KeyCorp Estimates Pegasystems’ Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:PEGA)

Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ:PEGA) – Equities research analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Pegasystems in a research note issued on Monday, January 13th. KeyCorp analyst D. Au forecasts that the technology company will post earnings per share of $0.21 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 announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The technology company reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $325.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $326.16 million. Pegasystems had a return on equity of 37.83% and a net margin of 8.29%. Pegasystems’s revenue was down 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.14 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Pegasystems from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Wedbush increased their target price on Pegasystems from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Barclays lifted their price target on Pegasystems from $74.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. 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 report on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities boosted their target price on shares of Pegasystems from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Pegasystems presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $93.91.

Pegasystems Stock Performance

PEGA opened at $93.77 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $93.01 and its 200-day moving average price is $77.12. Pegasystems has a 52-week low of $45.36 and a 52-week high of $97.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.04 billion, a PE ratio of 68.45 and a beta of 1.09.

Pegasystems Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 16th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 2nd will be issued a $0.03 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 2nd. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.13%. Pegasystems’s payout ratio is currently 8.76%.

Insider Activity at Pegasystems

In other news, CFO Kenneth Stillwell sold 5,792 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, October 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.15, for a total transaction of $458,436.80. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 17,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,377,210. This represents a 24.97 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Rifat Kerim Akgonul sold 1,000 shares of Pegasystems stock in a transaction on Monday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.07, for a total value of $80,070.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly 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 have sold 27,914 shares of company stock valued at $2,414,935. 50.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pegasystems

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in PEGA. Pacer Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Pegasystems in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $67,968,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in Pegasystems by 266.8% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 390,580 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $23,641,000 after acquiring an additional 284,095 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Pegasystems by 104.5% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 554,777 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $33,381,000 after acquiring an additional 283,508 shares during the last quarter. Foundry Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Pegasystems during the 3rd quarter valued at $9,567,000. Finally, Eagle Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Pegasystems by 440.5% in the 3rd quarter. Eagle Asset Management Inc. now owns 147,350 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $10,770,000 after purchasing an additional 120,090 shares in the last quarter. 46.89% of the stock is currently owned by 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.