Parsons (PSN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) is a technology-driven engineering, infrastructure and defense contractor. The company provides solutions for government and commercial customers in areas including national security, intelligence, cybersecurity, space, missile defense, transportation, environmental remediation, water and energy.

Parsons organizes its operations around Federal Solutions and Critical Infrastructure. Its offerings include systems engineering, program management, software and technology development, cyber and intelligence services, engineering and construction management, infrastructure modernization, and environmental services. The company supports projects involving complex transportation systems, defense and security programs, and critical infrastructure.

Founded in 1944 by engineer Ralph M. Parsons, the company serves customers primarily in the United States and also works on projects in international markets. Parsons is headquartered in Centreville, Virginia, and is led by Carey Smith, who serves as president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $40.47 to $42.07
• 50-Day Range: $40.41 to $61.86
• 52-Week Range: $36.26 to $89.50
• Volume: 1.30 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.13 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.39 billion
• P/E Ratio: 28.32
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $64.08
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Parsons Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Parsons scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 76th out of 666 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Parsons has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.56, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 11 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Parsons has a consensus price target of $64.08, representing about 56.0% upside from its current price of $41.07.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Parsons has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 34.93%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Parsons are expected to grow by 34.93% in the coming year, from $2.29 to $3.09 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Parsons is 28.32, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.81.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Parsons is 28.32, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.17.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Parsons has a PEG Ratio of 3.10. 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 1.58. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.06% 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 4.44.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Parsons has recently decreased by 2.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Parsons does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.73

News Sentiment

Parsons has a news sentiment score of 0.73. 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 0.55 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Parsons this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for PSN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -57% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

10 people have added Parsons to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $959,400.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0219% 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 $959,400.00 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Today: 10/02/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Professional Services
• Sub-Industry: Research & Consulting Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:PSN
• CIK: 275880
• Web: www.parsons.com
• Phone: (703) 988-8500
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 21,000
• Year Founded: 1944

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Parsons: $64.08
• High Price Target: $90.00
• Low Price Target: $52.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +56.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.56
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.45
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 28.32
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.93
• P/E Growth: 3.1
• Net Income: $241.14 million
• Net Margins: 2.50%
• Pretax Margin: 4.41%
• Return on Equity: 8.10%
• Return on Assets: 3.75%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.54
• Current Ratio: 1.66
• Quick Ratio: 1.66

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.36 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.69
• Cash Flow: $4.09 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.04
• Book Value: $25.99 per share
• Price / Book: 1.58

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 106,810,000
• Free Float: 105,406,000
• Market Cap: $4.39 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.72