Why Pegasystems Inc.’s (PEGA) Stock Is Up 5.28%

By Jenna Brashear
August 13, 2026
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In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Pegasystems Inc.’s stock price such as:

  • Pegasystems Inc.’s current stock price and volume
  • Why Pegasystems Inc.’s stock price changed recently
  • Upgrades and downgrades for PEGA from analysts
  • PEGA’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Pegasystems Inc. (PEGA)

Before we jump into Pegasystems Inc.’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently rise, let’s take a look at some background.

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. It provides Pega Infinity, a software portfolio comprising of Pega Customer Decision Hub, a real-time AI-powered decision engine, which can predict a customer’s behavior and recommend the next best action to take across channels in real-time; 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, a software for AI-powered workflow automation for increasing the efficiency of clients’ processes and operational workflows. The company also offers Situational Layer Cake that organizes logic into layers that map to the unique dimensions of a client’s business, such as customer types, lines of business, geographies, etc.; Pega GenAI Blueprint to rapidly prototype and accelerate the development and deployment of applications; Pega Cloud that allows clients to develop, test, and deploy applications; Pega Catalyst, which helps clients to transform and prototype their customer journeys; Pega Academy, which offers enablement content for Pega product implementations, such as instructor-led and online training to its employees, clients, and partners; and global service assurance and client support services. It primarily markets its software and services to financial services, healthcare, communications and media, government, insurance, manufacturing and high tech, and consumer industries through a direct sales force, as well as partnerships with technology providers and application developers. Pegasystems Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

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Pegasystems Inc.’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of August 13, 2026, 10:46 AM, CST, Pegasystems Inc.’s stock price was $31.945.

Pegasystems Inc. is up 1.9% from its previous closing price of $31.350.

During the last market session, Pegasystems Inc.’s stock traded between $31.320 and $32.230. Currently, there are approximately 165.61 million shares outstanding for Pegasystems Inc..

Pegasystems Inc.’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 18.2, which is low compared to the Software industry median of 38.9. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Pegasystems Inc. Stock Price History

Pegasystems Inc.’s (PEGA) price is currently up 4.57% so far this month.

During the month of August, Pegasystems Inc.’s stock price has reached a high of $33.700 and a low of $30.550.

Over the last year, Pegasystems Inc. has hit prices as high as $68.100 and as low as $25.100. Year to date, Pegasystems Inc.’s stock is down 46.51%.

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What Caused Pegasystems Inc. Stock’s Price to Rise?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of August 07, 2026, there were 0 analysts who downgraded Pegasystems Inc.’s stock and 1 analyst who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Pegasystems Inc.’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Pegasystems Inc.’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Pegasystems Inc.’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a D, which means it is considered to be Expensive.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Pegasystems Inc. (PEGA) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Pegasystems Inc.

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of August 07, 2026, Pegasystems Inc. has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of -14.60%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 17 and is considered to be Very Weak.

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Pegasystems Inc. Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of August 13, 2026, Pegasystems Inc.’s stock price is $31.945, which is up 1.9% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Pegasystems Inc. stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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