Progress Software Corp /Ma (PRGS) Stock Forecast Oct. 30, 2026
Analysis updated on Oct. 30, 2026 (UTC) · Alpha · vs marketSwitch to Total · Nasdaq
Progress Software Corp /Ma (PRGS) stock forecast summary
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Progress Software Corp /Ma is a small-cap company with a market capitalization of $1.84B. It ranks number 60 by market capitalization among the 60 Services-Prepackaged Software issuers in our coverage with a current forecast. Its Dividend Yield of 0.07% is the lowest of the 8 peers that report one.
For PRGS, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 24.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-08-12 and 2026-07-31 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 18.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-08-12 and 2026-09-30. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +1.9%, buy ≥ +0.2%, sell < -0.9%, strong sell < -1.2% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-10-30 signals)
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How PRGS ranks among 4891 stocks
90D Alpha forecasts of every company scored, cut into five relative ratings at the 15th, 35th, 65th and 85th percentiles (dashed lines).
Progress Software Corp /Ma (PRGS) fundamentals
Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Services-Prepackaged Software peers listed below that report each metric.
Valuation & Market
| Metric | PRGS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $1.84B | 60/60 |
| P/E Ratio | 19.88x | 30/40 |
| P/B Ratio | 3.48x | 45/51 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.07% | 8/8 |
| EPS | $2.27 | – |
| Book Value/Share | $12.97 | – |
| Revenue/Share | $24.46 | – |
| FCF/Share | $7.81 | – |
Profitability & Margins
| Metric | PRGS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | 17.4% | 23/46 |
| ROA | 4.0% | 30/48 |
| ROIC | 9.3% | 24/54 |
| Gross Margin | 82.2% | 13/56 |
| Operating Margin | 17.7% | 23/59 |
| Net Margin | 9.2% | 32/50 |
| EBT Margin | 11.1% | 30/59 |
| Tax Rate | 16.7% | – |
Financial Health
| Metric | PRGS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.80x | 51/57 |
| D/E Ratio | 3.34x | 8/52 |
| Financial Leverage | 4.34x | 8/51 |
| Interest Coverage | 4.0x | 28/46 |
| Working Capital | -$85M | 49/57 |
Cash Flow
| Metric | PRGS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $328M | 45/59 |
| Free Cash Flow | $319M | 35/50 |
| Capital Spending | -$9M | 13/50 |
| OCF Growth YoY | 70.9% | 11/52 |
| FCF Growth YoY | 71.3% | 7/43 |
| FCF/Sales | 31.9% | 10/50 |
| CapEx/Sales | 0.9% | 28/50 |
Operational Efficiency
| Metric | PRGS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Asset Turnover | 0.43x | 37/50 |
| Receivables Turnover | 8.4x | 17/50 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 65.5x | 13/49 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 43 days | 34/50 |
| Payables Period | 21 days | 32/53 |
Income Statement
| Metric | PRGS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $1000M | 51/53 |
| Operating Income | $177M | 31/59 |
| Net Income | $92M | 34/50 |
| R&D Expense | $195M | 54/59 |
| SG&A Expense | $485M | 53/58 |
| Cost of Goods Sold | $178M | 54/57 |
Dividend & Shareholder Information
| Metric | PRGS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dividends Per Share | $0.03 | – |
| Payout Ratio | 1.3% | 8/8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 41M | – |
| Net Income Growth | 90.4% | 8/32 |
| EPS Growth | 70.7% | 11/37 |
Balance Sheet Highlights (USD millions)
| Total Current Assets | $330M | 14.3% of assets |
| Cash & Short-term Investments | $114M | 4.9% of assets |
| Accounts Receivable | $119M | 5.2% of assets |
| Total Liabilities | $1.77B | 77.0% of assets |
| Short-term Debt | $404M | 17.6% of assets |
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Progress Software Corp /Ma (PRGS) industry peers
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Progress Software Corp /Ma (Services-Prepackaged Software): 60 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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Sign up free| Company | 90-Day AI Forecast (Alpha) | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|
| PRGS Progress Software Corp /Ma | $1.84B | |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp | $3.77T | |
| PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. | $428.53B | |
| ORCL Oracle Corp | $360.49B | |
| SAP Sap Se | $287.00B | |
| CRWD Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. | $247.60B | |
| SHOP Shopify Inc. | $201.00B | |
| CRM Salesforce, Inc. | $186.15B | |
| NET Cloudflare, Inc. | $98.68B | |
| ADBE Adobe Inc. | $97.87B | |
| CDNS Cadence Design Systems Inc | $89.69B | |
| SNPS Synopsys Inc | $89.32B | |
| DDOG Datadog, Inc. | $84.48B | |
| NTES Netease, Inc. | $73.99B | |
| ADSK Autodesk, Inc. | $53.90B | |
| VEEV Veeva Systems Inc | $49.71B | |
| TEAM Atlassian Corp | $47.36B | |
| XYZ Block, Inc. | $45.79B | |
| OKTA Okta, Inc. | $36.40B | |
| TTWO Take Two Interactive Software Inc | $35.92B | |
| TWLO Twilio Inc | $31.88B | |
| RBLX Roblox Corp | $30.71B | |
| CRWV Coreweave, Inc. | $27.66B | |
| MDB Mongodb, Inc. | $26.62B | |
| RBRK Rubrik, Inc. | $23.77B | |
| PTC Ptc Inc. | $21.22B | |
| SSNC Ss&C Technologies Holdings Inc | $19.14B | |
| GEN Gen Digital Inc. | $17.89B | |
| NTNX Nutanix, Inc. | $17.43B | |
| TYL Tyler Technologies Inc | $16.15B | |
| CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd | $16.06B | |
| DT Dynatrace, Inc. | $15.93B | |
| MANH Manhattan Associates Inc | $14.76B | |
| GWRE Guidewire Software, Inc. | $13.32B | |
| BSY Bentley Systems Inc | $12.36B | |
| PAYC Paycom Software, Inc. | $11.99B | |
| FIG Figma, Inc. | $11.83B | |
| HUBS Hubspot Inc | $11.64B | |
| SAIL Sailpoint, Inc. | $10.96B | |
| FROG Jfrog Ltd | $10.49B | |
| ESTC Elastic N.V. | $10.21B | |
| PCOR Procore Technologies, Inc. | $9.33B | |
| PCTY Paylocity Holding Corp | $9.24B | |
| NTSK Netskope Inc | $8.99B | |
| GTLB Gitlab Inc. | $8.68B | |
| DBX Dropbox, Inc. | $8.18B | |
| S Sentinelone, Inc. | $8.06B | |
| APPF Appfolio Inc | $7.97B | |
| TTAN Servicetitan, Inc. | $7.91B | |
| DSGX Descartes Systems Group Inc | $7.86B | |
| ZETA Zeta Global Holdings Corp. | $7.51B | |
| GLBE Global-E Online Ltd. | $7.27B | |
| QLYS Qualys, Inc. | $7.18B | |
| PATH Uipath, Inc. | $6.95B | |
| NICE Nice Ltd. | $6.79B | |
| NAVN Navan, Inc. | $6.61B | |
| CVLT Commvault Systems Inc | $6.54B | |
| DUOL Duolingo, Inc. | $6.16B | |
| BOX Box Inc | $5.93B | |
| KVYO Klaviyo, Inc. | $5.73B |
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Progress Software Corp /Ma (PRGS) stock forecast FAQ
What is the Progress Software Corp /Ma (PRGS) stock forecast?
Our AI scores Progress Software Corp /Ma every trading day against every stock it covers. Create a free account and follow it to see its rating and price target.
How accurate are Progress Software Corp /Ma stock predictions?
For PRGS, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 24.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-08-12 and 2026-07-31 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 18.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-08-12 and 2026-09-30. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
How often are Progress Software Corp /Ma forecasts updated?
Progress Software Corp /Ma forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Oct. 30, 2026.
Which companies are Progress Software Corp /Ma's industry peers?
60 issuers in our coverage, PRGS included, share the SEC industry code Services-Prepackaged Software. The largest are: Microsoft Corp (MSFT), Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR), Oracle Corp (ORCL), Sap Se (SAP), Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. (CRWD), Shopify Inc. (SHOP).
This analysis is generated automatically using our proprietary AI systems and should not be considered personalized investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always conduct your own research and consider consulting a financial advisor before making investment decisions.