The stock price of Pegasystems Inc (NASDAQ: PEGA) has dropped by -3.97 compared to previous close of 72.52. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -4.46% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-03-25 that WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), The Enterprise Transformation Company™, today announced Pega Blueprint for Government Efficiency Toolkit, a government-specific, AI driven approach for accelerating digital transformation across government agencies while improving overall efficiency. This unique solution – powered by Pega GenAI Blueprint™ – offers advanced gen AI capabilities that enable public sector agencies to securely modernize operations, enhance citizen ser.
Is It Worth Investing in Pegasystems Inc (NASDAQ: PEGA) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Pegasystems Inc (NASDAQ: PEGA) is 69.09x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for PEGA is 1.21. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PEGA is 43.65M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.68% of that float. On March 28, 2025, PEGA’s average trading volume was 926.28K shares.
PEGA’s Market Performance
The stock of Pegasystems Inc (PEGA) has seen a -4.46% decrease in the past week, with a -8.81% drop in the past month, and a -26.74% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.57%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.64% for PEGA. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -5.27% for PEGA’s stock, with a -11.22% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
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 -20.60% 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 -38.73% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.64%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.57%, as shares sank -11.48% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -30.50% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PEGA fell by -4.65%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +18.78% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $73.51. In addition, Pegasystems Inc saw -25.28% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PEGA starting from Akgonul Rifat Kerim, who sale 2,000 shares at the price of $72.25 back on Mar 12 ’25. After this action, Akgonul Rifat Kerim now owns 56,534 shares of Pegasystems Inc, valued at $144,500 using the latest closing price.
TREFLER ALAN, the C.E.O. & Chairman of Pegasystems Inc, sale 31,500 shares at $72.58 during a trade that took place back on Mar 12 ’25, which means that TREFLER ALAN is holding 17,216,114 shares at $2,286,270 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PEGA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.74 for the gross margin
The net margin for Pegasystems Inc stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.18. Equity return is now at value 21.12, with 6.05 for asset returns.
Based on Pegasystems Inc (PEGA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.48 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.63. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.94. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 18.22.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 184.9 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.17. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.14. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.77for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.85. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.23.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Pegasystems Inc (PEGA) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
