PowerSchool Holdings, Inc.

NYSE:PWSC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$3.4b

PowerSchool Holdings Valuation

Is PWSC 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-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 PWSC when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: PWSC ($16.89) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($24.14)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

PWSC 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/Revenue5.8x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA31.1x
PEG Ration/a

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PS ratio for PWSC vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average4.8x
BL BlackLine
6.3x9.4%US$3.6b
QTWO Q2 Holdings
5.6x10.5%US$3.1b
ALRM Alarm.com Holdings
3.9x4.4%US$3.4b
BOX Box
3.6x6.3%US$3.8b
PWSC PowerSchool Holdings
4x10.9%US$3.4b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: PWSC is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (4x) compared to the peer average (4.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a16.4%
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No. of CompaniesPS048121620

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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: PWSC is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (4x) compared to the US Software industry average (4.3x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is PWSC'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.

PWSC PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio4x
Fair PS Ratio3.9x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: PWSC is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (3.9x).


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 PWSC forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$16.89
US$27.91
+65.2%
6.7%US$30.00US$25.00n/a11
Apr ’25US$20.90
US$27.81
+33.1%
6.6%US$30.00US$25.00n/a12
Mar ’25US$20.73
US$27.81
+34.1%
6.6%US$30.00US$25.00n/a12
Feb ’25US$24.22
US$27.05
+11.7%
5.3%US$30.00US$25.00n/a13
Jan ’25US$23.56
US$27.00
+14.6%
5.4%US$30.00US$25.00n/a13
Dec ’24US$23.59
US$27.00
+14.5%
6.3%US$30.00US$24.00n/a13
Nov ’24US$19.22
US$27.08
+40.9%
6.6%US$30.00US$24.00n/a13
Oct ’24US$22.66
US$27.08
+19.5%
6.6%US$30.00US$24.00n/a13
Sep ’24US$22.57
US$26.71
+18.4%
7.1%US$30.00US$22.00n/a14
Aug ’24US$23.52
US$26.21
+11.5%
9.4%US$32.00US$22.00n/a14
Jul ’24US$19.14
US$26.23
+37.0%
9.7%US$32.00US$22.00n/a13
Jun ’24US$18.88
US$26.23
+38.9%
9.7%US$32.00US$22.00n/a13
May ’24US$21.15
US$26.38
+24.7%
9.5%US$32.00US$22.00US$16.8313
Apr ’24US$19.82
US$26.38
+33.1%
11.2%US$32.00US$20.00US$20.9013
Mar ’24US$19.98
US$26.73
+33.8%
10.8%US$32.00US$20.00US$20.7311
Feb ’24US$23.29
US$24.25
+4.1%
16.3%US$32.00US$18.00US$24.2212
Jan ’24US$23.08
US$22.00
-4.7%
12.6%US$28.00US$18.00US$23.5612
Dec ’23US$21.23
US$21.55
+1.5%
11.8%US$28.00US$18.00US$23.5911
Nov ’23US$19.96
US$20.40
+2.2%
16.0%US$28.00US$16.00US$19.2210
Oct ’23US$16.69
US$20.40
+22.2%
16.0%US$28.00US$16.00US$22.6610
Sep ’23US$17.86
US$20.40
+14.2%
16.0%US$28.00US$16.00US$22.5710
Aug ’23US$14.30
US$19.40
+35.7%
18.9%US$28.00US$15.00US$23.5210
Jul ’23US$12.11
US$20.05
+65.6%
18.1%US$28.00US$15.50US$19.1410
Jun ’23US$12.61
US$20.05
+59.0%
18.1%US$28.00US$15.50US$18.8810
May ’23US$15.14
US$21.75
+43.7%
20.4%US$32.00US$15.50US$21.1510

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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