The stored Parsons entry lists Jefferies with a $58 price target, a previous target of $52, and Buy in both the previous and current rating fields. The provider record is dated November 1, 2026. That date identifies the entry available to this article; without the original research note, it should not be treated as independent confirmation of when Jefferies distributed its call.
What does the Jefferies Parsons record contain?
The stored Parsons entry lists Jefferies with a $58 price target, a previous target of $52, and Buy in both the previous and current rating fields. The provider record is dated November 1, 2026. That date identifies the entry available to this article; without the original research note, it should not be treated as independent confirmation of when Jefferies distributed its call.
The unchanged recommendation is the important wording distinction. The target price increased, but the supplied fields do not show a rating upgrade from Hold, Neutral or another category to Buy. Describing the specific change avoids counting a target revision as a new recommendation.
How do the percentages compare?
The listed target increased by $6, or 11.5% relative to the previous $52 target. The calculation is ($58 − $52) ÷ $52 × 100. It measures the change in the price objective and says nothing by itself about a return earned in Parsons shares.
Against the archived $50.69 stock reference, the $58 target was 14.4% higher. That calculation is ($58 ÷ $50.69 − 1) × 100. The dollar gap was $7.31. Both comparisons are tied to the stored quote, not a current live price, and a price target is an opinion rather than a promised outcome.
What information is missing from the entry?
The complete Jefferies note, forecast revisions, valuation assumptions and target horizon are not included in the stored fields. The higher target alone cannot tell readers whether a change came from estimates, a different multiple or another assumption. Those explanations require an attributable source rather than inference from the direction of the revision.
The entry also does not establish a new consensus across analysts. A reader checking follow-up research would need the other firms’ dated recommendations and targets, with each firm distinguished. Repeating the same Jefferies entry under a fresh headline would not provide a second independent analyst view.
Which historical market context is retained?
The archived reference data placed Parsons between $40.07 and $51.74 over 40 completed sessions, with a $45.80 twenty-day average and a 24.3% twenty-session change. These figures describe the background captured by the article. They are not a test of the analyst’s model or proof that the $58 objective is attainable.
The research task here is deliberately specific: identify the changed fields, show reproducible arithmetic and mark what remains unsourced. A direct Jefferies publication or attributable excerpt could support a later explanation of the rationale, with that update dated separately from this archived provider entry.
Source figures retained for this calculation
| Firm | Jefferies |
|---|---|
| Action | Price-target increase; Buy rating unchanged |
| New rating | Buy |
| Prior rating | Buy |
| New price target | $58.00 |
| Prior price target | $52.00 |
| Implied upside | +14.4% |
| Stock price | $50.69 |
| 40-session range | $40.07, $51.74 |
| 20-day average price | $45.80 |
| 20-session change | +24.3% |
Sources and calculation method
The named analyst action and historical quote come from the Moomoo OpenD record retained with this article, dated 2026-11-01. Percentage changes are calculated directly from the displayed targets and reference price. The full firm research note was not supplied with the entry.
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Current market context
This live panel is separate from the archived figures used above.
