<div id="readability-page-1"><p>JB Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of  Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ:PEGA - Free Report) during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 56,361 shares of the technology company's stock, valued at approximately $3,241,000.</p><ul><li>Time to Take Notice: PEGA’s GenAI Blueprint Delivers Huge Q3 Beat</li></ul><p>Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Spire Wealth Management raised its stake in  Pegasystems by 274.2% during the second quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 565 shares of the technology company's stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 414 shares in the last quarter.  Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in shares of  Pegasystems by 902.9% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 682 shares of the technology company's stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 614 shares in the last quarter.  MAI Capital Management lifted its holdings in  Pegasystems by 124.5% during the 2nd quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 696 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 386 shares during the last quarter.  UMB Bank n.a. boosted its position in  Pegasystems by 159.8% in the second quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 730 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 449 shares in the last quarter.  Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its stake in  Pegasystems by 335.7% during the second quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 732 shares of the technology company's stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 564 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own  46.89% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Wall Street Analyst Weigh In</h2><p>Several research analysts have recently commented on PEGA shares. Weiss Ratings  reissued a &#34;hold (c+)&#34; rating on shares of Pegasystems in a report on Monday. DA Davidson upgraded shares of Pegasystems from a &#34;neutral&#34; rating to a &#34;buy&#34; rating and upped their price target for the stock from $60.00 to $85.00 in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada  restated an &#34;outperform&#34; rating and issued a $80.00 price objective (up previously from $70.00) on shares of Pegasystems in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Pegasystems from a &#34;strong-buy&#34; rating to a &#34;buy&#34; rating in a research note on Saturday, November 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. raised their price target on shares of Pegasystems from $65.00 to $74.00 and gave the company an &#34;overweight&#34; rating in a report on Friday, December 5th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock  has an average rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and an average target price of $70.05.</p><ul><li>PEGA Surges 14%: There's Still Time to Ride This GenAI Innovator</li></ul><p><b>View Our Latest Report on Pegasystems</b></p><h2>Pegasystems Trading Down 1.4%</h2><p>NASDAQ PEGA opened at $61.32 on Wednesday. Pegasystems Inc. has a 12 month low of $29.84 and a 12 month high of $68.10. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $59.47 and a 200 day simple moving average of $56.36. The company has a market capitalization of $10.41 billion, a PE ratio of 41.15 and a beta of 1.09. </p><ul><li>3 Notable Stocks Just Split: Which One Could Be the Big Winner?</li></ul><p>Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The technology company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.18 by $0.12. Pegasystems had a return on equity of 43.49% and a net margin of 16.05%.The company had revenue of $381.35 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $351.95 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.39 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 17.3% compared to the same quarter last year.  As a group, sell-side analysts predict that  Pegasystems Inc. will post 1.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. </p><h2>Pegasystems Dividend Announcement</h2><p>The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.03 per share. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 2nd. Pegasystems's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 8.05%. </p><h2>Insiders Place Their Bets</h2><p>In other Pegasystems news, insider Leon Trefler sold 14,865 shares of Pegasystems stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.40, for a total transaction of $942,441.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 118,799 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,531,856.60. The trade was a 11.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Rifat Kerim Akgonul sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.19, for a total value of $240,760.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 112,845 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,792,140.55. This trade represents a 3.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 205,301 shares of company stock worth $12,297,609 over the last 90 days. 50.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders. </p><h2>Pegasystems Profile</h2> (Free Report)<p>Pegasystems Inc is a software company specializing in customer engagement and digital process automation solutions. Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Pegasystems develops enterprise applications designed to help organizations streamline operations, manage customer interactions and automate complex workflows. Its platform supports a wide range of use cases, from sales and marketing optimization to case management and robotic process automation.  </p><p>The core of Pegasystems' offering is the Pega Platform, a low-code development environment that enables businesses to build and deploy applications with minimal hand-coding.</p><h2>See Also</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Pegasystems</li><li>Do not delete, read immediately</li><li>The Crash Has Already Started (Most Just Don’t See It Yet)</li><li>ALERT: Drop these 5 stocks before January 2026!</li><li>[No Brainer Gold Play]: “Show me a better investment.”</li><li>INVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting Off</li></ul><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5BU0RBUSZTeW1ib2w9UEVHQQ?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="650" height="350" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5BU0RBUSZTeW1ib2w9UEVHQQ"/></p><p><em>This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.</em></p><h2>Should You Invest $1,000 in Pegasystems Right Now?</h2><p>Before you consider Pegasystems, you'll want to hear this.</p><p>MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and Pegasystems wasn't on the list.</p><p>While Pegasystems currently has a Moderate Buy rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.</p><p>View The Five Stocks Here</p>                  </div>

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<p>JB Capital LLC has acquired a new stake in Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ:PEGA), purchasing 56,361 shares valued at approximately $3.24 million. Other institutional investors have also increased their holdings in the company. Pegasystems recently reported a Q3 earnings per share of $0.30, exceeding estimates, with revenue of $381.35 million. The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.03 per share, payable on January 16. Analysts have given Pegasystems a "Moderate Buy" rating, with an average target price of $70.05.</p>

JB Capital LLC Buys New Stake in Pegasystems Inc. $PEGA