Pegasystems Inc. develops, markets, licenses, and supports software applications for marketing, sales automation, customer service, and operations in the United States and internationally. It provides Pega Platform, an application development product for clients. The company offers customer engagement applications, including Pega Marketing that enable enterprises to enhance customer acquisition and experiences across inbound, outbound, and paid media channels; Pega sales automation to automate and manage the sales process; and Pega customer service to anticipate customer needs, connect customers, the right people and systems, and automate customer interactions to evolve the customer service experience and to allow enterprises to deliver interactions across channels and enhance employee productivity. It also provides digital process automation products, such as industry-specific software applications that include real-time, omni-channel AI; end-to-end robotic automation; journey-centric rapid delivery; software that writes your software; and unified future-proof platform for businesses with robust capabilities to automate industry-specific business processes. In addition, the company offers Pega Cloud that provides production, development, and testing services to accelerate the development and deployment of Pega applications and the Pega Platform, as well as guidance and implementation, technical support, and instructor-led and online training services. Pegasystems Inc. has a strategic alliance with KPMG LLP that assists government agencies for digital transformation. It primarily markets its software and services to financial services, healthcare, manufacturing and high tech, communications and media, insurance, government, consumer services, life sciences, and others through a direct sales force, as well as partnerships with technology providers and application developers. Pegasystems Inc. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Industry Data processing & preparation
Sub-IndustryApplication Software
SectorComputer and Technology
Current SymbolNASDAQ:PEGA
Previous Symbol
CUSIP70557310
Phone617-374-9600
Debt
Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A
Current Ratio2.08
Quick Ratio2.08
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E Ratio243.64
Forward P/E Ratio-670.00
P/E Growth50.12
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$840.58 million
Price / Sales5.02
Cash Flow$0.5921 per share
Price / Cash90.53
Book Value$7.89 per share
Price / Book6.79
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.22
Net Income$32.93 million
Net Margins-1.08%
Return on Equity-0.90%
Return on Assets-0.56%
Miscellaneous
Employees4,237
Outstanding Shares78,700,000
Market Cap$4.00 billion
OptionableOptionable
Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Pegasystems' stock symbol?
Pegasystems trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PEGA."
How often does Pegasystems pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Pegasystems?
Pegasystems announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, September 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, October 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.03 per share on Monday, October 15th. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.22%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 28th. View Pegasystems' Dividend History.
When did Pegasystems' stock split? How did Pegasystems' stock split work?
Pegasystems's stock split before market open on Wednesday, April 2nd 2014. The 2-1 split was announced on Monday, March 10th 2014. The newly issued shares were issued to shareholders after the closing bell on Tuesday, April 1st 2014. An investor that had 100 shares of Pegasystems stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.
How were Pegasystems' earnings last quarter?
Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ:PEGA) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, November, 7th. The technology company reported ($0.13) EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of ($0.03) by $0.10. The technology company earned $203.26 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $199.57 million. Pegasystems had a negative net margin of 1.08% and a negative return on equity of 0.90%. Pegasystems's quarterly revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.09 earnings per share. View Pegasystems' Earnings History.
When is Pegasystems' next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for PEGA?
4 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for Pegasystems' stock. Their forecasts range from $65.00 to $78.00. On average, they anticipate Pegasystems' share price to reach $71.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 33.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Pegasystems.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Pegasystems?
4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Pegasystems in the last year. There are currently 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Pegasystems.
Has Pegasystems been receiving favorable news coverage?
News coverage about PEGA stock has been trending somewhat positive on Friday, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Pegasystems earned a media sentiment score of 0.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the technology company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days.
Are investors shorting Pegasystems?
Pegasystems saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,705,780 shares, an increase of 53.8% from the September 28th total of 1,109,213 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 424,580 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.0 days. Currently, 4.7% of the company's shares are short sold. View Pegasystems' Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Pegasystems' key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Pegasystems include Autohome (ATHM), RingCentral (RNG), Zendesk (ZEN), Proofpoint (PFPT), CarGurus (CARG), Bilibili (BILI), YY (YY), Corelogic (CLGX), Zynga (ZNGA), PagSeguro Digital (PAGS), Smartsheet (SMAR), Five9 (FIVN), Trivago (TRVG), Evertec (EVTC) and Upwork (UPWK).
Who are Pegasystems' key executives?
Pegasystems' management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Alan Trefler, Founder, CEO & Chairman (Age 62)
- Mr. Kenneth R. Stillwell Jr., SVP, Chief Admin. Officer & CFO (Age 47)
- Mr. Michael R. Pyle, Sr. VP of Engineering & Product Devel. (Age 63)
- Mr. Douglas I. Kra, Sr. VP of Global Customer Success (Age 55)
- Mr. Leon Trefler, Sr. VP of Global Customer Success - Americas region (Age 57)
Who are Pegasystems' major shareholders?
Pegasystems' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (2.16%), SQN Investors LP (2.11%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (1.86%), Standard Life Aberdeen plc (1.57%), Eagle Asset Management Inc. (1.53%) and Bamco Inc. NY (1.52%). Company insiders that own Pegasystems stock include Douglas I Kra, Efstathios A Kouninis, Kenneth Stillwell, Larry Weber, Leon Trefler, Michael R Pyle, Richard H Jones, Sharon T Rowlands and Steven F Kaplan. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Pegasystems.
Which institutional investors are selling Pegasystems stock?
PEGA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including SQN Investors LP, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Acadian Asset Management LLC, Alliancebernstein L.P., AQR Capital Management LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. Company insiders that have sold Pegasystems company stock in the last year include Douglas I Kra, Efstathios A Kouninis, Kenneth Stillwell, Larry Weber, Leon Trefler, Michael R Pyle, Richard H Jones and Steven F Kaplan. View Insider Buying and Selling for Pegasystems.
Which institutional investors are buying Pegasystems stock?
PEGA stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Standard Life Aberdeen plc, Panagora Asset Management Inc., Kavi Asset Management LP, Tygh Capital Management Inc., Point72 Asset Management L.P., FMR LLC, BlackRock Inc. and Allianz Asset Management GmbH. View Insider Buying and Selling for Pegasystems.
How do I buy shares of Pegasystems?
Shares of PEGA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Pegasystems' stock price today?
One share of PEGA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $53.60.
How big of a company is Pegasystems?
Pegasystems has a market capitalization of $4.00 billion and generates $840.58 million in revenue each year. The technology company earns $32.93 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.22 on an earnings per share basis. Pegasystems employs 4,237 workers across the globe.
What is Pegasystems' official website?
How can I contact Pegasystems?
Pegasystems' mailing address is ONE ROGERS STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA, 02142. The technology company can be reached via phone at 617-374-9600 or via email at [email protected]
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