Pegasystems (PEGA) Competitors

Tyler Technologies (NYSE:TYL) and Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Is TYL or PEGA more profitable?

Tyler Technologies has a net margin of 12.30% compared to Pegasystems' net margin of 6.63%. Pegasystems' return on equity of 32.09% beat Tyler Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tyler Technologies	12.30%	10.15%	6.63%
Pegasystems	6.63%	32.09%	9.45%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TYL or PEGA?

Tyler Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Pegasystems. Pegasystems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tyler Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tyler Technologies	$2.14B	11.71	$263.03M	$6.06	95.86
Pegasystems	$1.50B	4.35	$99.19M	$1.01	75.02

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TYL or PEGA?

93.3% of Tyler Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.9% of Pegasystems shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Tyler Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 50.1% of Pegasystems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor TYL or PEGA?

In the previous week, Tyler Technologies had 3 more articles in the media than Pegasystems. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Tyler Technologies and 17 mentions for Pegasystems. Tyler Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Pegasystems' score of 0.78 indicating that Tyler Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tyler Technologies	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pegasystems	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TYL or PEGA?

Tyler Technologies received 164 more outperform votes than Pegasystems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.66% of users gave Tyler Technologies an outperform vote while only 60.34% of users gave Pegasystems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tyler Technologies	Outperform Votes 660 74.66%	Underperform Votes 224 25.34%
Pegasystems	Outperform Votes 496 60.34%	Underperform Votes 326 39.66%

Do analysts recommend TYL or PEGA?

Tyler Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $676.25, suggesting a potential upside of 16.42%. Pegasystems has a consensus target price of $99.36, suggesting a potential upside of 31.14%. Given Pegasystems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Pegasystems is more favorable than Tyler Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tyler Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
Pegasystems	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has more risk & volatility, TYL or PEGA?

Tyler Technologies has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pegasystems has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Tyler Technologies beats Pegasystems on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.