Wedbush Weighs in on Pegasystems’ Q4 Earnings (NASDAQ:PEGA)

Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ:PEGA) – Research analysts at Wedbush lowered their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Pegasystems in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 22nd. Wedbush analyst D. Ives now expects that the technology company will post earnings per share of $0.47 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.52. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $75.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Pegasystems’ current full-year earnings is $1.89 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Pegasystems’ Q1 2026 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.19 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.15 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.36 EPS.

Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 21st. The technology company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.12. Pegasystems had a return on equity of 43.49% and a net margin of 16.05%.The company had revenue of $381.35 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $351.95 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.39 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 17.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

PEGA has been the subject of a number of other reports. Rosenblatt Securities raised their price objective on Pegasystems from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Loop Capital raised their price objective on Pegasystems from $60.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Barclays raised their price objective on Pegasystems from $58.00 to $67.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Wall Street Zen raised Pegasystems from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Finally, DA Davidson raised Pegasystems from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $60.00 to $85.00 in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $69.61.

Pegasystems Price Performance

Shares of PEGA opened at $65.49 on Monday. Pegasystems has a 1 year low of $29.84 and a 1 year high of $68.10. The company has a market capitalization of $11.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.95 and a beta of 1.08. The business has a 50-day moving average of $57.02 and a 200-day moving average of $52.23.

Pegasystems Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, October 1st were issued a dividend of $0.03 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, October 1st. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Pegasystems’s payout ratio is currently 8.05%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Chairman Alan Trefler sold 45,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.73, for a total transaction of $2,552,850.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman owned 44,979,364 shares in the company, valued at $2,551,679,319.72. The trade was a 0.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Larry Weber sold 2,636 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $56.98, for a total value of $150,199.28. Following the sale, the director owned 10,632 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $605,811.36. This represents a 19.87% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 207,600 shares of company stock valued at $12,232,922. Corporate insiders own 50.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Pegasystems by 139.7% during the first quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 549 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 320 shares during the last quarter. Spire Wealth Management boosted its position in shares of Pegasystems by 274.2% during the second quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 565 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 414 shares during the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. purchased a new position in shares of Pegasystems during the third quarter valued at approximately $33,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of Pegasystems by 50.5% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 599 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 201 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in shares of Pegasystems by 902.9% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 682 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 614 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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.