Pegasystems vs TaskUs
PEGA and TASK side by side, both in computer programming, data processing, and other computer related services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How PEGA and TASK compare
Pegasystems is the larger company, worth 6.1 times as much as TaskUs ($5.1B against $841M).
On earnings, TaskUs is cheaper: it trades at 8.3× trailing earnings, against 19.5× for Pegasystems.
TaskUs grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (8.6% versus 0.93% for Pegasystems).
Pegasystems keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 16.9% compared with 8.2% at TaskUs.
Both pay dividends: Pegasystems yields 0.38% and TaskUs 39.8%.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | PEGA | TASK |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.1B | $841M |
| Share price | $31.39 | $9.17 |
| Change, 1 year | −47.5% | −24.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −47.7% | −81.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.45 | 1.84 |
| Employees | 5,598 | 38K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 20 | 20 |
| Valuation score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 19.5× | 8.3× (better) |
| P/S | 2.9× | 0.7× (better) |
| P/B | 9.4× | 2.6× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 25.9× | 8.0× (better) |
| P/FCF | 11.6× | 8.4× (better) |
| PEG | – | 0.20 |
| FCF yield | 8.6% | 12.0% (better) |
| Fair value | $42.93 | $21.91 |
| Margin of safety | 26.9% | 58.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.93% | 8.6% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 11.4% | 19.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 6.0% | 25.5% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 11.0% | 23.6% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 23.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 75.9% (better) | 35.3% |
| Operating margin | 9.9% | 11.4% (better) |
| Net margin | 16.9% (better) | 8.2% |
| FCF margin | 25.3% (better) | 8.1% |
| Return on equity | 51.4% (better) | 23.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 71.4% (better) | 17.4% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 1.51 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 2.09 |
| Interest coverage | 650× (better) | 5.2× |
| Current ratio | 1.04 | 2.99 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 6.25 (better) | 2.50 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.38% | 39.8% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 6.9% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 1 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 11.8% | – |
| Buyback yield | 10.5% (better) | −0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 10.8% | 39.8% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 58.1% | 30.5% |
| Held by insiders | 50.9% | – |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$19.6M | −$463K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 11.9% | – |
Go deeper
- PEGA stock overview
- PEGA income statement
- PEGA valuation and score
- TASK stock overview
- TASK income statement
- TASK valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.