William Blair Has Weak Estimate for Pegasystems Q2 Earnings

Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ:PEGA) – Analysts at William Blair reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Pegasystems in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 23rd. William Blair analyst J. Roberge now expects that the technology company will earn $0.00 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.20. The consensus estimate for Pegasystems’ current full-year earnings is $1.89 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Pegasystems’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.87 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.12 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.43 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.41 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of Pegasystems from $119.00 to $107.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Pegasystems from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Loop Capital restated a “buy” rating and issued a $105.00 price objective (up from $85.00) on shares of Pegasystems in a report on Thursday. KeyCorp cut their target price on Pegasystems from $118.00 to $94.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $125.00 price target on shares of Pegasystems in a research note on Thursday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $100.27.

Pegasystems Trading Up 0.4 %

Pegasystems stock opened at $91.69 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $73.26 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $85.77. Pegasystems has a 12 month low of $55.71 and a 12 month high of $113.67. The company has a market capitalization of $7.80 billion, a PE ratio of 90.78 and a beta of 1.22.

Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The technology company reported $1.27 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by ($0.20). Pegasystems had a net margin of 6.63% and a return on equity of 32.09%.

Pegasystems Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st were given a $0.015 dividend. This represents a $0.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.07%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 1st. Pegasystems’s payout ratio is 5.83%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Pegasystems news, CAO Efstathios A. Kouninis sold 658 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.90, for a total value of $59,154.20. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 1,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $89,900. This trade represents a 39.69 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Leon Trefler sold 2,049 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.65, for a total transaction of $155,006.85. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 52,019 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,935,237.35. The trade was a 3.79 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 116,949 shares of company stock valued at $8,703,263. 50.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in Pegasystems by 54.0% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 141,031 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $10,362,000 after buying an additional 49,433 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its holdings in shares of Pegasystems by 9.9% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 88,554 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $8,353,000 after purchasing an additional 7,947 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Pegasystems by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 8,401 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $783,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Pegasystems during the fourth quarter worth about $204,000. Finally, Ellsworth Advisors LLC grew its position in Pegasystems by 5.9% in the 4th quarter. Ellsworth Advisors LLC now owns 8,284 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $772,000 after purchasing an additional 465 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 46.89% of the company’s stock.

About Pegasystems

Pegasystems Inc develops, markets, licenses, hosts, and supports enterprise software in the United States, rest of the Americas, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company provides Pega Infinity, a software portfolio comprising of Pega Customer Decision Hub, a real-time AI-powered decision engine to enhance customer acquisition and experiences across inbound, outbound, and paid media channels; Pega Customer Service to anticipate customer needs, connect customers to people and systems, and automate customer interactions to evolve the customer service experience, as well as to allow enterprises to deliver interactions across channels and enhance employee productivity; and Pega Platform, an intelligent automation software for increasing efficiency of clients’ processes and workflows.