Stifel maintains Buy on Penguin Solutions stock, target at $27

Published 03/04/2025, 13:52
Stifel maintains Buy on Penguin Solutions stock, target at $27

On Thursday, Stifel analysts reiterated their Buy rating on Penguin Solutions (NASDAQ:PENG) shares, maintaining a $27.00 price target. The firm’s analysts highlighted Penguin Solutions’ second quarter results, which exceeded both their own and the consensus expectations, attributing the success to strong performance in the Advanced Computing and Integrated Memory sectors. According to InvestingPro data, the company, with a market capitalization of $962 million, appears undervalued based on its Fair Value analysis. InvestingPro’s comprehensive financial health assessment rates the company as ’FAIR’, with particularly strong scores in cash flow and relative value metrics. Despite anticipating tougher sequential comparisons for the third quarter ending in May, due to seasonally higher revenue from a major hyperscaler customer in the first half of the year, Penguin Solutions has increased its revenue and non-GAAP earnings forecast for the fiscal year 2025.

Penguin Solutions reported year-over-year growth exceeding 20% in its Advanced Computing and Memory segments. While the company’s trailing twelve-month revenue stands at $1.24 billion, Stifel analysts expect the company’s Advanced Computing revenue to rise sequentially in the third quarter and the second half of the year, projecting an increase of over 25% for the fiscal year 2025 when normalizing for the variability linked to the major customer. InvestingPro subscribers have access to 8 additional key insights about Penguin Solutions’ growth prospects and financial health.

The analysts view the company’s upward revision of its financial forecast as evidence that Penguin Solutions is successfully implementing its strategy to foster profitable growth. This strategy includes expanding its product portfolio and customer base. In light of the positive developments, Stifel has slightly increased its fiscal year 2025 and 2026 earnings estimates for Penguin Solutions.

The affirmation of the Buy rating and the maintained price target reflect confidence in the company’s ongoing execution and potential for growth. The analysts noted that Penguin Solutions’ stock is currently trading at a modest 9.5 times Stifel’s projected fiscal year 2026 earnings per share, suggesting that the stock’s valuation is reasonable given the company’s prospects.

In other recent news, Penguin Solutions reported robust financial results for the second quarter of 2025, surpassing earnings expectations. The company achieved an earnings per share (EPS) of $0.52, exceeding the projected $0.39, and reported revenue of $366 million, which was higher than the anticipated $337.42 million. This marks the fifth consecutive quarter of revenue growth for Penguin Solutions, with revenue increasing by 28% year-over-year. The company has also raised its full-year revenue growth outlook from 15% to 17%.

In related developments, Needham has maintained its Buy rating for Penguin Solutions with a price target of $27.00, reflecting confidence in the company’s strategic direction despite anticipated declines in Advanced Compute hardware sales in the third quarter. Needham noted a slight decrease in gross margins due to an increased mix of hardware sales but highlighted positive expectations for Integrated Memory to drive growth in the latter half of the year. Additionally, Penguin Solutions’ involvement in the Compute Express Link (CXL) ecosystem has faced delays, with fiscal year 2025 contributions expected to be at the lower end of the projected range. Nonetheless, Needham has modestly increased its fiscal year 2026 estimates for the company.

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