The stock of Progress Software Corp (PRGS) has gone up by 2.64% for the week, with a 7.06% rise in the past month and a 20.29% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.35%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.04% for PRGS. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.81% for PRGS’s stock, with a simple moving average of 21.88% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Progress Software Corp (NASDAQ: PRGS) Right Now?
Progress Software Corp (NASDAQ: PRGS) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 37.15x compared to its average ratio. PRGS has 36-month beta value of 0.93. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for PRGS is 42.22M, and currently, short sellers hold a 11.55% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of PRGS on December 05, 2024 was 561.13K shares.
PRGS) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Progress Software Corp (NASDAQ: PRGS) has dropped by -0.61 compared to previous close of 69.77. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 2.64% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-11-26 that Progress Software (PRGS) is at a 52-week high, but can investors hope for more gains in the future? We take a look at the company’s fundamentals for clues.
Analysts’ Opinion of PRGS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PRGS stocks, with DA Davidson repeating the rating for PRGS by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for PRGS in the upcoming period, according to DA Davidson is $65 based on the research report published on March 28, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Guggenheim, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PRGS reach a price target of $60. The rating they have provided for PRGS stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 24th, 2023.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Hold” to PRGS, setting the target price at $52 in the report published on September 09th of the previous year.
PRGS Trading at 4.10% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PRGS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -1.71% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.04%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.35%, as shares surge +2.24% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +8.45% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PRGS rose by +2.61%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +26.77% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $68.11. In addition, Progress Software Corp saw 27.71% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PRGS starting from Jarrett Loren, who sale 1,666 shares at the price of $63.97 back on Nov 04 ’24. After this action, Jarrett Loren now owns 13,524 shares of Progress Software Corp, valued at $106,574 using the latest closing price.
Subramanian Sundar, the EVP/GM Infrastructure Mgmt of Progress Software Corp, sale 649 shares at $64.02 during a trade that took place back on Nov 01 ’24, which means that Subramanian Sundar is holding 18,469 shares at $41,549 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PRGS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.19 for the present operating margin
- 0.77 for the gross margin
The net margin for Progress Software Corp stands at 0.12. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 18.98, with 5.14 for asset returns.
Based on Progress Software Corp (PRGS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.65 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.28. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.89. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.6.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 213.38 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.47. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.98. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.82for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.44. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.23.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Progress Software Corp (PRGS) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish 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.
