William Blair Has Weak Forecast for Pegasystems Q2 Earnings

Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ:PEGA - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at William Blair dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Pegasystems in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 23rd. William Blair analyst J. Roberge now forecasts that the technology company will post earnings per share of $0.00 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.20. The consensus estimate for Pegasystems' current full-year earnings is $1.89 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Pegasystems' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.87 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.12 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.43 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.41 EPS.

Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The technology company reported $1.27 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.47 by ($0.20). Pegasystems had a return on equity of 32.09% and a net margin of 6.63%.

PEGA has been the topic of a number of other reports. JMP Securities reaffirmed a "market outperform" rating and issued a $110.00 target price on shares of Pegasystems in a report on Thursday, February 13th. KeyCorp dropped their price objective on Pegasystems from $118.00 to $94.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. Rosenblatt Securities reduced their target price on Pegasystems from $115.00 to $95.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Citigroup dropped their price target on Pegasystems from $119.00 to $107.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, DA Davidson lifted their price objective on shares of Pegasystems from $70.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $100.27.

Pegasystems Trading Up 0.4 %

NASDAQ PEGA opened at $91.69 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 90.78 and a beta of 1.22. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $73.26 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $85.77. Pegasystems has a 1 year low of $55.71 and a 1 year high of $113.67.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Amalgamated Bank increased its holdings in Pegasystems by 5.3% in the 1st quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 3,060 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $213,000 after buying an additional 153 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Pegasystems by 2.8% during the 1st quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 13,756 shares of the technology company's stock worth $956,000 after acquiring an additional 370 shares in the last quarter. Wealthquest Corp bought a new position in Pegasystems in the first quarter valued at approximately $173,000. Lecap Asset Management Ltd. bought a new position in Pegasystems in the first quarter valued at approximately $1,621,000. Finally, Asset Management One Co. Ltd. raised its position in Pegasystems by 70.2% during the first quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 1,433 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $100,000 after purchasing an additional 591 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 46.89% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Pegasystems

In other news, Chairman Alan Trefler sold 31,500 shares of Pegasystems stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.38, for a total value of $2,437,470.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman now directly owns 17,308,786 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,339,353,860.68. The trade was a 0.18 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Efstathios A. Kouninis sold 658 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.90, for a total value of $59,154.20. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 1,000 shares in the company, valued at $89,900. This represents a 39.69 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 116,949 shares of company stock valued at $8,703,263 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 50.10% of the company's stock.

Pegasystems Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were paid a $0.015 dividend. This represents a $0.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.07%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 1st. Pegasystems's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 5.83%.

About Pegasystems

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.

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