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PEGA vs. SSNC, AZPN, FDS, GWRE, MANH, HCP, ACIW, INFA, SWI, and BLKB

Should you be buying Pegasystems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pegasystems include SS&C Technologies (SSNC), Aspen Technology (AZPN), FactSet Research Systems (FDS), Guidewire Software (GWRE), Manhattan Associates (MANH), HashiCorp (HCP), ACI Worldwide (ACIW), Informatica (INFA), SolarWinds (SWI), and Blackbaud (BLKB). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry.

Pegasystems vs.

Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA) and SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Pegasystems$1.50B3.96$99.19M$1.0168.25
SS&C Technologies$5.88B3.22$760.50M$3.0025.58

SS&C Technologies received 210 more outperform votes than Pegasystems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.71% of users gave SS&C Technologies an outperform vote while only 60.36% of users gave Pegasystems an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
PegasystemsOutperform Votes
498
60.36%
Underperform Votes
327
39.64%
SS&C TechnologiesOutperform Votes
708
76.71%
Underperform Votes
215
23.29%

Pegasystems has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SS&C Technologies has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Pegasystems presently has a consensus price target of $97.27, indicating a potential upside of 41.11%. SS&C Technologies has a consensus price target of $97.17, indicating a potential upside of 26.60%. Given Pegasystems' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Pegasystems is more favorable than SS&C Technologies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Pegasystems
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
SS&C Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.17

SS&C Technologies has a net margin of 12.93% compared to Pegasystems' net margin of 6.63%. Pegasystems' return on equity of 32.09% beat SS&C Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Pegasystems6.63% 32.09% 9.45%
SS&C Technologies 12.93%18.30%6.90%

In the previous week, Pegasystems had 7 more articles in the media than SS&C Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Pegasystems and 22 mentions for SS&C Technologies. SS&C Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Pegasystems' score of 0.84 indicating that SS&C Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Pegasystems
13 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
5 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
SS&C Technologies
17 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

46.9% of Pegasystems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.9% of SS&C Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.1% of Pegasystems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.4% of SS&C Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Pegasystems pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. SS&C Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Pegasystems pays out 11.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SS&C Technologies pays out 33.3% 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

SS&C Technologies beats Pegasystems on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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PEGA vs. The Competition

MetricPegasystemsData processing & preparation IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$5.94B$3.74B$21.52B$7.37B
Dividend Yield0.18%4.25%3.00%4.31%
P/E Ratio68.4265.0039.5017.78
Price / Sales3.96717.782,297.3094.74
Price / Cash28.9233.7434.6334.64
Price / Book10.115.725.703.98
Net Income$99.19M$43.33M$735.89M$247.33M
7 Day Performance1.81%3.25%2.02%4.31%
1 Month Performance-4.98%-8.43%-6.92%-7.80%
1 Year Performance16.96%7.14%52,780.64%1.40%

Pegasystems Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PEGA
Pegasystems
4.7669 of 5 stars
$68.93
+1.4%
$97.27
+41.1%
+15.8%$5.94B$1.50B68.426,140Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Up
SSNC
SS&C Technologies
4.9435 of 5 stars
$77.49
+1.9%
$97.17
+25.4%
+26.2%$19.09B$5.88B25.8327,600Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
AZPN
Aspen Technology
0.3898 of 5 stars
$264.33
flat
$272.00
+2.9%
N/A$16.73B$1.14B3,304.541,770Analyst Forecast
FDS
FactSet Research Systems
3.9375 of 5 stars
$436.27
+2.5%
$436.90
+0.1%
+0.3%$16.56B$2.25B31.2711,200Analyst Revision
GWRE
Guidewire Software
3.1582 of 5 stars
$192.72
+1.0%
$206.08
+6.9%
+75.9%$16.17B$1.08B535.333,380Insider Trade
Options Volume
Positive News
Gap Up
MANH
Manhattan Associates
4.5207 of 5 stars
$163.16
+2.8%
$221.00
+35.4%
-30.3%$9.91B$1.04B46.484,150Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
HCP
HashiCorp
0.3532 of 5 stars
$34.78
flat
$34.40
-1.1%
N/A$7.11B$654.89M-57.021,850News Coverage
ACIW
ACI Worldwide
1.5847 of 5 stars
$52.49
+1.2%
$53.33
+1.6%
+63.4%$5.53B$1.59B24.883,350
INFA
Informatica
3.7071 of 5 stars
$17.54
+1.3%
$24.15
+37.7%
-50.2%$5.31B$1.64B584.865,500Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
SWI
SolarWinds
3.457 of 5 stars
$18.50
+0.1%
$18.00
-2.7%
+74.6%$3.20B$796.90M29.372,300
BLKB
Blackbaud
4.2656 of 5 stars
$61.07
-0.1%
$85.33
+39.7%
-21.6%$3.01B$1.16B-10.353,200
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This page (NASDAQ:PEGA) was last updated on 4/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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