Penguin Solutions (NASDAQ:PENG) Shares Gap Down – What’s Next?

Penguin Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PENG)’s share price gapped down before the market opened on Monday . The stock had previously closed at $52.62, but opened at $50.68. Penguin Solutions shares last traded at $49.4050, with a volume of 219,280 shares.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

PENG has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Penguin Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Citigroup restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Penguin Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Wall Street Zen lowered Penguin Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, July 26th. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price target on Penguin Solutions from $60.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Finally, Citizens Jmp increased their price target on Penguin Solutions from $65.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Penguin Solutions presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $63.33.

Penguin Solutions Price Performance

The company’s 50-day moving average price is $61.83 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $41.97. The company has a market cap of $2.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.27 and a beta of 2.87. The company has a current ratio of 1.54, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65.

Penguin Solutions (NASDAQ:PENG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 7th. The company reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $478.71 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $407.47 million. Penguin Solutions had a net margin of 6.44% and a return on equity of 28.23%. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.52 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Penguin Solutions, Inc. will post 2.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Penguin Solutions

In other news, SVP Anne Kuykendall sold 4,000 shares of Penguin Solutions stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.38, for a total value of $257,520.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 120,794 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,776,717.72. This trade represents a 3.21% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Joseph Gates Clark sold 1,327 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $57.47, for a total value of $76,262.69. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 63,056 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,623,828.32. This trade represents a 2.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 19,678 shares of company stock worth $1,160,946 in the last 90 days. 2.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Penguin Solutions

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its holdings in Penguin Solutions by 5,256.9% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 3,995,162 shares of the company’s stock worth $303,672,000 after purchasing an additional 3,920,582 shares during the period. Plan A Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Penguin Solutions during the second quarter worth $335,000. Nykredit A S acquired a new stake in shares of Penguin Solutions during the second quarter worth $42,000. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new position in shares of Penguin Solutions in the 2nd quarter worth about $407,000. Finally, Jasper Ridge Partners L.P. bought a new position in shares of Penguin Solutions in the 2nd quarter worth about $213,000.

Penguin Solutions Company Profile

Penguin Solutions, Inc engages in the designing and development of enterprise solutions worldwide. It operates through three segments: Advanced Computing, Integrated Memory, and Optimized LED. It offers dynamic random access memory modules, solid-state and flash storage, and other advanced integrated memory solutions for networking and telecom, data analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning applications; and supply chain services, including procurement, logistics, inventory management, temporary warehousing, programming, kitting, and packaging services.