Decline in PEGA’s short interest indicates Bullish sentiment

Samantha Gray

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Pegasystems Inc shares valued at $239,960 were sold by STILLWELL KENNETH on Jan 02 ’26. At $59.99 per share, STILLWELL KENNETH sold 4,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 122,880 shares worth approximately $7.31 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, KENNETH STILLWELL purchased 4,000 shares, netting a total of over 238,880 in proceeds.

Before that, TREFLER ALAN had sold 45,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $2,640,802, the C.E.O. & Chairman traded Pegasystems Inc shares for $58.68 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 45,000 shares, worth approximately $2.66 billion.

As published in a research note from DA Davidson on October 22, 2025, Pegasystems Inc [PEGA] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $85. As of August 01, 2024, Loop Capital has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for PEGA. Earlier on July 31, 2024, JMP Securities upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Mkt outperform” for PEGA stock which previously was a “a Mkt perform”.

Analyzing PEGA Stock Performance

On last trading session, Pegasystems Inc [NASDAQ: PEGA] plunged -2.25% to $59.49. The stock’s lowest price that day was $59.29, but it reached a high of $61.33 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.39%. Over the course of the year, Pegasystems Inc shares have jumped approximately 27.12%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $62.15 on 01/07/26 and a 52-week low of $55.33 on 01/02/26.

Support And Resistance Levels for Pegasystems Inc (PEGA)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 58.74, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 58.00. In the upper region, resistance lies at 60.78. The next price resistance is at 62.08. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 49.84 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Pegasystems Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Pegasystems Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-15 dropping by -0.79 million shares to 5.51 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 6.3 million shares. A decline of -14.3% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.94 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.94.

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In terms of Pegasystems Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 75 in the next 12 months, up nearly 23.23% from the previous closing price of $60.86. Analysts anticipate Pegasystems Inc stock to reach 80 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 67. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked Pegasystems Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026.

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