DA Davidson Comments on Pegasystems FY2025 Earnings

Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ:PEGA) – Research analysts at DA Davidson issued their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Pegasystems in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 22nd. DA Davidson analyst L. Schreiner forecasts that the technology company will post earnings per share of $1.43 for the year. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $85.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Pegasystems’ current full-year earnings is $1.89 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Pegasystems’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.61 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.43 EPS.

PEGA has been the subject of a number of other reports. Loop Capital increased their price objective on Pegasystems from $60.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Wedbush increased their price objective on Pegasystems from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Barclays increased their price objective on Pegasystems from $58.00 to $67.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday. Rosenblatt Securities increased their price target on Pegasystems from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Citigroup increased their price target on Pegasystems from $66.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Pegasystems presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $69.61.

Pegasystems Stock Performance

NASDAQ:PEGA opened at $66.27 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $11.25 billion, a PE ratio of 44.48 and a beta of 1.08. Pegasystems has a 52-week low of $29.84 and a 52-week high of $67.19. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $56.49 and a 200 day simple moving average of $51.79.

Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA) last posted 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. The business had revenue of $381.35 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $351.95 million. Pegasystems had a return on equity of 43.49% and a net margin of 16.05%.Pegasystems’s quarterly revenue was up 17.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.39 earnings per share.

Pegasystems Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Rifat Kerim Akgonul sold 4,000 shares of Pegasystems stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.97, for a total transaction of $227,880.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 70,717 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,028,747.49. The trade was a 5.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Chairman Alan Trefler sold 45,000 shares of Pegasystems stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.73, for a total value of $2,552,850.00. Following the transaction, the chairman owned 44,979,364 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,551,679,319.72. This represents a 0.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 167,146 shares of company stock valued at $9,591,204. Insiders own 50.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Pegasystems

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of PEGA. Spire Wealth Management grew its stake in Pegasystems by 274.2% in the 2nd 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. acquired a new position in Pegasystems in the 3rd quarter valued at about $33,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. grew its stake in Pegasystems by 139.7% in the 1st 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. MAI Capital Management grew its stake in Pegasystems by 124.5% in the 2nd quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 696 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 386 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in Pegasystems by 902.9% in the 3rd 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. Institutional investors own 46.89% of the company’s stock.

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.