Analyst Upside

AU · rank #16 · 2026-07-24

PRGS

NASDAQ · $1.65B (USD)

SignalSell
verdict · CAUTION

The exact numbers the algorithm saw.

Factor scores and the inputs behind this pick.
Composite score
Z-score blend of all factors below.
1.041
EPS revisions (30d)
Change in consensus EPS estimate over the past 30 days ($/share).
+$0.18
Net revisions (30d)
Number of analysts revising upward minus downward.
5
Insider signal (90d)
$0 across 0 unique buyers.
-0.121
Analyst upside
Consensus target $50.67
+37.2%
Momentum acceleration
3-month minus 12-month momentum.
+42.11%
Analyst rating
5 = Strong Buy, 1 = Strong Sell.
4.29
Gross margin TTM+85.6%
52w high$51.28
Market cap (USD)$1.65B

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Summary

PRGS is a mid-cap infrastructure software vendor with recurring ARR-driven revenue, high margins, and a recent Q2 2026 beat that showed steady growth and strong cash generation.

Rationale

The analyst_upside setup is reinforced by meaningful estimate revisions, a 37% implied upside to consensus targets, unanimous positive revision agreement, and management’s recent EPS outperformance and guidance lift.

Material risks

  • 1Progress’s growth depends on retaining and expanding its installed-base subscriptions, so larger software and cloud-native rivals could erode renewal rates and limit upside if customers modernize in-house.
  • 2Analyst targets are very dispersed and the stock’s re-rating could stall if enterprise IT spending softens or if the recent beat does not translate into follow-through revisions.

AI verdict council

Each pick is reviewed independently by 3 models before any order. 1 of 3 voted to proceed.

OpenAI
Proceed
Claude
Caution
Gemini
Error