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PARSONS CORP PSN
PARSONS CORP (PSN) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.96% (safety: no dividend). FY2025 revenue was $6.4B at a 3.8% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.7 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | Citigroup | Buy (main) |
| 2026-04-30 | Citigroup | Buy (main) |
| 2026-04-20 | Truist Securities | Buy (main) |
| 2026-04-15 | Keybanc | Sector Weight (down) |
| 2026-04-13 | Baird | Neutral (down) |
| 2026-04-02 | Citigroup | Buy (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.2 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.115 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.072 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.922 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSN | PARSONS CORP | 5/9 | 3.14 | 22.6 | -5.7% |
| SAIC | Science Applications International Corp | 3/9 | 2.21 | — | -2.9% |
| OTEX | OPEN TEXT CORP | 4/9 | 1.05 | 11.5 | +1.5% |
| GDDY | GoDaddy Inc. | 5/9 | -1.1 | 12.8 | +8.3% |
| LNWO | Light & Wonder, Inc. | 4/9 | 1.89 | — | +4% |
| CACI | CACI INTERNATIONAL INC /DE/ | 5/9 | 3.72 | 18.7 | +10.9% |
| JKHY | JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES INC | 7/9 | 7.63 | 21 | +7.2% |
About PARSONS CORP
Parsons Corporation provides design, engineering and technical services, and smart and agile software for the United States federal government and critical infrastructure customers worldwide. It operates through Federal Solutions and Critical Infrastructure segments. The Federal Solutions segment offers critical technologies, such as cyber; air and missile defense; intelligence; aviation modernization; electronic warfare; space ground systems, cislunar, A-PNT, and classified sensors; geospatial and signals intelligence; environmental remediation; border security and counter-drug, critical infrastructure protection; counter unmanned air systems; biometrics; and bio surveillance solutions. This segment also provides software and hardware, and technical expertise; satellite ground systems support and operations, flight dynamics, data fusion and analytics, platform system integration, directed energy, joint all-domain operations, and command and control systems; digital landscape, including full-spectrum cyber, defensive cyber operations, information operations, and analytics; and electronic warfare, multi-domain operations, mission support and national to tactical operations, as well as cyber solutions and products. The Critical Infrastructure segment develops digital solutions for aviation, rail and transit, bridges, roads, highways, and urban destinations. This segment also provides planning, engineering, and management services for complex infrastructure comprising bridges, tunnels, roads and highways, and water and wastewater systems; intelligent transportation systems, utilities, environmental remediation, emerging contaminants, aviation, and rail and transit, as well as ParsonsX, a digital transformation organization; and multi-disciplinary design, technical, and management solutions. Parsons Corporation was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia.
FAQ
Is PSN financially healthy?
PARSONS CORP's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does PSN pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. PARSONS CORP pays a dividend yielding about 0.96% with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is PSN?
In FY2025, PARSONS CORP had a net margin of 3.8% and a return on equity of 8.7%.
Is PSN overvalued or undervalued?
PARSONS CORP trades at about 21.9× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 31.5×–51.6×, median 37.4×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for PSN?
The average Wall-Street price target for PARSONS CORP is $68.64, about 42.2% above the recent price, from 11 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is PSN a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on PARSONS CORP: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 22.6×, a dividend yield of 0.96%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.