Q1 Earnings Forecast for Pegasystems Issued By DA Davidson

Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ:PEGA) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Pegasystems in a research note issued to investors on Friday, February 14th. DA Davidson analyst G. Luria anticipates that the technology company will earn $0.19 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Pegasystems’ current full-year earnings is $1.63 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Pegasystems’ FY2026 earnings at $2.16 EPS.

Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The technology company reported $1.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by ($0.20). Pegasystems had a net margin of 8.29% and a return on equity of 37.83%.

PEGA has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Wedbush boosted their target price on Pegasystems from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. KeyCorp reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $118.00 price objective on shares of Pegasystems in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Pegasystems from $99.00 to $123.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Pegasystems from $103.00 to $97.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 14th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Pegasystems from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $99.36.

Pegasystems Stock Up 1.2 %

NASDAQ PEGA opened at $86.06 on Monday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $98.85 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $84.18. Pegasystems has a 12-month low of $54.55 and a 12-month high of $113.67. The firm has a market cap of $7.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 62.82 and a beta of 1.11.

Pegasystems Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 16th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 2nd were issued a $0.03 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 2nd. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.14%. Pegasystems’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 11.88%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Pegasystems

In other Pegasystems news, CFO Kenneth Stillwell sold 6,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.67, for a total transaction of $586,954.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 18,466 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,748,176.22. This trade represents a 25.14 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CAO Efstathios A. Kouninis sold 299 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.90, for a total transaction of $28,973.10. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 14,003 shares of company stock valued at $1,346,086. 50.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Pegasystems

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Pegasystems by 189.0% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,364,242 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $220,347,000 after buying an additional 1,546,281 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans bought a new stake in Pegasystems in the fourth quarter worth $66,542,000. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in shares of Pegasystems by 398.4% in the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 702,838 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $65,505,000 after acquiring an additional 561,807 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Pegasystems during the fourth quarter valued at $44,343,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Pegasystems in the 4th quarter worth about $27,623,000. Institutional investors own 46.89% of the company’s stock.

About Pegasystems

Pegasystems Inc develops, markets, licenses, hosts, and supports enterprise software in the United States, rest of the Americas, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company provides Pega Infinity, a software portfolio comprising of Pega Customer Decision Hub, a real-time AI-powered decision engine to enhance customer acquisition and experiences across inbound, outbound, and paid media channels; Pega Customer Service to anticipate customer needs, connect customers to people and systems, and automate customer interactions to evolve the customer service experience, as well as to allow enterprises to deliver interactions across channels and enhance employee productivity; and Pega Platform, an intelligent automation software for increasing efficiency of clients’ processes and workflows.