Pegasystems (PEGA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Pegasystems Inc. is a software company that develops enterprise applications for customer engagement, workflow automation and business process management. Its technology helps organizations manage customer interactions, automate repetitive work, coordinate complex processes and make data-driven decisions across departments and channels.

The company’s portfolio includes Pega Platform, a low-code application development and workflow platform, along with solutions for customer service, sales automation, marketing, decisioning and artificial intelligence. Pegasystems also offers robotic process automation and related automation tools designed to connect systems, streamline operations and improve employee and customer experiences.

Founded in 1983 by Alan Trefler, Pegasystems is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The company serves organizations in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other international markets, with customers across industries including financial services, insurance, healthcare, communications, government and manufacturing. Alan Trefler has served as the company’s founder and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $35.38 to $36.75
• 50-Day Range: $31.88 to $38.71
• 52-Week Range: $25.10 to $68.10
• Volume: 2.57 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.88 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.96 billion
• P/E Ratio: 22.62
• Dividend Yield: 0.33%
• Price Target: $45.73
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Pegasystems Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Pegasystems scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 63rd out of 587 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Pegasystems has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Pegasystems has a consensus price target of $45.73, representing about 25.6% upside from its current price of $36.42.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Pegasystems has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.20%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Pegasystems are expected to grow by 14.20% in the coming year, from $1.69 to $1.93 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Pegasystems is 28.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 35.86.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Pegasystems is 28.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 63.51.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Pegasystems has a P/B Ratio of 10.87. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.67% 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 4.64.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Pegasystems has recently decreased by 15.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Pegasystems has a dividend yield of 0.33%, 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 7.45%. 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 6.22% next year. This indicates that Pegasystems will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.06

News Sentiment

Pegasystems has a news sentiment score of 0.06. 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 0.48 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 31 news articles for Pegasystems this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

8 people have searched for PEGA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Pegasystems to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 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 $1,921,657.00 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 9/16 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/16 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/16/2026
• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 10/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 10/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/20/2026
• Today: 10/24/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: 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: $45.73
• High Price Target: $60.00
• Low Price Target: $25.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.61
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.62
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.55
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $393.44 million
• Net Margins: 16.86%
• Pretax Margin: 10.35%
• Return on Equity: 35.22%
• Return on Assets: 15.55%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.04
• Quick Ratio: 1.06

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.75 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.41
• Cash Flow: $2.10 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.34
• Book Value: $3.35 per share
• Price / Book: 10.87

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 163,660,000
• Free Float: 84,451,000
• Market Cap: $5.96 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.89