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
Industry Data processing & preparation
Sub-IndustryApplication Software
SectorComputer and Technology
Phone617-374-9600
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$891.58 million
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees4,650
Next Earnings Date5/9/2019 (Estimated)
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 declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, March 18th. Investors of record on Monday, April 1st will be given a dividend of $0.03 per share on Monday, April 15th. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.19%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 29th. View Pegasystems' Dividend History.
When did Pegasystems' stock split? How did Pegasystems' stock split work?
Shares of Pegasystems split on the morning of Wednesday, April 2nd 2014. The 2-1 split was announced on Monday, March 10th 2014. The newly minted shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes 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 quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February, 20th. The technology company reported $0.36 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.16 by $0.20. The technology company earned $256.36 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $252.71 million. Pegasystems had a net margin of 1.19% and a return on equity of 0.34%. Pegasystems's revenue was up .7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.45 earnings per share. View Pegasystems' Earnings History.
When is Pegasystems' next earnings date?
What guidance has Pegasystems issued on next quarter's earnings?
Pegasystems updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Wednesday, February, 20th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.50 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $0.62. The company issued revenue guidance of $965 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $941.86 million.Pegasystems also updated its FY 2019 guidance to $0.50-0.50 EPS.
What price target have analysts set for PEGA?
2 brokerages have issued twelve-month price targets for Pegasystems' shares. Their forecasts range from $72.00 to $84.00. On average, they anticipate Pegasystems' share price to reach $78.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 20.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Pegasystems.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Pegasystems?
2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Pegasystems in the last year. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Pegasystems.
Has Pegasystems been receiving favorable news coverage?
Press coverage about PEGA stock has been trending somewhat positive on Tuesday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog 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 1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the technology company a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.
Are investors shorting Pegasystems?
Pegasystems saw a drop in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,223,774 shares, a drop of 37.4% from the February 28th total of 1,954,430 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 411,214 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.0 days. Currently, 3.5% of the company's shares are sold short. View Pegasystems' Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Pegasystems' key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Pegasystems include DXC Technology (DXC), StoneCo (STNE), Autohome (ATHM), Zendesk (ZEN), RingCentral (RNG), Proofpoint (PFPT), YY (YY), Bilibili (BILI), Zynga (ZNGA), CarGurus (CARG), PagSeguro Digital (PAGS), Five9 (FIVN), Corelogic (CLGX), Globant (GLOB) and Yext (YEXT).
What other stocks do shareholders of Pegasystems own?
Who are Pegasystems' key executives?
Pegasystems' management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Alan Trefler, Founder, CEO & Chairman (Age 63)
- Mr. Kenneth R. Stillwell Jr., SVP, Chief Admin. Officer & CFO (Age 48)
- Mr. Michael R. Pyle, Sr. VP of Engineering & Product Devel. (Age 64)
- Mr. Douglas I. Kra, Sr. VP of Global Customer Success (Age 56)
- Mr. Leon Trefler, Sr. VP of Global Customer Success - Americas region (Age 58)
Who are Pegasystems' major shareholders?
Pegasystems' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include SQN Investors LP (2.69%), BlackRock Inc. (2.20%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (1.84%), Eagle Asset Management Inc. (1.53%), Ranger Investment Management L.P. (1.38%) and Standard Life Aberdeen plc (1.30%). 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 Standard Life Aberdeen plc, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Polar Capital LLP, Riverbridge Partners LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP and GAM Holding AG. 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including SQN Investors LP, Norges Bank, Lee Capital Asset Management LLC, Totem Point Management LLC, First Trust Advisors LP, MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, Ranger Investment Management L.P. and BlackRock Inc.. 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 $64.62.
How big of a company is Pegasystems?
Pegasystems has a market capitalization of $5.07 billion and generates $891.58 million in revenue each year. Pegasystems employs 4,650 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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