What changed
$PEGA — BUY 📊
Pegasystems Inc.
🎯 Q1 FY26 | Rev $0B | EPS $0.46 vs $0.69 🔴
💡 Consensus sees the 33% EPS miss as a warning sign of slowing growth, but we see it as a non-GAAP timing issue. Our variant view: PEGA's RPO growth rate (estimated at 25-30%) is underappreciated, and forward FCF per share is $1.50+, making the stock cheap on a cash flow basis relative to peers.
📉 Reward/Risk: 2.5:1
🏢 Business Quality: 7/10 - Sticky enterprise customer base with high switching costs in BPM/case management, though facing competition from Salesforce and Appian.
📊 Valuation: cheap - FCF yield ~5% ($1.50+ FCF/sh on $32.35), EV/Sales ~2.2x vs. peer median 5x for high-growth SaaS; historically PEGA has traded 3-5x EV/Sales.
🔮 Catalyst: Q2 2026 earnings report or positive pre-announcement focusing on RPO/subscription growth
📊 Our read: BUY. Full analysis →
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