On October 30, Pegasystems fell 5.03% in Regular Trading, trading at $33.625 per share, with turnover of $27.8613 million.
The move follows continued pressure after the company reported third-quarter adjusted EPS of $0.35, up from $0.30 a year earlier but below market expectations of about $0.45 to $0.48, while revenue rose to $393.4 million from $381.4 million and also missed expectations near $421.1 million to $422.0 million.
The earnings shortfall had already pushed the stock lower in post-earnings trading, and the latest decline suggests investors remain focused on softer-than-expected execution despite some supportive analyst sentiment. Earlier in the month, one brokerage raised its price target to $40 and kept an outperform rating, but that was not enough to offset the negative read-through from the quarterly miss.
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