What is DA Davidson’s Estimate for Pegasystems Q2 Earnings?

Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ:PEGA) – Analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Pegasystems in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, July 22nd. DA Davidson analyst G. Luria anticipates that the technology company will post earnings per share of $0.05 for the quarter. DA Davidson has a “Neutral” rating and a $60.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Pegasystems’ current full-year earnings is $1.89 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Pegasystems’ FY2025 earnings at $1.34 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.20 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on PEGA. Wedbush lifted their price objective on Pegasystems from $68.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $60.00 target price on shares of Pegasystems in a report on Tuesday, June 3rd. KeyCorp lowered their price target on Pegasystems from $59.00 to $47.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Citigroup increased their price objective on Pegasystems from $66.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities boosted their target price on Pegasystems from $56.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Pegasystems currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $57.91.

Pegasystems Stock Up 1.3%

NASDAQ PEGA opened at $58.83 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.06 billion, a PE ratio of 50.50 and a beta of 1.13. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $51.29 and its 200 day moving average is $45.68. Pegasystems has a twelve month low of $29.84 and a twelve month high of $59.85.

Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The technology company reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.04. Pegasystems had a return on equity of 42.42% and a net margin of 13.14%. The firm had revenue of $384.51 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $345.07 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.26 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 9.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Pegasystems Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 1st were given a $0.03 dividend. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.20%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 1st. This is a boost from Pegasystems’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.02. Pegasystems’s payout ratio is currently 10.34%.

Insider Transactions at Pegasystems

In other news, insider John Gerard Higgins sold 23,660 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.12, for a total transaction of $1,209,380.90. Following the transaction, the insider owned 38,026 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,943,698.99. The trade was a 38.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CAO Efstathios A. Kouninis sold 1,196 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.50, for a total transaction of $61,594.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 332 shares in the company, valued at $17,098. The trade was a 78.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 243,788 shares of company stock worth $13,870,048. 49.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of PEGA. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA bought a new position in shares of Pegasystems during the first quarter valued at approximately $151,149,000. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in Pegasystems by 189.0% during the fourth 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 period. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Pegasystems in the 1st quarter valued at $68,229,000. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in shares of Pegasystems by 398.4% in the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Pegasystems during the 4th quarter worth $44,343,000. 46.89% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Pegasystems Company Profile

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.