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The price of Pegasystems Inc (NASDAQ: PEGA) closed at $75.57 in the last session, up 3.68% from day before closing price of $72.89. In other words, the price has increased by $3.68 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.51 million shares were traded. PEGA stock price reached its highest trading level at $75.69 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $73.67.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at PEGA’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.77 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.19. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.23 and its Current Ratio is at 1.23. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.94 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.12.
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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 12 ’25 when Akgonul Rifat Kerim sold 2,000 shares for $72.25 per share. The transaction valued at 144,500 led to the insider holds 56,534 shares of the business.
TREFLER ALAN sold 31,500 shares of PEGA for $2,286,270 on Mar 12 ’25. The C.E.O. & Chairman now owns 17,216,114 shares after completing the transaction at $72.58 per share. On Mar 11 ’25, another insider, TREFLER ALAN, who serves as the C.E.O. & Chairman of the company, sold 31,500 shares for $70.93 each. As a result, the insider received 2,234,295 and left with 17,247,614 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 6491379712 and an Enterprise Value of 6301073408. As of this moment, Pegasystems’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 74.97, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.97. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 9.41. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.34 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 11.11. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.209 whereas that against EBITDA is 35.32.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PEGA is 1.20, which has changed by 0.15198171 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10838497 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PEGA has reached a high of $113.67, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $54.55. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -15.55%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.29%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, PEGA traded on average about 907.99K shares per day over the past 3-months and 931080 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 86.11M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 43.65M. Insiders hold about 49.18% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 47.41% stake in the company. Shares short for PEGA as of 1740700800 were 1588580 with a Short Ratio of 1.75, compared to 1738281600 on 1231151. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1588580 and a Short% of Float of 3.5000000000000004.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for PEGA is 0.12, which was 0.12 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0016463164The 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 2025-01-02 with an ex-dividend date of 1743465600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-04-02 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
