Head to Head Comparison: Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA) and Celerity Solutions (OTCMKTS:CLTY)

Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA) and Celerity Solutions (OTCMKTS:CLTY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Pegasystems and Celerity Solutions”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pegasystems	$1.75 billion	3.10	$393.44 million	$1.86	17.39
Celerity Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Pegasystems has higher revenue and earnings than Celerity Solutions.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Pegasystems and Celerity Solutions, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pegasystems	0	3	8	0	2.73
Celerity Solutions	0	0	0	0	0.00

Pegasystems presently has a consensus price target of $63.30, suggesting a potential upside of 95.67%. Given Pegasystems’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Pegasystems is more favorable than Celerity Solutions.

Volatility & Risk

Pegasystems has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Celerity Solutions has a beta of 4.22, suggesting that its stock price is 322% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Pegasystems and Celerity Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pegasystems	20.04%	30.05%	14.07%
Celerity Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

46.9% of Pegasystems shares are held by institutional investors. 48.4% of Pegasystems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 32.3% of Celerity Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Pegasystems beats Celerity Solutions on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pegasystems

Pegasystems Inc. develops, markets, licenses, hosts, and supports enterprise software in the United States, rest of the Americas, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company provides Pega Infinity, a software portfolio comprising of Pega Customer Decision Hub, a real-time AI-powered decision engine to enhance customer acquisition and experiences across inbound, outbound, and paid media channels; Pega Customer Service to anticipate customer needs, connect customers to people and systems, and automate customer interactions to evolve the customer service experience, as well as to allow enterprises to deliver interactions across channels and enhance employee productivity; and Pega Platform, an intelligent automation software for increasing efficiency of clients’ processes and workflows. It also offers Situational Layer Cake that organizes logic into layers that map to the unique dimensions of a client’s business, such as customer types, lines of business, geographies, etc.; Pega Express Methodology and low code that connects enterprise data and systems to customer experience channels; Pega Cloud that allows clients to develop, test, and deploy applications; Pega Catalyst, which helps clients to transform and prototype their customer journeys; Pega Academy, which offers instructor-led and online training to its employees, clients, and partners; and global service assurance and client support services. It primarily markets its software and services to financial services, healthcare, communications and media, government, insurance, manufacturing and high tech, and consumer services markets through a direct sales force, as well as partnerships with technology providers and application developers. Pegasystems Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

About Celerity Solutions

Celerity Solutions, Inc. provides enterprise applications solutions. The company offers its applications in various areas, such as finance, human capital management, manufacturing, mergers and acquisitions, sales operations efficiency, supply chain, utilities, and Web retail. Celerity Solutions, Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is based in Redwood City, California.