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Pegasystems (PEGA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$72.08
+1.46 (+2.07%)
(As of 10/4/2024 ET)

About Pegasystems Stock (NASDAQ:PEGA)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$70.63
$72.15
50-Day Range
$64.12
$73.36
52-Week Range
$37.66
$74.40
Volume
501,953 shs
Average Volume
545,623 shs
Market Capitalization
$6.13 billion
P/E Ratio
87.90
Dividend Yield
0.17%
Price Target
$83.60
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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100th Percentile Overall Score

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Pegasystems scored higher than 100% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 7th out of 664 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 2.73, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Pegasystems has been the subject of 11 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 16.23% in the coming year, from $1.54 to $1.79 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Pegasystems is 87.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 118.55.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Pegasystems is 87.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 229.16.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Pegasystems has a P/B Ratio of 17.04. 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

    2.80% 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 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Pegasystems has recently decreased by 10.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Pegasystems has a dividend yield of 0.16%, 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 14.63%. 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 6.70% next year. This indicates that Pegasystems will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

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

    2.80% 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 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Pegasystems has recently decreased by 10.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Pegasystems has a news sentiment score of 0.34. 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 0.55 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for Pegasystems this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 3 people have searched for PEGA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    5 people have added Pegasystems to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% 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 $3,206,247.00 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 $48.86 at the start of the year. Since then, PEGA stock has increased by 47.5% and is now trading at $72.08.
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Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ:PEGA) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 24th. The technology company reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.30. The company's revenue was up 17.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Pegasystems's stock split before market open on Wednesday, April 2nd 2014. The 2-1 split was announced on Monday, March 10th 2014. The newly minted shares were payable 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 Everflow, Qurious, Valued, In The Chat, OpenSpan, Ultima Information Technology, Firefly Software, and others.

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.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Pegasystems investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Netflix (NFLX), Walt Disney (DIS), Tesla (TSLA), Salesforce (CRM), CrowdStrike (CRWD) and Shopify (SHOP).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend
7/01/2024
Dividend Payable
7/15/2024
Last Earnings
7/24/2024
Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend
10/01/2024
Today
10/05/2024
Dividend Payable
10/15/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/23/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Data processing & preparation
Sub-Industry
Application Software
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:PEGA
CUSIP
70557310
Employees
5,406
Year Founded
1983

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$83.60
High Stock Price Target
$92.00
Low Stock Price Target
$70.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+16.0%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.73
Research Coverage
11 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$67.81 million
Pretax Margin
10.15%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.49 billion
Cash Flow
$2.11 per share
Book Value
$4.23 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
42,430,000
Market Cap
$6.13 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.07

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This page (NASDAQ:PEGA) was last updated on 10/6/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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