PENG
Strong BuyPremium GrowerAI neutralPenguin Solutions, Inc. · Technology · United States · $2.8B cap · $244.4M/day traded
$79.15 +3.8% · close 12 Oct · scored 14 Oct
Premium Grower: Strong business with the market behind it, priced at a premium.
Read our full research report on PENG (May 2026), freeAs of 14 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Penguin Solutions, Inc. (PENG) is 86/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 58, Value 37, Momentum 89, each scored against its sector).
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Penguin Solutions designs and deploys AI computing clusters and specialty memory, and also owns an LED business. The shares rose about 10% after an upbeat growth outlook, and the company is running a buyback. Its AI factory platform is winning distributed data-centre projects, and it is addressing the power bottleneck in AI data centres. However, much of its revenue is low-margin hardware integration and cyclical memory, and results depend on a few large customers.
ABOUT PENGUIN SOLUTIONS, INC.
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Penguin Solutions, Inc. specializes in delivering high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, and advanced data center infrastructure, including custom server, storage, and networking systems. The company leverages its deep engineering expertise to provide tailored, high-density computing platforms for demanding computational workloads in enterprise and government sectors. Its competitive edge lies in its ability to innovate and deliver specialized, scalable solutions that optimize performance for complex data-intensive applications.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2027E | 2028E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.4B | 1.4B | 1.2B | 1.4B | -0.7% | 1.7B | 1.9B | 2.2B | 16.7% |
| EPS | 1.35 | -3.78 | -1.00 | 0.29 | -40.1% | 2.60 | 0.46 | 0.53 | 22.3% |
| Shares | 48.6M | 51.9M | 53.3M | 52.7M | +8.5% | 51.2M | — | — | — |
| Debt | 651.1M | 856.8M | 717.9M | 524.6M | -7.0% | 846.8M | — | — | — |
| Equity | 371.6M | 222.5M | 391.4M | 597.0M | 17.1% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | 104.9M | 104.4M | 77.2M | 109.1M | 1.3% | -151.9M | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | -39.0M | -298.6M | 107.6M | 25.0M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | 73.9M | 236.4M | -210.1M | -63.5M | — | — | — | — | — |
No clear trend: not near its 52-week low, and not in a steady uptrend.
Swung more than 90% of stocks we rank over the past year (83% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Technology, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of PENG are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENG | Penguin Solutions, Inc.(you) | $2.8B | 86 | Strong Buy |
| INOD | Innodata Inc. | $2.5B | 81 | Strong Buy |
| DXC | DXC Technology Company | $1.7B | 88 | Strong Buy |
| EXLS | ExlService Holdings, Inc. | $5.3B | 87 | Strong Buy |
| EPAM | EPAM Systems, Inc. | $5.7B | 82 | Strong Buy |
| SAIC | Science Applications International Corporation | $5.6B | 92 | Strong Buy |
| INGM | Ingram Micro Holding Corporation | $6.3B | 83 | Strong Buy |
| EFOR | Everforth, Inc. | $1.4B | 73 | Buy |
| JKHY | Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | $10.4B | 90 | Strong Buy |
| IT | Gartner, Inc. | $11.3B | 92 | Strong Buy |
Peer medians: ROE 7.5% · P/E 35.8x · Gross margin 53.1%
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