Parsons Valuation

Is PSN undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of PSN when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: PSN ($76.15) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($102.37)

Significantly Below Fair Value: PSN is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for PSN?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

PSN key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.6x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA18.2x
PEG Ratio3.8x

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does PSN's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for PSN vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average1.4x
FCN FTI Consulting
2.1x6.0%US$7.5b
CACI CACI International
1.3x5.0%US$9.4b
KBR KBR
1.2x11.3%US$8.7b
SAIC Science Applications International
0.9x2.0%US$6.8b
PSN Parsons
1.4x7.9%US$8.1b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: PSN is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.4x) compared to the peer average (1.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does PSN's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Professional Services Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a18.5%
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No. of CompaniesPS048121620

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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: PSN is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.4x) compared to the US Professional Services industry average (1.3x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is PSN's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

PSN PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio1.4x
Fair PS Ratio1.5x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: PSN is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.5x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst PSN forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$76.15
US$89.10
+17.0%
9.1%US$100.00US$68.00n/a10
May ’25US$77.63
US$86.80
+11.8%
10.5%US$100.00US$68.00n/a10
Apr ’25US$83.20
US$82.10
-1.3%
8.6%US$90.00US$68.00n/a10
Mar ’25US$80.82
US$80.40
-0.5%
7.5%US$90.00US$68.00n/a10
Feb ’25US$65.50
US$71.20
+8.7%
6.6%US$80.00US$64.00n/a10
Jan ’25US$62.71
US$70.89
+13.0%
10.8%US$90.00US$62.00n/a9
Dec ’24US$63.48
US$70.89
+11.7%
10.8%US$90.00US$62.00n/a9
Nov ’24US$61.07
US$63.67
+4.3%
9.8%US$74.00US$53.00n/a9
Oct ’24US$54.35
US$60.78
+11.8%
6.8%US$66.00US$53.00n/a9
Sep ’24US$57.19
US$60.78
+6.3%
6.8%US$66.00US$53.00n/a9
Aug ’24US$49.51
US$53.00
+7.0%
6.7%US$60.00US$46.00n/a9
Jul ’24US$48.14
US$51.89
+7.8%
5.0%US$55.00US$46.00n/a9
Jun ’24US$44.93
US$51.89
+15.5%
5.0%US$55.00US$46.00US$76.159
May ’24US$43.72
US$49.40
+13.0%
8.8%US$55.00US$39.00US$77.6310
Apr ’24US$44.74
US$48.90
+9.3%
9.7%US$55.00US$39.00US$83.2010
Mar ’24US$44.88
US$49.20
+9.6%
9.1%US$55.00US$39.00US$80.8210
Feb ’24US$43.84
US$49.60
+13.1%
8.7%US$56.00US$40.00US$65.5010
Jan ’24US$46.25
US$50.00
+8.1%
8.2%US$56.00US$40.00US$62.7110
Dec ’23US$49.23
US$50.00
+1.6%
8.6%US$56.00US$40.00US$63.489
Nov ’23US$46.64
US$43.89
-5.9%
5.8%US$48.00US$40.00US$61.079
Oct ’23US$39.20
US$43.89
+12.0%
5.8%US$48.00US$40.00US$54.359
Sep ’23US$41.06
US$43.89
+6.9%
5.8%US$48.00US$40.00US$57.199
Aug ’23US$43.65
US$42.67
-2.3%
6.2%US$48.00US$38.00US$49.519
Jul ’23US$40.92
US$42.33
+3.5%
6.5%US$48.00US$38.00US$48.149
Jun ’23US$39.77
US$41.89
+5.3%
4.8%US$45.00US$38.00US$44.939

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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