Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 3.100-3.100 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 3.240. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.6 billion-$1.6 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.6 billion.

Pegasystems Stock Up 2.7 %

Shares of Pegasystems stock traded up $2.78 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $106.09. The stock had a trading volume of 1,529,835 shares, compared to its average volume of 885,959. Pegasystems has a 1 year low of $47.82 and a 1 year high of $113.67. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $99.33 and a 200 day simple moving average of $83.57. The company has a market capitalization of $9.10 billion, a PE ratio of 77.44 and a beta of 1.11.

Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The technology company reported $1.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.47 by ($0.20). Pegasystems had a return on equity of 37.83% and a net margin of 8.29%. As a group, equities analysts expect that Pegasystems will post 1.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Pegasystems Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 16th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 2nd were paid a $0.03 dividend. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.11%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 2nd. Pegasystems’s dividend payout ratio is currently 8.76%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

PEGA has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Pegasystems from $99.00 to $123.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Pegasystems from $82.00 to $103.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Wedbush increased their price objective on Pegasystems from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. StockNews.com raised Pegasystems from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on Pegasystems from $90.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $97.64.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Efstathios A. Kouninis sold 299 shares of Pegasystems stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.90, for a total transaction of $28,973.10. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Kenneth Stillwell sold 2,000 shares of Pegasystems stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.63, for a total value of $211,260.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 14,466 shares in the company, valued at $1,528,043.58. The trade was a 12.15 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 14,003 shares of company stock valued at $1,346,086. Insiders own 50.10% of the company’s stock.

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.