What Should You know About Pegasystems (PEGA) Before Investing?

Shares of Mid-cap technology company Pegasystems moved 17.96% today, and are now trading at $50.43 per share. On the other hand, the average analyst target price for the stock is $38.82.

Pegasystems Inc. develops, markets, licenses, hosts and supports business software applications in the United States, the rest of the Americas, the United Kingdom, the rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific.

The company has a net profit margin of -33.7%, compared to its operating margins of -0.14%. Its Revenues have a year-on-year growth rate of 5.6%, compared to a YoY growth rate of 329.2% for its earnings.

Based on its trailing earning per share of -0.696, Pegasystems has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of -72.46

PEGA has a forward P/E ratio of 56.82.

The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 0.803. A number between 0 and 1 could mean that the market is undervaluing Pegasystems's estimated growth potential

Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 48.09

Pegasystems currently returns an annual dividend yield of 0.31%.

2022-12-31 2021-12-31 2020-12-31 2019-12-31 2018-12-31
EPS -$4.19 -$0.77 -$0.76 -$1.14 $0.14
EPS Growth -443.0% -2.0% 33.0% -940.0% n/a
Shares Outstanding (k) 82,436 81,700 80,900 79,600 78,526
Shares Growth 1.0% 1.0% 2.0% 1.0% n/a
Net Income (k) -$345,582 -$63,040 -$61,373 -$90,433 $10,617
Net Income Growth -448.2% -2.7% 32.1% -951.8% n/a
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