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Pegasystems Inc (NASDAQ: PEGA) closed the day trading at $50.43 up 1.27% from the previous closing price of $49.8. In other words, the price has increased by $1.27 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.83 million shares were traded. PEGA stock price reached its highest trading level at $51.24 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $49.16.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of PEGA, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 23.22 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 23.91. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.39 and its Current Ratio is at 1.39. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.13 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.11.
On August 01, 2024, Loop Capital Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold and also upped its target price recommendation from $68 to $84.
JMP Securities Upgraded its Mkt Perform to Mkt Outperform on July 31, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $85.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 10 ’25 when TREFLER ALAN sold 45,000 shares for $51.75 per share. The transaction valued at 2,328,607 led to the insider holds 33,006,692 shares of the business.
TREFLER ALAN sold 45,000 shares of PEGA for $2,400,300 on Jul 09 ’25. The C.E.O. & Chairman now owns 33,051,692 shares after completing the transaction at $53.34 per share. On Jul 01 ’25, another insider, STILLWELL KENNETH, who serves as the COO, CFO of the company, sold 4,000 shares for $52.64 each. As a result, the insider received 210,570 and left with 49,350 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PEGA now has a Market Capitalization of 8631800832 and an Enterprise Value of 8922466304. As of this moment, Pegasystems’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 49.04, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.28. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.74. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.25 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 14.12. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.432 whereas that against EBITDA is 30.543.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PEGA is 1.10, which has changed by 0.6662812 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10611236 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PEGA has reached a high of $56.83, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $29.45. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.84%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 13.91%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, PEGA traded about 2.08M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, PEGA traded about 1535090 shares per day. A total of 171.12M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 86.87M. Insiders hold about 49.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 49.41% stake in the company. Shares short for PEGA as of 1749772800 were 5008110 with a Short Ratio of 2.64, compared to 1747267200 on 3025060. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5008110 and a Short% of Float of 5.55.
Dividends & Splits
PEGA’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.07, up from 0.06 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0012048193The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.18. The current Payout Ratio is 10.84% for PEGA, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-01 with an ex-dividend date of 1751328000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2025-06-23 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.