The price of Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA) closed at $62.11 in the last session, up 0.02% from day before closing price of $62.10. In other words, the price has increased by $+0.01 from its previous closing price. On the day, 686923 shares were traded.
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 12.31 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.93. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.78 and its Current Ratio is at 1.78. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.64 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.60.
On July 05, 2023, Exane BNP Paribas Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $50 to $65.
On June 06, 2023, DA Davidson started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $48.DA Davidson initiated its Neutral rating on June 06, 2023, with a $48 target price.
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 Apr 01 ’24 when Akgonul Rifat Kerim sold 2,000 shares for $63.72 per share. The transaction valued at 127,432 led to the insider holds 55,785 shares of the business.
STILLWELL KENNETH sold 2,000 shares of PEGA for $127,409 on Apr 01 ’24. The COO, CFO now owns 24,884 shares after completing the transaction at $63.70 per share. On Apr 01 ’24, another insider, Trefler Leon, who serves as the Chief of Clients and Markets of the company, sold 752 shares for $64.20 each. As a result, the insider received 48,278 and left with 39,940 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 5.21B and an Enterprise Value of 5.37B. As of this moment, Pegasystems’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 87.79, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.53. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.05. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.64 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 14.72. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.75 whereas that against EBITDA is 44.35.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, PEGA has reached a high of $69.26, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $37.66. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 59.20, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 50.66.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, PEGA traded on average about 506.34K shares per day over the past 3-months and 445.17k shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 83.84M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 39.72M. Insiders hold about 52.66% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 42.61% stake in the company. Shares short for PEGA as of Mar 15, 2024 were 726.86k with a Short Ratio of 1.44, compared to 713.68k on Feb 15, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 0.87% and a Short% of Float of 1.71%.
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 0.19%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 0.19%. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.18. The current Payout Ratio is 15.03% for PEGA, which recently paid a dividend on Apr 15, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of Mar 28, 2024. Stock splits for the company last occurred on Apr 02, 2014 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 13 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.45 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.78 and a low estimate of $0.24, while EPS last year was $0.23. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.21, with high estimates of $0.38 and low estimates of $0.02.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.85 and $2.71 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.76. EPS for the following year is $3.18, with 14 analysts recommending between $3.55 and $2.98.
Revenue Estimates
According to 13 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $338.09M. It ranges from a high estimate of $359.3M to a low estimate of $320.4M. As of the current estimate, Pegasystems Inc.’s year-ago sales were $350.25M, an estimated decrease of -3.50% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 13 analysts are estimating revenue of $317.84M, an increase of 6.60% over than the figure of -$3.50% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $327.6M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $309.3M.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PEGA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.51B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.49B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.5B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.43B, up 4.70% from the average estimate. Based on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.63B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.7B and the low estimate is $1.57B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 8.70% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
