MUFG analyst Stephen Bersey raised his price target on Pegasystems to $78 and kept his Overweight rating after its Q1 earnings miss, which he believes was driven by "materially higher subscription mix." The analyst contends however that the company's performance should be gauged by its annual contract value, which rose 20% in the quarter. As such, Bersey believes that Pegasystems had a "solid" quarter, and also points to the management's commentary regarding the improvement in productivity of the company's sales force.
Barclays raised the firm's price target on Pegasystems to $69 from $66 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. The company reported mixed results highlighted trade-offs between growth and profitability, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
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