The stock of Parsons Corp (NYSE: PSN) has increased by 0.70 when compared to last closing price of 82.43. Despite this, the company has experienced a 0.40% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. GlobeNewsWire reported 2024-02-29 that CHANTILLY, Va., Feb. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) will present at the Raymond James 45th Annual Institutional Investors Conference. Carey Smith, chair, president, and chief executive officer, and Matt Ofilos, chief financial officer, will participate in a fireside chat question and answer session on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at approximately 1:05 p.m. Eastern Time.
Is It Worth Investing in Parsons Corp (NYSE: PSN) Right Now?
Parsons Corp (NYSE: PSN) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 58.84x compared to its average ratio. PSN has 36-month beta value of 0.85. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PSN is 104.83M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.17% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of PSN on April 05, 2024 was 948.01K shares.
PSN’s Market Performance
PSN stock saw a decrease of 0.40% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -0.12% and a quarterly a decrease of 34.82%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.41%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.75% for Parsons Corp (PSN). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.15% for PSN stock, with a simple moving average of 34.78% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PSN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PSN stocks, with Robert W. Baird repeating the rating for PSN by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for PSN in the upcoming period, according to Robert W. Baird is $75 based on the research report published on January 16, 2024 of the current year 2024.
KeyBanc Capital Markets, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PSN reach a price target of $74. The rating they have provided for PSN stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on January 10th, 2024.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to PSN, setting the target price at $65 in the report published on August 14th of the previous year.
PSN Trading at 9.19% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PSN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -1.40% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.75%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.41%, as shares sank -0.46% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +25.98% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PSN rose by +0.40%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +73.70% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $82.05. In addition, Parsons Corp saw 32.37% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Stock Fundamentals for PSN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.22 for the gross margin
The net margin for Parsons Corp stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 7.44, with 3.58 for asset returns.
Based on Parsons Corp (PSN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.29 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.44. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.41. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 20.2.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 415.52 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.7. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.73. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.25for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.13. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.52.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Parsons Corp (PSN) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
