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$101.07 +0.40 (+0.40%)
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PEGA vs. ANSS, TYL, GWRE, SSNC, AZPN, FDS, 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), Guidewire Software (GWRE), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), Aspen Technology (AZPN), FactSet Research Systems (FDS), Manhattan Associates (MANH), Informatica (INFA), HashiCorp (HCP), and ACI Worldwide (ACIW). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry.

Pegasystems vs. Its Competitors

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

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$2.58B11.44$575.69M$6.7449.89
Pegasystems$1.50B5.78$99.19M$2.0649.06

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 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 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

ANSYS presently has a consensus price target of $352.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.84%. Pegasystems has a consensus price target of $106.18, suggesting a potential upside of 5.06%. Given Pegasystems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 49.7% of Pegasystems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

ANSYS has a net margin of 22.95% compared to Pegasystems' net margin of 11.98%. Pegasystems' return on equity of 44.72% beat ANSYS's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ANSYS22.95% 12.38% 9.47%
Pegasystems 11.98%44.72%15.17%

In the previous week, Pegasystems had 8 more articles in the media than ANSYS. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Pegasystems and 12 mentions for ANSYS. ANSYS's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Pegasystems' score of 0.90 indicating that ANSYS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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PEGA vs. The Competition

MetricPegasystemsCOMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$8.65B$150.73B$26.42B$8.57B
Dividend Yield0.12%1.38%2.96%4.21%
P/E Ratio49.0635.1834.6719.22
Price / Sales5.7815.022,266.80110.49
Price / Cash35.7227.1236.9655.76
Price / Book14.809.226.786.22
Net Income$99.19M$3.58B$778.05M$249.15M
7 Day Performance-0.14%-0.76%-0.43%-1.04%
1 Month Performance2.67%-1.05%2.58%2.48%
1 Year Performance77.85%38.58%52,090.58%15.31%

Pegasystems Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PEGA
Pegasystems
4.1517 of 5 stars
$101.07
+0.4%
$106.18
+5.1%
+77.8%$8.65B$1.50B49.065,443Dividend Increase
Insider Trade
ANSS
ANSYS
2.6152 of 5 stars
$342.14
+0.8%
$352.50
+3.0%
+3.4%$30.08B$2.58B52.245,600Positive News
Short Interest ↑
TYL
Tyler Technologies
4.6199 of 5 stars
$580.36
+0.7%
$680.50
+17.3%
+20.4%$25.03B$2.19B95.777,200Insider Trade
GWRE
Guidewire Software
4.2691 of 5 stars
$257.35
+0.6%
$247.00
-4.0%
+82.1%$21.59B$1.14B714.863,380Positive News
Insider Trade
Short Interest ↓
SSNC
SS&C Technologies
4.7582 of 5 stars
$81.22
+0.7%
$91.86
+13.1%
+28.4%$20.03B$5.96B27.0727,600Positive News
AZPN
Aspen Technology
0.4187 of 5 stars
$264.33
flat
$276.25
+4.5%
N/A$16.73B$1.14B3,304.541,770
FDS
FactSet Research Systems
4.3199 of 5 stars
$426.79
-1.3%
$448.00
+5.0%
+4.3%$16.20B$2.25B30.5911,200Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
MANH
Manhattan Associates
4.4905 of 5 stars
$193.65
+0.5%
$210.14
+8.5%
-20.6%$11.76B$1.05B55.174,150
INFA
Informatica
1.5483 of 5 stars
$24.16
+0.1%
$24.46
+1.3%
-19.6%$7.31B$1.66B805.445,500
HCP
HashiCorp
0.3798 of 5 stars
$34.78
flat
$35.00
+0.6%
N/A$7.11B$654.89M-57.021,850News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
ACIW
ACI Worldwide
4.1555 of 5 stars
$47.79
+1.0%
$60.00
+25.5%
+24.3%$5.01B$1.67B22.653,350

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This page (NASDAQ:PEGA) was last updated on 6/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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