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PEGA vs. ANSS, TYL, SSNC, GWRE, FDS, AZPN, MANH, INFA, HCP, and ACIW

Should you be buying Pegasystems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pegasystems include ANSYS (ANSS), Tyler Technologies (TYL), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), Guidewire Software (GWRE), FactSet Research Systems (FDS), Aspen Technology (AZPN), Manhattan Associates (MANH), Informatica (INFA), HashiCorp (HCP), and ACI Worldwide (ACIW). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry.

Pegasystems vs.

ANSYS (NASDAQ:ANSS) and Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Pegasystems had 52 more articles in the media than ANSYS. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for Pegasystems and 5 mentions for ANSYS. ANSYS's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Pegasystems' score of 0.73 indicating that ANSYS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ANSYS
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Pegasystems
23 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

ANSYS presently has a consensus target price of $352.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.87%. Pegasystems has a consensus target price of $106.18, indicating a potential upside of 4.79%. Given Pegasystems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Pegasystems is more favorable than ANSYS.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ANSYS
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Pegasystems
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

92.4% of ANSYS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.9% of Pegasystems shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of ANSYS shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 49.7% of Pegasystems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Pegasystems received 98 more outperform votes than ANSYS when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.52% of users gave Pegasystems an outperform vote while only 53.56% of users gave ANSYS an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
ANSYSOutperform Votes
414
53.56%
Underperform Votes
359
46.44%
PegasystemsOutperform Votes
512
60.52%
Underperform Votes
334
39.48%

ANSYS has higher revenue and earnings than Pegasystems. Pegasystems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ANSYS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ANSYS$2.58B11.78$575.69M$6.7451.34
Pegasystems$1.64B5.28$99.19M$2.0649.19

ANSYS has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pegasystems has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

ANSYS has a net margin of 22.62% compared to Pegasystems' net margin of 6.63%. Pegasystems' return on equity of 32.09% beat ANSYS's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ANSYS22.62% 12.69% 9.65%
Pegasystems 6.63%32.09%9.45%

Summary

ANSYS and Pegasystems tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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PEGA vs. The Competition

MetricPegasystemsData processing & preparation IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$8.67B$4.40B$26.25B$8.66B
Dividend Yield0.12%3.69%2.86%4.19%
P/E Ratio100.3398.8145.1820.17
Price / Sales5.281,849.902,031.83161.90
Price / Cash28.9233.7434.7434.64
Price / Book14.866.667.084.72
Net Income$99.19M$46.01M$740.66M$247.80M
7 Day Performance1.31%3.48%4.00%3.36%
1 Month Performance8.88%5.93%7.39%9.71%
1 Year Performance73.18%25.30%52,442.62%14.41%

Pegasystems Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PEGA
Pegasystems
4.4988 of 5 stars
$101.33
-0.7%
$106.18
+4.8%
+76.9%$8.67B$1.64B100.336,140Trending News
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ANSS
ANSYS
2.6499 of 5 stars
$332.61
+0.5%
$352.50
+6.0%
+5.5%$29.24B$2.58B50.785,600Positive News
TYL
Tyler Technologies
4.3959 of 5 stars
$563.69
-2.3%
$687.82
+22.0%
+20.4%$24.31B$2.19B93.027,200Trending News
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
SSNC
SS&C Technologies
4.8706 of 5 stars
$79.33
-1.5%
$91.86
+15.8%
+31.8%$19.57B$5.96B26.4427,600Positive News
GWRE
Guidewire Software
3.5686 of 5 stars
$215.03
+0.0%
$207.42
-3.5%
+98.0%$18.04B$1.08B597.313,380Earnings Report
Insider Trade
FDS
FactSet Research Systems
4.3844 of 5 stars
$457.00
-0.3%
$440.22
-3.7%
+4.1%$17.34B$2.25B32.7611,200
AZPN
Aspen Technology
0.4239 of 5 stars
$264.33
flat
$276.25
+4.5%
N/A$16.73B$1.14B3,304.541,770
MANH
Manhattan Associates
3.9141 of 5 stars
$184.49
-2.3%
$210.14
+13.9%
-12.2%$11.20B$1.05B52.564,150Analyst Downgrade
INFA
Informatica
1.7813 of 5 stars
$24.09
+0.3%
$24.46
+1.5%
-15.6%$7.29B$1.66B803.275,500Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
HCP
HashiCorp
0.369 of 5 stars
$34.78
flat
$35.00
+0.6%
N/A$7.11B$654.89M-57.021,850
ACIW
ACI Worldwide
3.8823 of 5 stars
$46.12
-0.3%
$60.00
+30.1%
+36.9%$4.84B$1.67B21.863,350

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This page (NASDAQ:PEGA) was last updated on 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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