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Pershing Square Inc. (PS)

Financial Services | Asset Management | New York, United States | NYSE
47.45 USD -6.78 (-12.495%) ⇩ (Oct. 13, 2026, 3:30 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 4:01 a.m. EDT

The investment case here is fundamentally broken. Despite the allure of Bill Ackman's name, the company is posting negative earnings (-$1.11 trailing EPS), negative operating margins (-166%), and a massive debt load ($253M) against only $8.9M in cash. The balance sheet is precarious with a debt-to-equity ratio of nearly 18x. While the stock recently rallied off its lows, this appears to be a technical rebound rather than a recovery in business quality, especially given the lack of multi-year price history to confirm a turnaround trend. The options market confirms this skepticism, with traders buying heavy insurance (puts) at strikes far below the current price, signaling a fear of further deterioration. The dividend yield of 0.9% is insufficient to offset the risk of capital loss in a business with negative free cash flow conversion and deteriorating fundamentals. This is a speculative gamble on a turnaround story, not a sound investment.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.101560
AutoETS0.107023
AutoARIMA0.107031
AutoTheta0.132304

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 29%
H-stat 16.07
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.649
Excess Kurtosis 0.07
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-10-08
Last Dividend Date 2026-10-08
Debt to Equity Ratio 17.957
Revenue per Share 1.922
Market Cap 18,978,000,896
Forward P/E 50.19
Profit Margins 2.09%
Website https://pershingsquareinc.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 4:01 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes 25-40) relative to calls. This creates a 'put wall' suggesting a fear of significant volatility or a crash. Conversely, call volume is concentrated in the money and slightly out-of-the-money strikes (55-60), indicating a speculative hope for a bounce to the 55-60 range, but the sheer weight of put positioning dominates the sentiment profile.

Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-10-09 0.103 0.188679
2026-07-13 0.122 0.357352
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.41
dividendYield 0.76
exDividendDate 2026-10-09
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.103
lastDividendDate 2026-10-09
dividendDate 2026-10-20

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 1.2404959
Address1 787 Eleventh Avenue
Address2 9Th Floor
All Time High 60.4
All Time Low 22.01
Ask 47.25
Ask Size 500
Average Analyst Rating 3.2 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 274,180
Average Daily Volume3 Month 360,800
Average Volume 360,800
Average Volume10Days 274,180
Bid 47.14
Bid Size 100
Book Value 3.402
City New York
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 47.445
Current Ratio 0.702
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 51.5
Day Low 46.6901
Debt To Equity 17.957
Display Name Pershing Square
Dividend Date 1,792,454,400
Dividend Rate 0.41
Dividend Yield 0.76
Ebitda 63,170,960
Ebitda Margins 0.08218
Enterprise To Ebitda 347.951
Enterprise To Revenue 28.594
Enterprise Value 21,980,379,136
Eps Current Year 0.51251
Eps Forward 0.94525
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -1.11
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,791,504,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 44.3854
Fifty Day Average Change 3.0596008
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0689326
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 124.04959
Fifty Two Week High 60.4
Fifty Two Week High Change -12.955002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.21448678
Fifty Two Week Low 22.01
Fifty Two Week Low Change 25.435
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.155611
Fifty Two Week Range 22.01 - 60.4
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,777,469,400,000
Float Shares 39,352,000
Forward Eps 0.94525
Forward P E 50.193073
Free Cashflow 153,764,560
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 44
Fullday Change -6.7750015
Fullday Change Percent -12.495391
Fullday Price 47.445
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.22453
Gross Profits 172,599,824
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.40572
Held Percent Institutions 0.80322
Implied Shares Outstanding 400,000,000
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,791,504,000
Last Dividend Value 0.103
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Pershing Square Inc. operates as an alternative asset manager. The company was formerly known as Pershing Square Holdco, L.P. The company was incorporated in 2024 and is based in New York, New York. Pershing Square Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Pershing Square Partner Group, LLC.
Long Name Pershing Square Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 18,978,000,896
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1884940109
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 16,090,939
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 19,996,000,000
Number Of Analyst Opinions 9
Open 50.73
Operating Cashflow 172,218,560
Operating Margins -1.6636
Phone 212-813-3700
Previous Close 54.22
Price Eps Current Year 92.5738
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 13.946208
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 24.688204
Profit Margins 0.02093
Quick Ratio 0.482
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 3.2
Region US
Regular Market Change -6.7750015
Regular Market Change Percent -12.495391
Regular Market Day High 51.5
Regular Market Day Low 46.6901
Regular Market Day Range 46.6901 - 51.5
Regular Market Open 50.73
Regular Market Previous Close 54.22
Regular Market Price 47.445
Regular Market Time 1,791,919,805
Regular Market Volume 322,640
Return On Assets 0.01982
Return On Equity 0.02526
Revenue Growth 0.019
Revenue Per Share 1.922
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17502642
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 400,000,000
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0058999998
Shares Short 2,370,595
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 453,660
Short Name Pershing Square Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0337
Short Ratio 3.26
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol PS
Target High Price 58.0
Target Low Price 38.0
Target Mean Price 44.22222
Target Median Price 42.0
Total Cash 8,907,987
Total Cash Per Share 0.022
Total Debt 253,045,232
Total Revenue 768,707,264
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -1.11
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 39.33748
Two Hundred Day Average Change 8.107521
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.2061017
Type Disp Equity
Volume 322,640
Website https://pershingsquareinc.com
Zip 10,019