Parsons is an information technology services business based in the US. Parsons shares (PSN) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Parsons employs 18,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $5.8 billion.
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| Latest market close | $77.75 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $46.97 - $85.44 |
| 50-day moving average | $77.74 |
| 200-day moving average | $71.23 |
| Wall St. target price | $90.00 |
| PE ratio | 430.4445 |
| Dividend yield | N/A (0%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $0.18 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $77.75 from 2024-07-25
| 1 week (2024-07-19) | 0.35% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-06-27) | -5.17% |
| 3 months (2024-04-26) | -2.48% |
| 6 months (2024-01-26) | 17.16% |
| 1 year (2023-07-27) | 64.34% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-07-27) | 83.46% |
| 3 years (2021-07-27) | 99.77% |
| 5 years (2019-07-26) | 109.06% |
Valuing Parsons stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Parsons's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Parsons's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 430x. In other words, Parsons shares trade at around 430x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
Parsons's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $508.3 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Parsons's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $5.8 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 7.11% |
| Gross profit TTM | $946.7 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 5.24% |
| Return on equity TTM | 3.69% |
| Profit margin | 0.49% |
| Book value | $20.24 |
| Market Capitalization | $8.2 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
We're not expecting Parsons to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.
Over the last 12 months, Parsons's shares have ranged in value from as little as $46.97 up to $85.44. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Parsons's is 0.811. This would suggest that Parsons's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Parsons Corporation provides integrated solutions and services in the defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure markets in North America, the Middle East, and internationally. The company operates through Federal Solutions and Critical Infrastructure segments. The Federal Solutions segment provides critical technologies, such as cybersecurity; missile defense; intelligence; space launch and ground systems; space and weapon system resiliency; geospatial intelligence; signals intelligence; environmental remediation; border security, critical infrastructure protection; counter unmanned air systems; biometrics and bio surveillance solutions to U. S. Department of Defense, including military services; Missile Defense Agency, the Department of Energy; the Department of State; the Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Aviation Administration. The Critical Infrastructure segment provides management, design, and engineering services, as well as offers leveraging sensor solutions. This segment develops digital solutions for next generation aviation, rail and transit, bridges, roads, and highways; and provides water and wastewater treatment systems; AI/ML, and digital twin and cyber systems integration services; planning, engineering, and management services for infrastructure, including bridges and tunnels, roads and highways, water and wastewater, and dams and reservoirs.
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