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Pegasystems (PEGA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$66.39 -1.95 (-2.85%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$67.52 +1.13 (+1.69%)
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About Pegasystems Stock (NASDAQ:PEGA)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$65.89
$67.84
50-Day Range
$62.43
$106.09
52-Week Range
$54.55
$113.67
Volume
768,519 shs
Average Volume
668,375 shs
Market Capitalization
$5.70 billion
P/E Ratio
65.73
Dividend Yield
0.18%
Price Target
$96.09
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Pegasystems Inc. develops, markets, licenses, hosts, and supports enterprise software in the United States, rest of the Americas, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company provides Pega Infinity, a software portfolio comprising of Pega Customer Decision Hub, a real-time AI-powered decision engine to enhance customer acquisition and experiences across inbound, outbound, and paid media channels; Pega Customer Service to anticipate customer needs, connect customers to people and systems, and automate customer interactions to evolve the customer service experience, as well as to allow enterprises to deliver interactions across channels and enhance employee productivity; and Pega Platform, an intelligent automation software for increasing efficiency of clients' processes and workflows. It also offers Situational Layer Cake that organizes logic into layers that map to the unique dimensions of a client's business, such as customer types, lines of business, geographies, etc.; Pega Express Methodology and low code that connects enterprise data and systems to customer experience channels; Pega Cloud that allows clients to develop, test, and deploy applications; Pega Catalyst, which helps clients to transform and prototype their customer journeys; Pega Academy, which offers instructor-led and online training to its employees, clients, and partners; and global service assurance and client support services. It primarily markets its software and services to financial services, healthcare, communications and media, government, insurance, manufacturing and high tech, and consumer services markets through a direct sales force, as well as partnerships with technology providers and application developers. Pegasystems Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Pegasystems Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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95th Percentile Overall Score

PEGA MarketRank™: 

Pegasystems scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 87th out of 654 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Pegasystems has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Pegasystems has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Pegasystems' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Pegasystems are expected to grow by 14.29% in the coming year, from $1.89 to $2.16 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Pegasystems is 65.73, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.22.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Pegasystems is 65.73, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 38.84.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Pegasystems has a P/B Ratio of 9.73. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Pegasystems' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.70% of the float of Pegasystems has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Pegasystems has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Pegasystems has recently increased by 27.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Pegasystems has a dividend yield of 0.18%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Pegasystems does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Pegasystems is 11.88%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Pegasystems will have a dividend payout ratio of 5.56% next year. This indicates that Pegasystems will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Pegasystems' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.70% of the float of Pegasystems has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Pegasystems has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Pegasystems has recently increased by 27.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Pegasystems has a news sentiment score of 0.51. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 41 news articles for Pegasystems this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    3 people have searched for PEGA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    11 people have added Pegasystems to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 175% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Pegasystems insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $8,289,469.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    50.10% of the stock of Pegasystems is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    46.89% of the stock of Pegasystems is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Pegasystems' insider trading history.
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PEGA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Pegasystems' stock was trading at $93.20 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, PEGA shares have decreased by 28.8% and is now trading at $66.39.
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Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ:PEGA) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February, 12th. The technology company reported $1.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.47 by $0.20. Pegasystems had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 32.09% and a net margin of 6.63%.
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Pegasystems shares split on the morning of Wednesday, April 2nd 2014. The 2-1 split was announced on Monday, March 10th 2014. The newly created shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Tuesday, April 1st 2014. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Pegasystems subsidiaries include these companies: Everflow, Qurious, Valued, In The Chat, OpenSpan, Ultima Information Technology, Firefly Software, and others.

Top institutional shareholders of Pegasystems include Rhumbline Advisers (0.06%), Abacus FCF Advisors LLC (0.05%), GAMMA Investing LLC (0.05%) and L. Roy Papp & Associates LLP (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Alan Trefler, Richard H Jones, Rifat Kerim Akgonul, Leon Trefler, Sharon T Rowlands, Kenneth Stillwell and Efstathios A Kouninis.
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Shares of PEGA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Pegasystems investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), AUO (AUOTY) and DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
2/12/2025
Record date for 4/15 Dividend
4/01/2025
Ex-Dividend for 4/15 Dividend
4/01/2025
Dividend Payable
4/15/2025
Today
4/21/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
4/22/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Data processing & preparation
Sub-Industry
Application Software
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:PEGA
Employees
6,140
Year Founded
1983

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$97.27
High Stock Price Target
$123.00
Low Stock Price Target
$70.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+45.6%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.75
Research Coverage
12 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
66.26
Forward P/E Ratio
35.35
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$99.19 million
Pretax Margin
9.53%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.50 billion
Cash Flow
$2.31 per share
Price / Cash Flow
28.92
Book Value
$6.82 per share
Price / Book
9.80

Miscellaneous

Free Float
42,864,000
Market Cap
$5.74 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.22

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This page (NASDAQ:PEGA) was last updated on 4/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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