Pegasystems (PEGA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA) is a global software company specializing in customer engagement and digital process automation. Founded in 1983 by Alan Trefler and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Pegasystems has built a reputation for delivering enterprise-grade solutions that help organizations streamline operations, improve customer experiences, and drive digital transformation initiatives. The company’s technology portfolio is designed to support complex workflows and real-time decisioning across diverse industries.

At the core of Pegasystems’ offering is the Pega Platform, a unified low-code application development environment that enables rapid design and deployment of custom business applications. The platform integrates robotic process automation (RPA), artificial intelligence, case management, and real-time analytics to automate routine tasks and guide user interactions. Complementary products include Pega Customer Decision Hub for personalized recommendations, Pega Sales Automation for salesforce enablement, and Pega Marketing for omnichannel campaign management.

Pegasystems serves a broad range of industries, including financial services, insurance, healthcare, telecommunications, manufacturing, and government. With offices and delivery centers across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America, the company supports multinational enterprises and public sector organizations seeking to modernize legacy systems and accelerate time to value. Pegasystems’ solutions help clients tackle challenges such as regulatory compliance, customer retention, and operational efficiency in global markets.

Alan Trefler continues to lead Pegasystems as Chairman and CEO, supported by a management team with deep expertise in software engineering, product development, and customer success. Under their guidance, the company hosts PegaWorld, an annual conference focused on industry trends, product innovations, and best practices for digital transformation. Pegasystems remains committed to advancing its technology roadmap, expanding its ecosystem of partners, and delivering solutions that enable organizations to adapt quickly to changing market demands.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $54.64 to $55.28
• 50-Day Range: $45.58 to $54.68
• 52-Week Range: $28.31 to $56.84
• Volume: 74,749 shs
• Average Volume: 1.57 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $9.31 billion
• P/E Ratio: 52.74
• Dividend Yield: 0.22%
• Price Target: $54.05
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Pegasystems Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Pegasystems scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 137th out of 653 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

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 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.29%

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 53.20, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.87.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Pegasystems is 53.20, 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 36.97.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Pegasystems has a P/B Ratio of 16.07. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.82% 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 2.4, 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 93.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Pegasystems has a dividend yield of 0.22%, 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 11.65%. 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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.38

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.82% 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 2.4, 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 93.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.53

News Sentiment

Pegasystems has a news sentiment score of 0.53. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Pegasystems this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

27 people have searched for PEGA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 800% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

12 people have added Pegasystems to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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 $15,621,291.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

49.70% 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.

PEGA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PEGA shares performed this year?

Pegasystems' stock was trading at $46.60 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, PEGA shares have increased by 17.6% and is now trading at $54.8120.

How were Pegasystems' earnings last quarter?

Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ:PEGA) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February, 12th. The technology company reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.10. Pegasystems had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 44.72% and a net margin of 11.98%.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Pegasystems' stock split?

Shares of Pegasystems split on the morning of Monday, June 23rd 2025.The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, June 17th 2025. The newly created shares were issued to shareholders after the market closes on Sunday, June 22nd 2025. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Does Pegasystems have any subsidiaries?

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

Who are Pegasystems' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Pegasystems include Private Client Services LLC (0.02%), Upper Left Wealth Management LLC and Parallel Advisors LLC. Insiders that own company stock include Alan Trefler, Richard H Jones, Rifat Kerim Akgonul, Leon Trefler, Sharon T Rowlands, Kenneth Stillwell, John Gerard Higgins, Larry Weber and Efstathios A Kouninis.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Pegasystems?

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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Pegasystems own?

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), AU Optronics (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
• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 7/01/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 7/01/2025
• Today: 7/08/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/23/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: COMP - SOFTWARE
• Sub-Industry: Application Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PEGA
• CIK: 1013857
• Web: www.pega.com
• Phone: (617) 374-9600
• Fax: 617-374-9620
• Employees: 5,443
• Year Founded: 1983

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $54.05
• High Stock Price Target: $66.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $39.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -1.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.03
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 53.09
• Forward P/E Ratio: 28.93
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $99.19 million
• Net Margins: 11.98%
• Pretax Margin: 17.30%
• Return on Equity: 44.72%
• Return on Assets: 15.17%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.39
• Quick Ratio: 1.39

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.64 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.70
• Cash Flow: $1.43 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 38.35
• Book Value: $3.41 per share
• Price / Book: 16.04

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 171,164,000
• Free Float: 85,411,000
• Market Cap: $9.36 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.13