Pegasystems (PEGA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Pegasystems Inc. is a software company specializing in customer engagement and digital process automation solutions. Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Pegasystems develops enterprise applications designed to help organizations streamline operations, manage customer interactions and automate complex workflows. Its platform supports a wide range of use cases, from sales and marketing optimization to case management and robotic process automation.

The core of Pegasystems’ offering is the Pega Platform, a low-code development environment that enables businesses to build and deploy applications with minimal hand-coding. In addition to the platform, the company provides industry-specific suites—such as Pega Customer Service, Pega Sales Automation and Pega Marketing Automation—integrating artificial intelligence and decisioning capabilities to drive real-time personalization and customer insights.

Pegasystems serves clients across financial services, insurance, healthcare, telecommunications, manufacturing and government sectors. The company maintains a global footprint with offices in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America, supporting multinational deployments and local compliance requirements. Its solutions are used by large enterprises to enhance digital transformation initiatives and improve operational efficiency.

Founded in 1983 by Alan Trefler, Pegasystems has grown from a business process management pioneer into a leading provider of intelligent automation software. Alan Trefler continues to serve as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, guiding the company’s strategy toward cloud-native and AI-driven solutions. Pegasystems remains privately headquartered in Cambridge while serving a diverse, worldwide customer base.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $57.78 to $59.44
• 50-Day Range: $49.75 to $60.39
• 52-Week Range: $29.84 to $60.96
• Volume: 1.48 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.07 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $9.93 billion
• P/E Ratio: 49.82
• Dividend Yield: 0.21%
• Price Target: $61.83
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Pegasystems Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Pegasystems scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 99th out of 669 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Pegasystems has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.78, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Pegasystems is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Pegasystems has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.29%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Pegasystems are expected to grow by 14.29% in the coming year, from $1.89 to $2.16 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Pegasystems is 49.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 280.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Pegasystems is 49.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 451.56.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Pegasystems has a P/B Ratio of 17.02. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.75% of the float of Pegasystems has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Pegasystems has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Pegasystems has recently increased by 0.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Pegasystems has a dividend yield of 0.20%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Pegasystems does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Pegasystems is 10.34%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Pegasystems will have a dividend payout ratio of 5.56% next year. This indicates that Pegasystems will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.38

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.75% of the float of Pegasystems has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Pegasystems has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Pegasystems has recently increased by 0.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.56

News Sentiment

Pegasystems has a news sentiment score of 0.56. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.88 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Pegasystems this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 7 people have searched for PEGA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -30% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

15 people have added Pegasystems to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Pegasystems insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $13,994,139.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

50.10% of the stock of Pegasystems is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

46.89% of the stock of Pegasystems is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

PEGA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PEGA shares performed this year?

Pegasystems' stock was trading at $46.60 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PEGA stock has increased by 24.5% and is now trading at $58.04.

How were Pegasystems' earnings last quarter?

Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ:PEGA) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 22nd. The technology company reported $0.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.04. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 9.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Pegasystems' stock split?

Shares of Pegasystems split before market open on Monday, June 23rd 2025.The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, June 17th 2025. The newly issued shares were payable to shareholders after the market closes on Sunday, June 22nd 2025. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Does Pegasystems have any subsidiaries?

Pegasystems subsidiaries include Everflow, Qurious, Valued, In The Chat, OpenSpan, Ultima Information Technology, Firefly Software, and others.

Who are Pegasystems' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Pegasystems include Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.37%), AQR Capital Management LLC (2.36%), Bares Capital Management Inc. (2.07%) and State Street Corp (1.70%). Insiders that own company stock include Alan Trefler, Richard H Jones, Kenneth Stillwell, Leon Trefler, Rifat Kerim Akgonul, Sharon T Rowlands, John Gerard Higgins, Larry Weber and Efstathios A Kouninis.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Pegasystems?

Shares of PEGA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Pegasystems own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Pegasystems investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), AU Optronics (AUOTY) and DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 7/01/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 7/01/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/22/2025
• Today: 9/17/2025
• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 10/01/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 10/01/2025
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: COMP - SOFTWARE
• Sub-Industry: Application Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PEGA
• CIK: 1013857
• Web: www.pega.com
• Phone: (617) 374-9600
• Fax: 617-374-9620
• Employees: 5,443
• Year Founded: 1983

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Pegasystems: $61.83
• High Price Target: $70.00
• Low Price Target: $47.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.78
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.16
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 49.82
• Forward P/E Ratio: 30.71
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $99.19 million
• Net Margins: 13.14%
• Pretax Margin: 17.55%
• Return on Equity: 42.42%
• Return on Assets: 16.24%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.41
• Quick Ratio: 1.41

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.50 billion
• Price / Sales: 6.63
• Cash Flow: $1.38 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 42.04
• Book Value: $3.41 per share
• Price / Book: 17.02

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 171,080,000
• Free Float: 85,369,000
• Market Cap: $9.93 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.08