Pegasystems (PEGA)
NASDAQInformation TechnologySoftware - ApplicationSnapshot 2026-10-30
$33.93-0.53%
Close 2026-10-30 · 1-day change
NASDAQInformation TechnologySoftware - ApplicationSnapshot 2026-10-30
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Application Software is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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Primary pillar under pressure — Pega Cloud Annual Contract Value growth: Pega Cloud revenue: $218.93M.
View ThesisRevenue growth is slowing — up about 1% over the past year and decelerating.
View GrowthRanks among the strongest in its industry on quality — around the top 13%.
View QualityMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is highly volatile — it swings about 2% on a typical day and fell roughly 59% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskPEGA's case rests on durable Pega Cloud growth, yet revenue growth has slowed sharply. Revenue growth eased from 9% to 3% year over year, though Q3 earnings beat estimates. Shares trade at 21× P/E versus the 30× peer median. The desk says price expectations look modest versus its growth view. Pega Cloud annual contract value growth is under pressure, with revenue of $218.93M. Our model puts the next-quarter miss probability near 36%. Peer multiples imply a price about 26% above where it trades; the thesis is on watch. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-30. PEGA is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 10 analysts currently covering PEGA (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 5 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for PEGA in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 11 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-30. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Application Software — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
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Third-quarter estimates miss signals weaker-than-expected performance and pressures the intact growth thesis.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-30. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $33.93
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $33.93.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 25% on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Threatens: Drive Annual Contract Value (ACV) growth
Revenue miss challenges ACV growth expectations; EPS miss adds evidence of near-term underperformance.
Threatens: Drive Annual Contract Value (ACV) growth
Downgrade indicates concerns over execution impacting ACV growth.
Advances: Drive Annual Contract Value (ACV) growth
New AI workflows support ACV growth objective.
Threatens: Drive Annual Contract Value (ACV) growth
ACV growth concerns directly impact investment thesis.
Threatens: Improve operating margins through cost discipline
AI cost pressures may hinder operating margin improvements.
Downgrade suggests potential slowdown in ACV growth.
Advances: Expand free cash flow
Clear target for free cash flow enhances capital allocation.