Q1 Earnings Forecast for Pegasystems Issued By KeyCorp

Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ:PEGA) – Investment analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Pegasystems in a report issued on Monday, January 13th. KeyCorp analyst D. Au anticipates that the technology company will post earnings of $0.21 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Pegasystems’ current full-year earnings is $1.61 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Pegasystems’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.21 EPS and Q3 2025 earnings at $0.11 EPS.

Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The technology company reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $325.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $326.16 million. Pegasystems had a return on equity of 37.83% and a net margin of 8.29%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.14 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on PEGA. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price target on Pegasystems from $90.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Wedbush raised 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. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Pegasystems from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Citigroup raised their target price on Pegasystems from $99.00 to $123.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on shares of Pegasystems from $74.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $93.91.

Pegasystems Stock Up 2.5 %

Pegasystems stock opened at $102.49 on Wednesday. Pegasystems has a 12-month low of $45.36 and a 12-month high of $104.59. The stock has a market cap of $8.79 billion, a PE ratio of 74.81 and a beta of 1.09. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $93.30 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $77.28.

Institutional Trading of Pegasystems

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in PEGA. Pacer Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Pegasystems in the second quarter valued at about $67,968,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in Pegasystems by 266.8% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 390,580 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $23,641,000 after purchasing an additional 284,095 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Pegasystems by 104.5% in the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 554,777 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $33,381,000 after purchasing an additional 283,508 shares during the last quarter. Foundry Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Pegasystems in the third quarter valued at approximately $9,567,000. Finally, Eagle Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Pegasystems by 440.5% during the third quarter. Eagle Asset Management Inc. now owns 147,350 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $10,770,000 after acquiring an additional 120,090 shares during the last quarter. 46.89% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Pegasystems

In other Pegasystems news, CFO Kenneth Stillwell sold 2,000 shares of Pegasystems stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.00, for a total transaction of $188,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 16,466 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,547,804. The trade was a 10.83 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Rifat Kerim Akgonul sold 1,000 shares of Pegasystems stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.07, for a total value of $80,070.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 47,119 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,772,818.33. The trade was a 2.08 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 27,914 shares of company stock valued at $2,414,935. Corporate insiders own 50.10% of the company’s stock.

Pegasystems Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 16th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 0.12%. Pegasystems’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.