The stock of Pegasystems Inc (PEGA) has gone down by -1.74% for the week, with a 13.13% rise in the past month and a 33.08% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.35%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 3.31% for PEGA. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 6.21% for PEGA’s stock, with a 44.75% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Pegasystems Inc (NASDAQ: PEGA) Right Now?
Pegasystems Inc (NASDAQ: PEGA) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 77.84x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.11. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PEGA is 43.02M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.55% of that float. On January 31, 2025, the average trading volume of PEGA was 567.71K shares.
PEGA) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Pegasystems Inc (NASDAQ: PEGA) has jumped by 0.33 compared to previous close of 106.51. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -1.74% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-01-29 that WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), The Enterprise Transformation Company™, today announced it will report financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2024 on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, after market close. A conference call and audio-only webcast will be conducted at 8:00 a.m. EST on Thursday, February 13, 2025. Members of the public and investors are invited to join the call and participate in the question and answer session by dialing 1 (800) 715-.
Analysts’ Opinion of PEGA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PEGA stocks, with KeyBanc Capital Markets repeating the rating for PEGA by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for PEGA in the upcoming period, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets is $118 based on the research report published on January 14, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Loop Capital, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PEGA reach a price target of $84, previously predicting the price at $68. The rating they have provided for PEGA stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on August 01st, 2024.
JMP Securities gave a rating of “Mkt Outperform” to PEGA, setting the target price at $85 in the report published on July 31st of the previous year.
PEGA Trading at 10.76% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PEGA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -5.99% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.31%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.35%, as shares surge +14.55% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +20.81% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PEGA fell by -1.74%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +76.95% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $100.61. In addition, Pegasystems Inc saw 14.66% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PEGA starting from STILLWELL KENNETH, who sale 2,000 shares at the price of $94.00 back on Jan 02 ’25. After this action, STILLWELL KENNETH now owns 16,466 shares of Pegasystems Inc, valued at $188,000 using the latest closing price.
Trefler Leon, the Chief of Clients and Markets of Pegasystems Inc, sale 752 shares at $93.83 during a trade that took place back on Dec 31 ’24, which means that Trefler Leon is holding 37,973 shares at $70,560 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PEGA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.74 for the gross margin
The net margin for Pegasystems Inc stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.25. Equity return is now at value 38.32, with 8.76 for asset returns.
Based on Pegasystems Inc (PEGA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.55 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.57. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.23. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 20.48.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 121.06 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.8. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.39. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.91for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.94. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.09.
Conclusion
To sum up, Pegasystems Inc (PEGA) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
