Progress Software Corporation

NasdaqGS:PRGS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$2.5b

Progress Software Valuation

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

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

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

Below Fair Value: PRGS ($58.26) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($115.14)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

PRGS 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/Revenue4.4x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA13.1x
PEG Ratio1.6x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does PRGS's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for PRGS vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average60.1x
NABL N-able
74.1x21.6%US$2.4b
SWI SolarWinds
95.2x54.4%US$2.1b
TDC Teradata
43.8x29.7%US$2.7b
QLYS Qualys
27.1x3.1%US$4.6b
PRGS Progress Software
34x21.2%US$2.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: PRGS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (34x) compared to the peer average (60.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does PRGS's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Software Industry?

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Industry Avg.n/a15.8%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: PRGS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (34x) compared to the US Software industry average (36.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

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

PRGS PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio34x
Fair PE Ratio35.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: PRGS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (34x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35.2x).


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 PRGS forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$58.26
US$63.00
+8.1%
6.3%US$68.00US$55.00n/a7
Aug ’25US$57.32
US$63.00
+9.9%
6.3%US$68.00US$55.00n/a7
Jul ’25US$53.55
US$62.86
+17.4%
6.1%US$67.00US$55.00n/a7
Jun ’25US$50.65
US$63.57
+25.5%
4.0%US$67.00US$60.00n/a7
May ’25US$50.11
US$63.61
+26.9%
3.8%US$67.00US$60.00n/a8
Apr ’25US$52.78
US$63.61
+20.5%
3.8%US$67.00US$60.00n/a8
Mar ’25US$53.35
US$63.67
+19.3%
4.3%US$67.00US$60.00n/a6
Feb ’25US$57.93
US$63.33
+9.3%
3.8%US$66.00US$60.00n/a6
Jan ’25US$54.30
US$63.33
+16.6%
3.8%US$66.00US$60.00n/a6
Dec ’24US$54.65
US$63.33
+15.9%
3.8%US$66.00US$60.00n/a6
Nov ’24US$51.10
US$63.33
+23.9%
3.8%US$66.00US$60.00n/a6
Oct ’24US$52.58
US$63.33
+20.5%
3.8%US$66.00US$60.00n/a6
Sep ’24US$60.88
US$64.57
+6.1%
4.5%US$70.00US$60.00n/a7
Aug ’24US$60.46
US$63.86
+5.6%
6.1%US$70.00US$57.00US$57.327
Jul ’24US$58.10
US$63.86
+9.9%
6.1%US$70.00US$57.00US$53.557
Jun ’24US$59.55
US$63.43
+6.5%
6.0%US$70.00US$57.00US$50.657
May ’24US$54.93
US$63.43
+15.5%
6.0%US$70.00US$57.00US$50.117
Apr ’24US$57.45
US$63.43
+10.4%
6.0%US$70.00US$57.00US$52.787
Mar ’24US$57.53
US$58.00
+0.8%
9.2%US$70.00US$53.00US$53.357
Feb ’24US$54.87
US$58.50
+6.6%
9.6%US$70.00US$53.00US$57.936
Jan ’24US$50.45
US$55.00
+9.0%
15.5%US$70.00US$45.00US$54.306
Dec ’23US$54.01
US$55.29
+2.4%
14.3%US$70.00US$45.00US$54.657
Nov ’23US$50.50
US$55.29
+9.5%
14.3%US$70.00US$45.00US$51.107
Oct ’23US$42.55
US$55.29
+29.9%
14.3%US$70.00US$45.00US$52.587
Sep ’23US$46.89
US$58.67
+25.1%
10.1%US$70.00US$52.00US$60.886
Aug ’23US$47.13
US$58.40
+23.9%
11.1%US$70.00US$52.00US$60.465

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


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