Q1 Earnings Estimate for Pegasystems Issued By KeyCorp

Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ:PEGA) – Stock analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Pegasystems in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, January 13th. KeyCorp analyst D. Au anticipates that the technology company will post earnings per share of $0.21 for the quarter. KeyCorp currently 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.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on Pegasystems from $90.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. StockNews.com raised Pegasystems from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Citigroup lifted their price target on Pegasystems from $99.00 to $123.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Barclays boosted their target price on Pegasystems from $74.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Wedbush boosted their price target on Pegasystems from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Three 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 company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $93.91.

Pegasystems Price Performance

NASDAQ PEGA opened at $100.00 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.58 billion, a PE ratio of 72.99 and a beta of 1.09. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $93.01 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $77.12. Pegasystems has a 1-year low of $45.36 and a 1-year high of $100.23.

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, beating 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 quarter last year, the business posted $0.14 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PEGA. Rhumbline Advisers raised its stake in shares of Pegasystems by 2.1% in the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 52,022 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,149,000 after acquiring an additional 1,087 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Pegasystems by 82.0% during the second quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 59,841 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,622,000 after purchasing an additional 26,959 shares during the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC grew its holdings in shares of Pegasystems by 29.9% during the second quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 1,129 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $68,000 after buying an additional 260 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 284,095 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its holdings in shares of Pegasystems by 4.5% during the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 107,824 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $6,527,000 after buying an additional 4,600 shares during the last quarter. 46.89% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Kenneth Stillwell sold 5,792 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.15, for a total value of $458,436.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 17,400 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,377,210. This represents a 24.97 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Leon Trefler sold 8,288 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.23, for a total value of $673,234.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 37,636 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,057,172.28. The trade was a 18.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 27,914 shares of company stock worth $2,414,935. Corporate insiders own 50.10% of the company’s stock.

Pegasystems Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 16th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.03 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 2nd. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.12%. Pegasystems’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.