Pegasystems Inc (NASDAQ: PEGA) is -18.48% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $54.55 and a high of $113.67 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The PEGA stock was last observed hovering at around $76.86 in the last trading session, with the day’s loss setting it -0.88%.
Currently trading at $75.98, the stock is -10.44% and -19.52% below its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 1.25 million and changing -1.14% at the moment leaves the stock -1.91% off its SMA200. PEGA registered 22.35% gain for a year compared to 6-month gain of 11.92%.
The stock witnessed a -29.97% loss in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a -20.45%, and is -3.22% down over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 4.33% over the week and 4.49% over the month.
Pegasystems Inc (PEGA) has around 5443 employees, a market worth around $6.53B and $1.50B in sales. Current P/E ratio is 75.38 and Fwd P/E is 22.09. Profit margin for the company is 6.63%. Distance from 52-week low is 39.29% and -33.16% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (15.19%).
with sales reaching $357.2M over the same period.The EPS is expected to grow by 2.14% this year, but quarterly earnings will post 6.42% year-over-year. Quarterly sales are estimated to grow 8.19% in year-over-year returns.
Pegasystems Inc (PEGA) Top Institutional Holders
The shares outstanding are 86.11M, and float is at 43.54M with Short Float at 3.59%.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is VANGUARD GROUP INC with over 5.46 million shares valued at $330.53 million. The investor’s holdings represent 6.4802% of the PEGA Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is BARES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. with 5.45 million shares valued at $329.76 million to account for 6.3974 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS which holds 3.05 million shares representing 3.5777% and valued at over $184.41 million, while BLACKROCK INC. holds 3.195 of the shares totaling 2.69 million with a market value of $162.97 million.
Pegasystems Inc (PEGA) Insider Activity
The most recent transaction is an insider sale by Trefler Leon, the company’s Chief of Clients and Markets. SEC filings show that Trefler Leon sold 2,049 shares of the company’s common stock on Mar 04 ’25 at a price of $75.65 per share for a total of $0.16 million. Following the sale, the insider now owns 52019.0 shares.
Pegasystems Inc disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on Mar 03 ’25 that STILLWELL KENNETH (COO, CFO) sold a total of 2,000 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on Mar 03 ’25 and was made at $78.31 per share for $0.16 million. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 13765.0 shares of the PEGA stock.
Still, SEC filings show that on Mar 04 ’25, LEON TREFLER (Officer) Proposed Sale 2,049 shares at an average price of $77.00 for $0.16 million. The insider now directly holds shares of Pegasystems Inc (PEGA).
