Pegasystems (PEGA) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend TYL or PEGA?

Tyler Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $676.25, suggesting a potential upside of 9.98%. Pegasystems has a consensus price target of $99.36, suggesting a potential upside of 27.57%. Given Pegasystems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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 volatility and risk, TYL or PEGA?

Tyler Technologies has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pegasystems has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and 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	12.31	$263.03M	$6.06	101.47
Pegasystems	$1.50B	4.47	$99.19M	$1.01	77.12

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TYL or PEGA?

Tyler Technologies received 166 more outperform votes than Pegasystems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.75% of users gave Tyler Technologies an outperform vote while only 60.24% of users gave Pegasystems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tyler Technologies	Outperform Votes 660 74.75%	Underperform Votes 223 25.25%
Pegasystems	Outperform Votes 494 60.24%	Underperform Votes 326 39.76%

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%

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

Does the media refer more to TYL or PEGA?

In the previous week, Tyler Technologies had 17 more articles in the media than Pegasystems. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Tyler Technologies and 26 mentions for Pegasystems. Tyler Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Pegasystems' score of 0.57 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	23 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pegasystems	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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