What is Wedbush’s Forecast for Pegasystems Q1 Earnings?

Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ:PEGA) – Research analysts at Wedbush issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Pegasystems in a report issued on Thursday, February 13th. Wedbush analyst D. Ives anticipates that the technology company will post earnings of $0.32 per share for the quarter. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $100.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Pegasystems’ current full-year earnings is $1.63 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Pegasystems’ Q4 2026 earnings at $1.30 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.18 EPS.

Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The technology company reported $1.27 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%.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on PEGA. Barclays decreased their target price on Pegasystems from $103.00 to $97.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Citigroup increased their target price on Pegasystems from $99.00 to $123.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $118.00 price target on shares of Pegasystems in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and issued a $110.00 price target on shares of Pegasystems in a report on Thursday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on Pegasystems from $90.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $99.36.

Pegasystems Stock Performance

PEGA opened at $85.02 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $7.29 billion, a PE ratio of 62.06 and a beta of 1.11. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $99.04 and a 200-day moving average of $83.97. Pegasystems has a 52-week low of $54.55 and a 52-week high of $113.67.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Principal Securities Inc. boosted its position in shares of Pegasystems by 150.5% in the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 278 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 167 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC bought a new position in shares of Pegasystems in the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Pegasystems by 85.6% in the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 323 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Pegasystems by 49.1% in the 3rd quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 656 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 216 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Financial Management Professionals Inc. bought a new position in shares of Pegasystems in the 3rd quarter worth $57,000. 46.89% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Pegasystems

In other Pegasystems news, insider Leon Trefler sold 752 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.60, for a total value of $71,139.20. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 36,884 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,489,226.40. This trade represents a 2.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Kenneth Stillwell sold 6,200 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.67, for a total value of $586,954.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 18,466 shares in the company, valued at $1,748,176.22. The trade was a 25.14 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 14,003 shares of company stock valued at $1,346,086 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 50.10% of the company’s stock.

Pegasystems Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 16th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.03 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, January 2nd. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.14%. Pegasystems’s dividend payout ratio is 8.76%.

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.