Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for PENG in the last 90 days.
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Penguin Solutions (PENG) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Oct 12 close
$79.16+2.88 (+3.8%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryOct 12 closePenguin Solutions shares rose 3.8% this week, extending a sharp advance following record fiscal fourth-quarter results reported on 6 October, with net sales of $567M, up 68% year over year, and EPS of $1.00 versus an estimate of $0.77. Non-hyperscale AI infrastructure and integrated memory made up 78% of net sales and grew 141% year over year, while full-year net sales reached approximately $1.73 billion, up 26%. Analysts have since raised estimates, with one forecast citing 2027 statutory revenue of $2.5 billion and EPS of $4.06, and a separate price target raised to $85.62 from $83.57, alongside a consensus of 5 buy ratings, 0 hold and 1 sell among 6 firms.
The stock closed at $79.16, above both its 50-day average of $55.72 and 200-day average of $41.26, with the shorter average above the longer one, reflecting a one-month return of 54.7% and a six-month return of 224.7%. The GekkoIndex reads 31.6, placing it in the Selling zone after a five-point change of -17. Price sits 30% above Gekko Fair Value of $60.87.
The next earnings date is 5 January 2027, 85 days away and outside a typical 20-trading-day holding window. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the current windows. The consensus analyst target of $83.57 implies upside of 5.6%, while a separate raised target of $85.62 implies about 20% from an earlier close. The gap to Gekko Fair Value bears watching given the Selling zone reading.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Penguin Solutions price vs fair value
Close $79.16200-day averageGekko Fair Value $60.87
Penguin Solutions quick facts
- Market cap
- $4.06B
- P/E ratio
- 28
- Forward P/E
- 12.5
- EPS, TTM
- $2.56
- Revenue, TTM
- $1.73B
- Profit margin
- 10.4%
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 2.86
- Volume
- 5.27M avg 3.87M
- 1-year return
- +259.2%
- Typical daily move
- ±6.3%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±11%
- 50-day average
- $55.72
- 200-day average
- $41.26
- Next earnings
- Jan 5 after close
- Shares outstanding
- 51.24M
Penguin Solutions swing-trade checklist
Penguin Solutions scores 2 supportive, 0 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 4 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive0 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendsupportive
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $79.16 is above the 50-day ($55.72) and 200-day ($41.26) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexheadwind
31.6, Selling
Reading 31.6 is in the Selling zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valueheadwind
30.0% above
Price is 30% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 85 days
Next report Jan 5, 2027, 85 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalityno data
No data
Not enough years of history for a seasonal read.
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Penguin Solutions stock chart and price history
Penguin Solutions closed at $79.16 on Oct 12, 2026, +259.2% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $16.04 to $89.86.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +54.7%
- 3 months
- +1.7%
- 6 months
- +224.7%
- 1 year
- +259.2%
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About Penguin Solutions
Penguin Solutions builds and supplies technology used in data centers, edge locations, and specialized computing environments. It is known for products that span memory hardware, high-performance and AI-focused computing systems, and LED components, serving customers that range from networking and telecommunications firms to government, healthcare, manufacturing, and financial services organizations.
The company operates through three divisions. Its memory unit produces DRAM modules, solid-state drives, and flash storage, alongside supply chain services such as procurement, logistics, warehousing, and packaging. Its computing division covers technical computing for data centers and cloud settings under the Penguin Computing name, edge computing under Penguin Edge, and fault-tolerant hardware and software systems under the Stratus brand. Its LED division, operating as Cree LED, makes gallium nitride-based LED chips and surface mount devices. Customers include original equipment manufacturers, enterprises, and government bodies, reached through direct sales, distributors, resellers, and field engineers.
Penguin Solutions was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. It previously operated under the name SMART Global Holdings before adopting its current name. Its shares are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker PENG.
- Listed
- NASDAQ
- Sector
- Electronic technology
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Website
- penguinsolutions.com
Penguin Solutions GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Penguin Solutions’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 31.6, in the Selling zone, down 17 points over five sessions.
31.6Selling
Down 17 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 28 | +5.4% | +7.0% | ||
| Accumulation | 140 | +0.7% | +8.1% | ||
| Neutral | 282 | +1.2% | +1.4% | ||
| Distribution | 60 | +4.9% | +26.3% | ||
| Selling (current zone) | 4 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average PENG share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Selling readings averaged +7.4% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Penguin Solutions stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Penguin Solutions trades 30.0% above Gekko Fair Value of $60.87, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Penguin Solutions shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$60.87
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
30.0% Overvalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 29.3% below the estimate.
Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
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Penguin Solutions insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Penguin Solutions, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in PENG were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Penguin Solutions has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Aug 28, 2026
- $17.09M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.42%
- Trailing four quarters
- $85.98M
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Mar 31
0of the funds Gekko tracks hold PENG.
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Penguin Solutions earnings: next date and track record
Penguin Solutions reports on Jan 5, 2027, after the close (85 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Jan 5, 2027
Expected after the close, 85 days away
- EPS estimate
- $1.01
- Revenue estimate
- $569.2M
8 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±13.7%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Oct 6, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Penguin Solutions reported record Q4 FY2026 results with net sales of $567M, up 68% YoY, and EPS of $1.00, up 133% YoY. Non-hyperscale AI infrastructure and integrated memory represented 78% of net sales, growing 141% YoY. Full-year net sales reached approximately $1.73B, up 26% YoY. The company ended FY2026 with record backlog, driven by accelerating neocloud customer demand for its AI Factory Platform strategy.
- Guidance
- Management raised FY2027 guidance above preliminary views, expecting record net sales with EPS growth outpacing revenue growth through continued operating leverage. Growth is supported by strong bookings momentum, memory business strength, and accelerating neocloud demand.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2026 | $1.00 est $0.77 | $566.7M est $521.0M | +19.6% |
| Jul 7, 2026 | $0.71 est $0.49 | $478.7M est $407.5M | +15.9% |
| Apr 1, 2026 | $0.52 est $0.43 | — est $339.0M | +17.6% |
| Jan 6, 2026 | $0.49 est $0.41 | $343.1M est $338.4M | −11.8% |
| Oct 7, 2025 | $0.43 est $0.37 | $337.9M est $342.1M | −22.6% |
| Jul 8, 2025 | $0.47 est $0.42 | $324.3M est $342.1M | +11.9% |
| Apr 2, 2025 | $0.09 est $0.07 | $365.5M est $330.8M | −6.3% |
| Jan 8, 2025 | $0.49 est $0.39 | $341.1M est $320.0M | +4.1% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Penguin Solutions stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Penguin Solutions is $83.57, +5.6% from the last close, from 6 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$83.57consensus 12-month target, +5.6% from the last close
Now $79.16Avg $83.57
Low $60High $100
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 6 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9 | Bank of America Securities | $100 | +26.3% |
| Oct 7 | Stifel Nicolaus | $85 | +7.4% |
| Oct 7 | Needham | $85 | +7.4% |
| Oct 7 | Rosenblatt Securities | $100 | +26.3% |
| Oct 7 | Barclays | $60 | −24.2% |
±6.3%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Penguin Solutions market cap and key statistics
Penguin Solutions’s market cap is $4.06B, with a P/E ratio of 28 and revenue of $1.73B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $4.06B
- P/E ratio
- 28
- Forward P/E
- 12.5
- EPS, TTM
- $2.56
- Gekko Fair Value
- $60.87
Trading
- Volume
- 5.27M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 3.87M
- 52-week high
- $89.86
- 52-week low
- $16.04
- Shares outstanding
- 51.24M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $1.73B
- Profit margin
- 10.4%
- Return on equity
- 27.6%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +1,189.0%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 2.86
- Typical daily move
- ±6.3%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±11%
Penguin Solutions stock news this week
Coverage of Penguin Solutions this week reads positive: 7 positive, 3 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
- Penguin Solutions Inc (PENG) Shares Surge 3.8% -- What GF Score of 73 Tells InvestorsGuruFocus, Oct 12
- Penguin Solutions Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)Business Wire, Oct 12
- Surging Earnings Estimates Signal Upside for Penguin Solutions, Inc. (PENG) StockZacks Investment Research, Oct 12
- Penguin Solutions: Explosive AI Growth At A Surprisingly Low ValuationSeeking Alpha, Oct 12
- Penguin Solutions upgrades outlook on strong FY2026 results and rising AI infrastructure demandPluang, Oct 11
- Penguin Solutions: Why I'm Bullish After A Blowout Q4Seeking Alpha, Oct 11
Penguin Solutions peers
Penguin Solutions’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| NVDANVIDIA | Neutral | 14.8% below |
| AVGOBroadcom | Neutral | 1.3% below |
| MUMicron Technology | Accumulation | 27.3% below |
| AMDAdvanced Micro Devices | Neutral | 13.2% above |
| INTCIntel | Accumulation | 1.5% above |
| TXNTexas Instruments | Neutral | 8.2% above |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Penguin Solutions stock FAQ
What is Penguin Solutions’s market cap?
Penguin Solutions’s market cap is $4.06B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $79.16, with 51.24M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 28.
What is the Penguin Solutions stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Penguin Solutions is $83.57, +5.6% from the last close. Of the 6 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 5 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 1 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Penguin Solutions stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Penguin Solutions is overvalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $79.16 is 30.0% above Gekko Fair Value of $60.87. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Penguin Solutions report earnings next?
Penguin Solutions is expected to report on Jan 5, 2027, after the market closes (85 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.01 per share on revenue of $569.2M. Penguin Solutions beat the earnings estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 13.7% on average across the report.
What is Penguin Solutions’s 52-week high and low?
Penguin Solutions’s 52-week high is $89.86 and its 52-week low is $16.04; it closed at $79.16 on Oct 12, 2026, +259.2% over the past year.
Is Penguin Solutions stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 4 items with data read as supportive (trend and earnings risk) and 2 as headwinds (gekkoindex and fair value). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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