Should I buy or sell PowerSchool stock right now?

10 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for PowerSchool in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 9 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" PWSC shares. View PWSC analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is PowerSchool's stock price target for 2024?

10 analysts have issued 12-month price targets for PowerSchool's stock. Their PWSC share price targets range from $25.00 to $30.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $27.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 58.5% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for PWSC or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have PWSC shares performed in 2024?

PowerSchool's stock was trading at $23.56 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, PWSC shares have decreased by 25.9% and is now trading at $17.46. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here .

When is PowerSchool's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, May 7th 2024. View our PWSC earnings forecast .

How can I listen to PowerSchool's earnings call?

PowerSchool will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, May 7th at 5:00 PM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 412-317-6671 with passcode "10187624".

How were PowerSchool's earnings last quarter?

PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PWSC) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February, 26th. The company reported $0.10 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $182.14 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $183.35 million. PowerSchool had a negative net margin of 4.46% and a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.08%.

What ETFs hold PowerSchool's stock?

ETFs with the largest weight of PowerSchool (NYSE:PWSC) stock in their portfolio include ProShares Big Data Refiners ETF (DAT) , Nuveen Small Cap Select ETF (NSCS) , SPDR S&P Software & Services ETF (XSW) and Renaissance IPO ETF (IPO) . Direxion Daily S&P Expanded Tech Software Sector Bull 2X Shares (SWAR) .

What guidance has PowerSchool issued on next quarter's earnings?

PowerSchool updated its first quarter 2024 earnings guidance on Tuesday, February, 27th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $183.0 million-$186.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $185.2 million.

When did PowerSchool IPO?

PowerSchool (PWSC) raised $711 million in an IPO on Wednesday, July 28th 2021. The company issued 39,473,685 shares at $18.00 per share.

Who are PowerSchool's major shareholders?

PowerSchool's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Wasatch Advisors LP (1.94%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.21%), Rheos Capital Works Inc. (0.13%), AMI Asset Management Corp (0.09%), Harbour Capital Advisors LLC (0.02%) and Renaissance Capital LLC (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Angelina Hendraka, Anthony Kender , Corp Onex, Devendra Singh , Eric Ryan Shander , Fred Studer , Hardeep Gulati , Marcy Daniel and Shivani Stumpf . View institutional ownership trends .

How do I buy shares of PowerSchool?

Shares of PWSC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

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$17.46

+0.03 (+0.17%)

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Today's Range: $17.07
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$17.56
50-Day Range: $17.43
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52-Week Range: $16.41
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$25.16

Volume: 1.30 million shs
Average Volume: 794,139 shs
Market Capitalization: $3.54 billion

P/E Ratio: N/A
Dividend Yield: N/A
Price Target: $27.67

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PowerSchool MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy
2.90 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 58.5% Upside
$27.67 Price Target
Short Interest: Bearish
13.66% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: N/A
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 0.46
Based on 15 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Selling Shares
$3.69 M Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: 22.95%
From $0.61 to $0.75 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank^™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

3.16 out of 5 stars

Consumer Discretionary Sector

140th out of 265 stocks

Prepackaged Software Industry

98th out of 196 stocks

3.5

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
PowerSchool has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.90, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
PowerSchool has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

0.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
13.66% of the float of PowerSchool has been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
PowerSchool has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 12.9, which indicates bearish sentiment.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in PowerSchool has recently increased by 4.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

0.0

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
PowerSchool does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
PowerSchool does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for PWSC.

2.5

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
PowerSchool has a news sentiment score of 0.46. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for PowerSchool this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
1 people have searched for PWSC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
Only 4 people have added PowerSchool to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days.

2.5

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, PowerSchool insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,687,100.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.60% of the stock of PowerSchool is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
65.29% of the stock of PowerSchool is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

3.1

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for PowerSchool are expected to grow by 22.95% in the coming year, from $0.61 to $0.75 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of PowerSchool is -91.89, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of PowerSchool is -91.89, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PowerSchool has a PEG Ratio of 0.51. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
PowerSchool has a P/B Ratio of 2.01. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About PowerSchool Stock (NYSE:PWSC)

PowerSchool Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, offers cloud-based software to the K-12 education market in the United States, Canada, and internationally. Its solution embedded in school workflows and is used on daily basis by educators, students, administrators, and parents in schools and districts. In addition, the company provides cloud-based technology platform helps schools and districts manage state reporting and related compliance, special education, finance, human resource, talent, registration, attendance, funding, learning, instruction, behavior, grading, college and career readiness, assessments, and analytics. The company serves state departments of education, public school districts, charter schools, independent schools, virtual schools, and others. PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Folsom, California.

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PWSC Stock News Headlines

April 7, 2024 | insidertrades.com

Shivani Stumpf Sells 816 Shares of PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PWSC) Stock

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PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PWSC) CMO Fred Studer Sells 1,054 Shares

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PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PWSC) Insider Shivani Stumpf Sells 810 Shares

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PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PWSC) CFO Sells $67,748.28 in Stock

March 30, 2024 | insidertrades.com

Insider Selling: PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PWSC) Insider Sells 903 Shares of Stock

March 27, 2024 | insidertrades.com

PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PWSC) CEO Sells $29,456.00 in Stock

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PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PWSC) CEO Sells $317,620.25 in Stock

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POWERSCHOOL HOLDINGS, INC. (PWSC): Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP Investigates POWERSCHOOL and Encourages Investors to Contact the Firm

April 20, 2024 | americanbankingnews.com

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April 19, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.com

Maintaining Buy Rating: PowerSchool’s Market Resilience and Attractive Valuation Outweigh Spruce Point Concerns

April 18, 2024 | nasdaq.com

PowerSchool Holdings is Now Oversold (PWSC)

April 18, 2024 | prnewswire.com

ROSEN, A GLOBALLY RESPECTED LAW FIRM, Encourages PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. Investors to Inquire About Securities Class Action Investigation - PWSC

April 18, 2024 | businesswire.com

Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, a Leading Securities Fraud Law Firm, Announces Investigation of PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. (PWSC) on Behalf of Investors

April 18, 2024 | businesswire.com

INVESTOR ALERT: Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Investigation of PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. (PWSC) on Behalf of Investors

April 18, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.com

Barclays Reaffirms Their Buy Rating on PowerSchool (PWSC)

April 17, 2024 | businesswire.com

PWSC LOSS ALERT: ROSEN, LEADING INVESTOR COUNSEL, Encourages PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. Investors to Inquire About Securities Class Action Investigation – PWSC

April 17, 2024 | businesswire.com

The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz Announces Investigation of PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. (PWSC) on Behalf of Investors

April 16, 2024 | businesswire.com

PowerSchool to Announce First Quarter 2024 Financial Results on May 7, 2024

April 16, 2024 | americanbankingnews.com

PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PWSC) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages

April 15, 2024 | businesswire.com

PowerSchool Unveils Contextual AI Solutions to Reduce Teacher Workloads and Accelerate Student Learning

April 11, 2024 | businesswire.com

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April 6, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

PowerSchool Holdings Inc CEO Hardeep Gulati Sells 50,099 Shares

April 4, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

PowerSchool Holdings Inc CEO Hardeep Gulati Sells 75,217 Shares

April 4, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Insider Sell: PowerSchool Holdings Inc (PWSC) CFO Eric Shander Divests 6,587 Shares

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 2/26/2024
Today: 4/20/2024
Next Earnings (Confirmed): 5/07/2024
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Industry: Prepackaged software
Sub-Industry: N/A
Current Symbol: NYSE:PWSC
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: 1835681
Web: www.powerschool.com
Phone: 877-873-1550
Fax: N/A
Employees: 3,563
Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target: $27.67
High Stock Price Target: $30.00
Low Stock Price Target: $25.00
Potential Upside/Downside: +58.5%
Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 2.90
Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.19)
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Forward P/E Ratio: 28.62
P/E Growth: 0.52
Net Income: $-31,140,000.00
Net Margins: -4.46%
Pretax Margin: -5.67%
Return on Equity: 6.08%
Return on Assets: 2.92%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.46
Current Ratio: 0.30
Quick Ratio: 0.30

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $697.65 million
Price / Sales: 5.07
Cash Flow: $1.17 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 14.95
Book Value: $8.67 per share
Price / Book: 2.01

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 202,590,000
Free Float: 201,377,000
Market Cap: $3.54 billion
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 0.89

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Key Executives

Mr. Hardeep Singh Gulati (Age 49)
CEO & Director
Comp: $1.16M
Mr. Eric R. Shander (Age 55)
President & CFO
Comp: $982.12k
Mr. Devendra Singh (Age 59)
Chief Technology Officer
Comp: $635.04k
Mr. Michael C. Bisignano (Age 53)
Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary
Comp: $502.85k
Ms. Shivani Stumpf (Age 41)
Chief Product & Innovation Officer
Comp: $496.67k
Mr. Jon Scrimshaw (Age 44)
Chief Accounting Officer
Mr. Grayson Williams
Chief Information Officer
Shane Harrison
Senior Vice President of Investor Relations
Mr. Darron Flagg
Chief Compliance & Privacy Officer
Mr. Fred Studer (Age 55)
Chief Marketing Officer

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PWSC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell PowerSchool stock right now?: 10 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for PowerSchool in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 9 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" PWSC shares.
View PWSC analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.
What is PowerSchool's stock price target for 2024?: 10 analysts have issued 12-month price targets for PowerSchool's stock. Their PWSC share price targets range from $25.00 to $30.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $27.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 58.5% from the stock's current price.
View analysts price targets for PWSC or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.
How have PWSC shares performed in 2024?: PowerSchool's stock was trading at $23.56 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, PWSC shares have decreased by 25.9% and is now trading at $17.46.
View the best growth stocks for 2024 here.
When is PowerSchool's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, May 7th 2024.
View our PWSC earnings forecast.
How can I listen to PowerSchool's earnings call?: PowerSchool will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, May 7th at 5:00 PM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 412-317-6671 with passcode "10187624".
How were PowerSchool's earnings last quarter?: PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PWSC) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February, 26th. The company reported $0.10 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $182.14 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $183.35 million. PowerSchool had a negative net margin of 4.46% and a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.08%.

What ETFs hold PowerSchool's stock?: ETFs with the largest weight of PowerSchool (NYSE:PWSC) stock in their portfolio include ProShares Big Data Refiners ETF (DAT), Nuveen Small Cap Select ETF (NSCS), SPDR S&P Software & Services ETF (XSW) and Renaissance IPO ETF (IPO).Direxion Daily S&P Expanded Tech Software Sector Bull 2X Shares (SWAR).
What guidance has PowerSchool issued on next quarter's earnings?: PowerSchool updated its first quarter 2024 earnings guidance on Tuesday, February, 27th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $183.0 million-$186.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $185.2 million.
When did PowerSchool IPO?: PowerSchool (PWSC) raised $711 million in an IPO on Wednesday, July 28th 2021. The company issued 39,473,685 shares at $18.00 per share.
Who are PowerSchool's major shareholders?: PowerSchool's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Wasatch Advisors LP (1.94%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.21%), Rheos Capital Works Inc. (0.13%), AMI Asset Management Corp (0.09%), Harbour Capital Advisors LLC (0.02%) and Renaissance Capital LLC (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Angelina Hendraka, Anthony Kender, Corp Onex, Devendra Singh, Eric Ryan Shander, Fred Studer, Hardeep Gulati, Marcy Daniel and Shivani Stumpf.
View institutional ownership trends.
How do I buy shares of PowerSchool?: Shares of PWSC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
Compare Top Brokerages Here.

This page (NYSE:PWSC) was last updated on 4/20/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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