Pegasystems (PEGA) Competitors

Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA) and CoreLogic (NYSE:CLGX) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and risk.

Does the media prefer PEGA or CLGX?

In the previous week, Pegasystems had 4 more articles in the media than CoreLogic. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Pegasystems and 0 mentions for CoreLogic. Pegasystems' average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat CoreLogic's score of 0.35 indicating that Pegasystems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Pegasystems	Positive
CoreLogic	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, PEGA or CLGX?

CoreLogic has higher revenue and earnings than Pegasystems. CoreLogic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pegasystems, 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
Pegasystems	$1.48B	5.03	$67.81M	$1.37	63.44
CoreLogic	$1.64B	3.59	$301.36M	$3.90	20.51

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PEGA or CLGX?

46.9% of Pegasystems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.4% of CoreLogic shares are held by institutional investors. 50.1% of Pegasystems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of CoreLogic shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PEGA or CLGX?

CoreLogic received 78 more outperform votes than Pegasystems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.05% of users gave Pegasystems an outperform vote while only 59.98% of users gave CoreLogic an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pegasystems	Outperform Votes 487 60.05%	Underperform Votes 324 39.95%
CoreLogic	Outperform Votes 565 59.98%	Underperform Votes 377 40.02%

Do analysts prefer PEGA or CLGX?

Pegasystems presently has a consensus price target of $85.90, indicating a potential downside of 1.16%. Given Pegasystems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Pegasystems is more favorable than CoreLogic.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pegasystems	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
CoreLogic	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is PEGA or CLGX more profitable?

CoreLogic has a net margin of 17.79% compared to Pegasystems' net margin of 8.29%. CoreLogic's return on equity of 38.78% beat Pegasystems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pegasystems	8.29%	37.83%	10.18%
CoreLogic	17.79%	38.78%	8.14%

Which has more volatility and risk, PEGA or CLGX?

Pegasystems has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CoreLogic has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PEGA or CLGX a better dividend stock?

Pegasystems pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. CoreLogic pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Pegasystems pays out 8.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CoreLogic pays out 33.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

Pegasystems beats CoreLogic on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.