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: $34.12 to $35.31
• 50-Day Range: $32.72 to $44.36
• 52-Week Range: $32.00 to $68.10
• Volume: 1.37 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.99 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.74 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.47
• Dividend Yield: 0.35%
• Price Target: $63.70
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Pegasystems Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Pegasystems scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 58th out of 624 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: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Pegasystems has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.73, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 8 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Pegasystems has a consensus price target of $63.70, representing about 85.4% upside from its current price of $34.35.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Pegasystems has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 15.90%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Pegasystems are expected to grow by 15.90% in the coming year, from $1.95 to $2.26 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Pegasystems is 18.47, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.78.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Pegasystems is 18.47, 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 170.15.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Pegasystems has a P/B Ratio of 8.14. 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

11.71% 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 3.39, 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 20.51%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Pegasystems has a dividend yield of 0.35%, 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 6.45%. 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 5.31% next year. This indicates that Pegasystems will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.05

News Sentiment

Pegasystems has a news sentiment score of -0.05. 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 0.52 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Pegasystems this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

13 people have searched for PEGA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 63% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Pegasystems to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.0 / 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 $2,495,599.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

48.40% 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 4/15 Dividend: 4/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 4/15 Dividend: 4/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/21/2026
• Today: 5/24/2026
• 46th Annual William Blair Growth Stock Conference: 6/02/2026
• PegaWorld 2026: 6/08/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

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: 5,598
• Year Founded: 1983

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Pegasystems: $63.70
• High Price Target: $74.00
• Low Price Target: $55.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +85.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.73
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.86
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.47
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.62
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $393.44 million
• Net Margins: 20.04%
• Pretax Margin: 11.41%
• Return on Equity: 30.05%
• Return on Assets: 14.07%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.22
• Quick Ratio: 1.22

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.70 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.38
• Cash Flow: $2.11 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.25
• Book Value: $4.22 per share
• Price / Book: 8.14

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 167,116,000
• Free Float: 86,232,000
• Market Cap: $5.74 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.88