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Pershing Square Inc.

$PS·$14B·Asset Management·Financial Services
$34.71-4.1%1Y+43.4%
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PSPS
$PSPershing Square Inc.
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $PS, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-07-16

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Pershing Square recently IPO'd with 'baby Buffett' positioning — Ackman's Meta bet finally paying off.

Pershing Square Inc. is Bill Ackman's newly-public asset-management holding company — the 'baby Buffett' permanent-capital vehicle that generates management fees plus carries a portfolio of concentrated positions. The stock is up 50% over the past year on continued portfolio performance.

  • Revenue growth trajectory reflects the recently-public status — the underlying business economics depend on continued AUM growth and portfolio performance; the Q2 earnings will be the first meaningful public print.
  • Trades at 36x TTM sales with negative TTM P/E on cyclical losses; the equity value depends on the permanent-capital structure's long-term compounding proposition rather than trailing metrics.
  • The July 2 quarterly dividend initiation ($0.001) is a signaling move that the corpus captures — a permanent-capital vehicle initiating dividends validates the structural-quality thesis.
  • Ackman's Meta bet finally paying off (per news) captures the specific portfolio-position-based rally driver; Pershing's Meta position is one of the largest concentrations.
  • Zero insider transactions in the last 30 days — clean absence of distributing signal, consistent with the recently-public status and Ackman's continued conviction.

September 2 Q2 earnings is where the permanent-capital vehicle's economics first get shown publicly: management fees held plus specific portfolio-performance commentary is what confirms the setup; the recent $55-to-$36 collapse in 10 days captured a specific unwind that Q2 has to address. Real 'baby Buffett' permanent-capital structure with real Ackman conviction — the setup rewards continued portfolio performance.

Agrees with X sentimentThe mixed X read on Citi's Buy initiation, the BofA Neutral $42 PT and 'baby Buffett' framing versus the $55-to-$36 collapse concerns is analytically fair. Ackman's Meta position paying off is a real portfolio-performance signal supporting the fundamental thesis.

What to watch: Sept 2 Q2 earnings — need management fees held and specific portfolio-performance commentary. Another quarter with the $55-to-$36 collapse pattern extending is where the multiple compresses further.

On the calendar: 2026-09-02 — Q2 earnings

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X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Mixed sentiment5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-05-27

Pershing Square posts are directionally mixed, with bullish framing on Citi initiating Buy and the 'baby Buffett' permanent-capital model praised by BofA at Neutral $42 PT, offset by bearish takes on a $55 to $36 collapse in 10 days even with Ackman buying. The structural-quality thesis tempers the price action concerns.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Bill Ackman's publicly listed alternative asset manager running concentrated long equity activist strategies.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Asset Management sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $PS.

Asset Management · Financial Services

No material change from last week — AI infrastructure (data centers, power, logistics) and Bitcoin treasury strategies, both of which require patient institutional capital that private market..

What this means for $PS

Partial — Bill Ackman's publicly listed alternative asset manager running concentrated long equity activist strategies; the Bitcoin treasury and AI infrastructure alternative asset allocation shift is a secondary rather than primary near-term earnings catalyst.

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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-26.4How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
-17.5%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
-36.6%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
-0.2%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
36.5Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-73.1%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
78.9%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
3.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026Jun 4, 2026$0.09$0.09-4.0%
Q1 2026Apr 13, 2026$0.29——
Next earningsWed, Sep 2·consensus EPS $0.13

Forward consensus

4-year forecast · up to 5 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$378.9M$344.3M – $407.7M$0.77$0.67 – $0.863
FY27$561.0M$509.7M – $603.5M$1.00$0.89 – $1.115
FY28$682.5M$682.5M – $682.6M$1.18$1.04 – $1.304
FY29$744.0M$676.0M – $800.5M$1.35$1.19 – $1.483

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.4×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.—Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-3.9%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.—Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 344.1M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.0% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.005-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.FilingActive offeringA shelf registration (S-3 / S-3ASR / S-1) or prospectus supplement (424B*) was filed in the last 90 days — the company is registered to (or actively) issuing new shares. Dilution risk.

SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KPress release / Reg FDJun 48-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Pershing Square Inc. (PS) disclosed a dividend declaration or distribution announcement under 8-K Item 7.01. The dividend is $0.001 per share. Dividend announcements are material events that directly impact shareholder returns and signal management's view of the company's financial health and cash flow sustainability. Investors monitor dividend continuity and growth as indicators of long-term financial strength.

SC 13DActivist position (5%+)May 7SC 13D
AI summary

Pershing Square PSUS Holdings, LLC and related entities (Pershing Square Inc., Pershing Square Partner Group, LLC, and Pershing Square Management, LLC — collectively the Ackman investment management complex) filed a Schedule 13D for Pershing Square USA Ltd.'s (PSUS) 7.50% Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares, disclosing 100% beneficial ownership of 1,000,000 preferred shares. The filing date is April 30, 2026, coinciding with the PSUS/PS combined IPO. This is the management entity's full ownership of the PSUS preferred share class — a related-party structural ownership disclosure with no outside investor implications.

3New insider — initial holdingsMay 73
AI summary

Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. and associated entities (including Pershing Square Inc., PSPG, and William A. Ackman) filed a Form 3 for Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. (HHH), disclosing aggregate beneficial ownership of approximately 87.2 million shares of HHH common stock held indirectly — including 59.4M shares via the PSUS private placement investment, 18.5M in direct PSCM funds, 9M in a GRAT, and smaller amounts. The filing is triggered by becoming a Section 16 reporting person following the PS/PSUS IPO structure change. Long-standing material HHH position (~28%+ stake) now surfacing through Section 16 following IPO-driven restructuring.

8-KMaterial agreementMay 18-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation · Item 3.02: Unregistered equity sale · Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

Pershing Square Inc. filed an 8-K on April 28-30, 2026 upon completion of its IPO alongside the Pershing Square USA Ltd. (PSUS) IPO (the 'combined offering'). Key agreements entered into include Registration Rights Agreements for management and other investors, and the Fourth Amended and Restated LP Agreement for Pershing Square Capital Management LP. A credit agreement was also entered into with Bank of America as administrative agent. PSUS raised $5 billion in total ($2.974B private placement + ~$2B IPO) and PS Inc. became a publicly listed management company — a landmark and complex structural event for the Ackman hedge fund complex.

424B4Prospectus supplement (offering)Apr 30424B4
AI summary

Pershing Square Inc. filed its 424B4 final IPO prospectus for 8,103,392 shares of common stock distributed at no incremental cost to PSUS IPO investors (1 PS share per 5 PSUS shares purchased). PSUS raised $5.0 billion total: $2.974B from private placement investors (family offices 28%, pension funds 24%, insurance 20%, UHNW 13%) and ~$2.0B from the PSUS IPO at $50/share. Post-transaction, senior management initially owns ~63.93% of PS Inc. common stock. Landmark combined closed-end fund + management company IPO; PS Inc. is the publicly listed vehicle for Bill Ackman's management economics.

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 293
AI summary

Pershing Square Partner Group, LLC (PSPG) filed a Form 3 for Pershing Square Inc. (PS) on April 29, 2026, reporting 197,732,599 common shares directly held plus equivalent M Units redeemable for the same number of PS common shares. M Units vest over a 10-year schedule (6.25%/yr years 1-4, 8.33%/yr years 5-7, 16.67%/yr years 8-10) except Ackman's which are fully vested. Initial Section 16 disclosure for the management partnership entity holding the large insider equity block at PS Inc.'s IPO.

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 293
AI summary

Pershing Square Management, LLC filed a Form 3 for Pershing Square Inc. (PS) as a new Section 16 reporter on April 29, 2026 (IPO date). ManagementCo holds one Special Voting Share with no economic rights but voting power equal to whatever is needed to give ManagementCo majority of combined voting power over PS. ManagementCo governs through a voting proxy from Ackman and five other partners; no individual member is a majority controller alone. Structural control filing reflecting the super-voting management arrangement at PS Inc.'s IPO.

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 293
AI summary

Pershing Square Inc. filed a Form 3 on April 29, 2026 for Halit Coussin, CLO and CCO, who also serves as a Director. Coussin directly owns 2,890,220 common shares plus M Units exchangeable for 7,016,278 additional common shares (unvested, standard 10-year vesting). Initial Section 16 disclosure at PS IPO for a senior officer and director.

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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Bill Ackman's Big Bet On Meta Stock Is Finally Paying Off: Here's The 2026 Gain So Farbenzinga.com·7d agoPershing Square Initiates Quarterly Dividendwsj.com·14d agoPershing Square Declares Third Quarter 2026 Dividendbusinesswire.com·14d agoPS&S Announces Six Promotions Across Northeast Operationsglobenewswire.com·25d agoBill Ackman Reveals “Important Cornerstone” of SpaceX's Value That Will Surprise Many247wallst.com·29d ago

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