Parsons (PSN) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

Parsons (NYSE: PSN) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 8/5/2026 – Parsons was downgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong sell”.
• 8/3/2026 – Parsons had its price target lowered by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $69.00 to $60.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 8/2/2026 – Parsons was upgraded by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from “hold” to “buy”. They now have a $52.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Parsons was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c-)” to “sell (d+)”.
• 7/30/2026 – Parsons had its price target lowered by UBS Group AG from $67.00 to $58.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Parsons had its price target lowered by Citigroup Inc. from $66.00 to $53.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Parsons had its price target lowered by Stifel Nicolaus from $79.00 to $66.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Parsons had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Truist Financial Corporation. They now have a $60.00 price target on the stock, down from $75.00.
• 7/30/2026 – Parsons had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from $70.00 to $60.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/29/2026 – Parsons had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by William Blair.
• 7/29/2026 – Parsons had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by TD Cowen.
• 7/8/2026 – Parsons had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Jefferies Financial Group Inc..
• 7/1/2026 – Parsons had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $65.00 to $66.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Parsons news, Director George L. Ball bought 20,000 shares of Parsons stock in a transaction on Friday, August 7th. The shares were bought at an average price of $47.97 per share, for a total transaction of $959,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 170,383 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,173,272.51. This trade represents a 13.30% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. 1.31% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) is a technology-driven engineering, construction, technical and professional services firm. The company delivers end-to-end solutions that span feasibility studies, design and engineering, construction management, system integration and ongoing operations support. Parsons serves both government and commercial clients and focuses on critical infrastructure, defense, security, intelligence and environmental programs.

Core services include program and construction management for transportation systems, water and environmental infrastructure, cybersecurity and advanced systems integration.