PagerDuty (NYSE:PD) Updates Q1 2027 Earnings Guidance

PagerDuty (NYSE:PD) issued an update on its first quarter 2027 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.230-0.250 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.200. The company issued revenue guidance of $118.0 million-$120.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $123.7 million. PagerDuty also updated its FY 2027 guidance to 1.230-1.280 EPS.

PagerDuty Stock Performance

NYSE:PD traded down $0.12 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $7.25. The company had a trading volume of 4,683,931 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,308,410. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $9.30 and its 200-day moving average price is $13.04. The firm has a market cap of $665.38 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.53, a PEG ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a current ratio of 2.37, a quick ratio of 2.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23. PagerDuty has a 52 week low of $6.18 and a 52 week high of $19.70.

PagerDuty (NYSE:PD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $124.79 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $122.96 million. PagerDuty had a return on equity of 10.27% and a net margin of 31.12%.PagerDuty has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 0.230-0.250 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 1.230-1.280 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that PagerDuty will post -0.27 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on PD shares. Zacks Research lowered shares of PagerDuty from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Morgan Stanley set a $9.00 price target on shares of PagerDuty in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Craig Hallum downgraded shares of PagerDuty from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $20.00 to $15.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Wall Street Zen raised PagerDuty from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, January 25th. Finally, Truist Financial lowered their price target on shares of PagerDuty from $20.00 to $16.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $16.00.

Insider Activity at PagerDuty

In related news, Director Dan Alexandru Solomon sold 266,667 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $13.35, for a total value of $3,560,004.45. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 2,389,665 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $31,902,027.75. This trade represents a 10.04% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 8.00% of the company’s stock.

PagerDuty News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting PagerDuty this week:

• Positive Sentiment: FY‑2027 EPS guidance raised to $1.23–$1.28, well above the $0.85 consensus — suggests management sees stronger profitability and margin expansion than the Street currently models. FY‑2027 EPS Guidance
• Positive Sentiment: Q1‑2027 EPS guidance of $0.23–$0.25 also beats the $0.20 consensus, giving near‑term earnings upside if execution holds. Q1‑2027 EPS Guidance
• Positive Sentiment: Product/strategy boost — PagerDuty expanded its AI integration ecosystem and released its Spring 2026 Operations Cloud updates, reinforcing its positioning in AI‑first operations (potential tailwind for adoption and retention). PagerDuty Expands AI Ecosystem
• Neutral Sentiment: Company press release reported Q4 results (revenue ~$124.8M; EPS reported $0.29 in company release), with management citing stabilized retention and margin improvement — mixed signals depending on GAAP vs. adjusted metrics. Q4 & Full‑Year Fiscal 2026 Results
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue guidance misses: FY‑2027 revenue guide of $488.5M–$496.5M and Q1 guide of $118M–$120M both fall short of consensus, signaling slower top‑line growth and giving investors concern despite EPS beats. Revenue Guidance vs. Consensus
• Negative Sentiment: Third‑party report flagged material cash‑flow deterioration (operating cash flow down ~78% YoY; cash on hand down ~31%) and noted an immediate negative market reaction (shares reportedly fell sharply after the release), raising questions about liquidity and near‑term investor confidence. Also noted recent insider selling. PagerDuty Stock Falls on Q4 Earnings (Quiver)

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in PagerDuty during the 4th quarter valued at about $68,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC bought a new position in PagerDuty in the 4th quarter worth about $114,000. Inceptionr LLC bought a new position in PagerDuty in the 4th quarter worth about $132,000. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury purchased a new position in shares of PagerDuty during the second quarter worth approximately $160,000. Finally, Numerai GP LLC bought a new stake in shares of PagerDuty during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $161,000. 97.26% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About PagerDuty

PagerDuty, Inc engages in the operation of a digital operations management platform in the United States and internationally. The company’s digital operations management platform collects data and digital signals from virtually any software-enabled system or device and leverage machine learning to correlate, process, and predict opportunities and issues. Its platform includes PagerDuty Incident Management that provides a real-time view across the status of a digital service while incorporating noise reduction to remove false positives; AIOps that applies machine learning to correlate and automate the identification of incidents from billions of events; Process Automation offers centralized design time and run time environment for orchestrating automated workflows that span across departments, technologies, and networks; Customer Service Operations, which is offered to orchestrate, automate, and scale responses to customer impacting issues.