Q2 EPS Estimates for Pegasystems Reduced by William Blair

Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ:PEGA - Free Report) - Stock analysts at William Blair dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Pegasystems in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 23rd. William Blair analyst J. Roberge now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings per share of $0.00 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.20. The consensus estimate for Pegasystems' current full-year earnings is $1.89 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Pegasystems' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.87 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.12 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.43 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.41 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on PEGA. JMP Securities reaffirmed a "market outperform" rating and issued a $110.00 target price on shares of Pegasystems in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Barclays reiterated a "positive" rating on shares of Pegasystems in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Citigroup reduced their price target on Pegasystems from $119.00 to $107.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Wedbush reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $125.00 price objective on shares of Pegasystems in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, KeyCorp reduced their target price on Pegasystems from $118.00 to $94.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $100.27.

Pegasystems Stock Performance

PEGA traded up $0.92 during trading on Monday, hitting $92.08. The stock had a trading volume of 1,043,638 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,002,506. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 91.17 and a beta of 1.22. Pegasystems has a twelve month low of $55.71 and a twelve month high of $113.67. The company's 50-day moving average price is $73.60 and its 200 day moving average price is $85.93.

Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The technology company reported $1.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.47 by ($0.20). Pegasystems had a net margin of 6.63% and a return on equity of 32.09%.

Pegasystems Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were given a dividend of $0.015 per share. This represents a $0.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.07%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 1st. Pegasystems's payout ratio is currently 5.83%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Pegasystems

In other news, Chairman Alan Trefler sold 31,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.38, for a total value of $2,437,470.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman now directly owns 17,308,786 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,339,353,860.68. The trade was a 0.18 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CAO Efstathios A. Kouninis sold 658 shares of Pegasystems stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.90, for a total value of $59,154.20. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 1,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $89,900. This represents a 39.69 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 135,762 shares of company stock valued at $10,386,802 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 50.10% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pegasystems

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in Pegasystems by 189.0% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,364,242 shares of the technology company's stock worth $220,347,000 after purchasing an additional 1,546,281 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans acquired a new stake in Pegasystems during the 4th quarter worth approximately $66,542,000. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its position in Pegasystems by 398.4% during the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 702,838 shares of the technology company's stock worth $65,505,000 after purchasing an additional 561,807 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Pegasystems in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $44,343,000. Finally, Teacher Retirement System of Texas grew its stake in Pegasystems by 275.3% during the first quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 603,183 shares of the technology company's stock worth $41,933,000 after buying an additional 442,462 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 46.89% of the company's stock.

Pegasystems Company Profile

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.