Pershing Square Inc. (NYSE:PS) Receives $40.56 Average PT from Analysts

Pershing Square Inc. (NYSE:PS) has received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twelve brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $40.5556.

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen cut Pershing Square from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Sunday, June 7th. JonesTrading started coverage on Pershing Square in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $39.00 price objective on the stock. Oppenheimer assumed coverage on shares of Pershing Square in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock. Tigress Financial began coverage on shares of Pershing Square in a report on Monday, July 27th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $39.00 target price for the company. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Pershing Square to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th.

Pershing Square Stock Performance

Shares of PS opened at $41.86 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $34.54. Pershing Square has a fifty-two week low of $22.01 and a fifty-two week high of $54.94.

Pershing Square (NYSE:PS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 12th. The company reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $68.03 million during the quarter. On average, analysts expect that Pershing Square will post 0.53 EPS for the current year.

Pershing Square Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 21st. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 13th were issued a $0.122 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 13th. This represents a $0.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pershing Square

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in Pershing Square stock. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Pershing Square Inc. (NYSE:PS) during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 300,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,858,000. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd owned 0.08% of Pershing Square as of its most recent SEC filing.

Key Pershing Square News

Here are the key news stories impacting Pershing Square this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly earnings beat expectations: Pershing Square’s second-quarter EPS exceeded analyst estimates by $0.02, providing a near-term catalyst and supporting confidence in the company’s earnings outlook. Pershing Square Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: New pre-IPO investment fund planned: Bill Ackman’s firm intends to launch a fund giving investors access to pre-IPO companies. The strategy could broaden Pershing Square’s product lineup, assets under management and potential fee revenue. Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square to launch fund that gives investors access to pre-IPO companies
• Positive Sentiment: Portfolio diversification: Pershing Square added Netflix after a major sell-off and established new positions in Visa and Mastercard. These investments may create additional upside if Ackman’s thesis plays out, although they also increase exposure to individual-stock performance. Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Just Bought Netflix and 5 Other Stocks
• Neutral Sentiment: Institutional investor interest: Seth Klarman’s Baupost Group added Pershing Square during the second quarter, a potentially supportive signal from another prominent investment firm, though the purchase does not directly change Pershing Square’s fundamentals. Seth Klarman’s Baupost adds Pershing Square in Q2
• Negative Sentiment: Performance concerns remain: Ackman called Pershing Square USA’s weak stock performance “frankly absurd,” but the comments also highlight that the fund has trailed the broader market since going public. Continued underperformance could weigh on investor sentiment and asset flows. Bill Ackman Calls His New Fund’s Slumping Stock Price Frankly Absurd

Pershing Square Company Profile

Pershing Square (NYSE: PS) is a publicly traded investment holding company managed by Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P., the investment firm founded and led by William “Bill” Ackman. The vehicle provides outside investors with exposure to the firm’s concentrated, actively managed investment program and is designed to deliver long‑term capital appreciation through a portfolio of equity and related positions.

The company’s principal activities center on investing in publicly traded companies, typically through concentrated long equity positions and selectively using derivatives or other instruments for hedging or to implement investment views.