What is DA Davidson’s Estimate for Pegasystems Q1 Earnings?

Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ:PEGA) – Stock analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Pegasystems in a research note issued on Friday, February 14th. DA Davidson analyst G. Luria forecasts that the technology company will earn $0.19 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Pegasystems’ current full-year earnings is $1.63 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Pegasystems’ FY2026 earnings at $2.16 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on PEGA. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Pegasystems from $90.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Rosenblatt Securities increased their price target on Pegasystems from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Wedbush raised their price target on Pegasystems from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. KeyCorp reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $118.00 price objective on shares of Pegasystems in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Barclays dropped their target price on Pegasystems from $103.00 to $97.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $99.36.

Pegasystems Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:PEGA opened at $86.06 on Monday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $98.85 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $84.18. The firm has a market cap of $7.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 62.82 and a beta of 1.11. Pegasystems has a fifty-two week low of $54.55 and a fifty-two week high of $113.67.

Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The technology company reported $1.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.47 by ($0.20). Pegasystems had a return on equity of 37.83% and a net margin of 8.29%.

Pegasystems Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 16th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.03 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 2nd. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.14%. Pegasystems’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 11.88%.

Insider Activity at Pegasystems

In other Pegasystems news, insider Leon Trefler sold 752 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.60, for a total transaction of $71,139.20. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 36,884 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,489,226.40. This trade represents a 2.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CAO Efstathios A. Kouninis sold 299 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.90, for a total value of $28,973.10. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 14,003 shares of company stock worth $1,346,086. 50.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Pegasystems

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Principal Securities Inc. boosted its stake in Pegasystems by 150.5% in the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 278 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 167 shares during the period. True Wealth Design LLC purchased a new position in shares of Pegasystems in the third quarter worth $27,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Pegasystems by 85.6% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 323 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Pegasystems by 49.1% during the third quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 656 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 216 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Financial Management Professionals Inc. bought a new stake in Pegasystems in the 3rd quarter valued at $57,000. 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.