Pershing Square Inc. (NYSE:PS) Receives $40.56 Average Price Target from Brokerages

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

PS has been the subject of a number of research reports. Loop Capital began coverage on shares of Pershing Square in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $49.00 price target for the company. Zacks Research raised Pershing Square to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Citigroup lowered their target price on Pershing Square from $50.00 to $45.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Oppenheimer started coverage on Pershing Square in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. They set a “market perform” rating for the company. Finally, Bank of America started coverage on Pershing Square in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $42.00 price target on the stock.

More Pershing Square News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Seth Klarman’s Baupost Group disclosed a new position in Pershing Square during the second quarter. The investment may provide a credibility boost and signal that another prominent value investor sees potential in Bill Ackman’s publicly traded vehicle. Seth Klarman’s hedge fund Baupost buys into Ackman’s Pershing Square
• Positive Sentiment: Pershing Square reported second-quarter earnings of $0.14 per share, above the $0.12 analyst consensus, on $68.03 million in revenue. The company also highlighted stakes in Mastercard and Visa, while recent portfolio additions included Netflix, Visa, and Mastercard, potentially improving future growth prospects. Pershing Square Q2 earnings beat
• Positive Sentiment: The firm plans to launch a fund offering investors access to pre-IPO companies. The new product could diversify Pershing Square’s revenue base, broaden its investor appeal, and create additional long-term investment opportunities. Pershing Square to launch pre-IPO fund
• Neutral Sentiment: Pershing Square’s first-half letter emphasized an expected roughly 20% average annual EPS-growth rate among portfolio companies and a valuation discount to the S&P 500. This supports Ackman’s long-term thesis but depends on successful execution and portfolio performance. Pershing Square H1 2026 letter
• Negative Sentiment: Ackman has called the fund’s weak stock performance “frankly absurd,” while reports indicate the portfolio has trailed the broader market since going public. That performance gap remains a key overhang for PS despite the earnings beat and new investment activity. Ackman comments on Pershing Square’s stock price

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Pershing Square during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $9,858,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC acquired a new position in Pershing Square in the second quarter valued at approximately $775,000. Finally, Ancora Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Pershing Square in the second quarter valued at approximately $302,000.

Pershing Square Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE PS opened at $41.33 on Friday. Pershing Square has a 12-month low of $22.01 and a 12-month high of $54.94. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $34.66.

Pershing Square (NYSE:PS) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 12th. The company reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.12 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $68.03 million during the quarter. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Pershing Square will post 0.53 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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 dividend of $0.122 per share. This represents a $0.49 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 13th.

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.