSN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$52.23 -2.59 (-4.72%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$52.21 -0.02 (-0.04%)
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About Parsons Stock (NYSE:PSN)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$51.72
$54.99
50-Day Range
$48.72
$60.86
52-Week Range
$48.23
$89.50
Volume
1.53 million shs
Average Volume
1.25 million shs
Market Capitalization
$5.59 billion
P/E Ratio
24.99
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$76.92
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Parsons Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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95th Percentile Overall Score

PSN MarketRank™: 

Parsons scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 33rd out of 290 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 2.60, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 9 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Parsons has a consensus price target of $76.92, representing about 47.2% upside from its current price of $52.27.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Parsons has been the subject of 9 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 10.54% in the coming year, from $2.94 to $3.25 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Parsons is 25.01, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.88.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Parsons is 25.01, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 28.92.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Parsons has a PEG Ratio of 1.77. 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 2.01. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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

    5.62% of the float of Parsons has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Parsons has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.21.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Parsons has recently increased by 23.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Parsons does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • News Sentiment

    Parsons has a news sentiment score of 0.97. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Parsons this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 5 people have searched for PSN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -55% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    7 people have added Parsons to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 40% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Cluster Insider Buying

    3 insiders have purchased shares of Parsons in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

  • Net Insider Buying

    Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $1,637,325.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0293% of the company's market cap.

  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Parsons insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $1,637,325.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    1.31% 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 $61.81 at the start of the year. Since then, PSN stock has decreased by 15.4% and is now trading at $52.2650.

Parsons Corporation (NYSE:PSN) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 29th. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.70 by $0.09. The business's revenue was down 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Parsons' board initiated a stock buyback plan on Monday, March 24th 2025, which allows the company to repurchase $250,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 3.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Parsons (PSN) raised $500 million in an initial public offering on Wednesday, May 8th 2019. The company issued 18,518,500 shares at a price of $26.00-$28.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, BofA Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley acted 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 Swedbank AB (2.26%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.77%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.67%) and Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC (0.47%). Insiders that own company stock include Carey A Smith, George L Ball and Mark Keith Holdsworth.
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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
4/29/2026
Today
6/18/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/05/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Technology Services
Sub-Industry
Computer Software
Current Symbol
NYSE:PSN
CIK
275880
Fax
N/A
Employees
21,000
Year Founded
1944

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$95.00
Low Price Target
$60.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+47.3%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.60
Research Coverage
15 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.09
Trailing P/E Ratio
24.99
Forward P/E Ratio
17.77
P/E Growth
1.77
Net Income
$241.14 million
Net Margins
3.62%
Pretax Margin
5.76%
Return on Equity
11.52%
Return on Assets
5.36%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.55
Current Ratio
1.75
Quick Ratio
1.75

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$6.36 billion
Price / Sales
0.88
Cash Flow
$3.83 per share
Price / Cash Flow
13.64
Book Value
$25.99 per share
Price / Book
2.01

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
106,980,000
Free Float
105,578,000
Market Cap
$5.59 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.64

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This page (NYSE:PSN) was last updated on 6/18/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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