Analyst Upside

AU · rank #4 · 2026-09-08

PGY

NASDAQ · $1.84B (USD)

SignalStrong Buy8.2strength 8.2 / 10
verdict · PROCEED

The exact numbers the algorithm saw.

Factor scores and the inputs behind this pick.
Composite score
Z-score blend of all factors below.
2.708
EPS revisions (30d)
Change in consensus EPS estimate over the past 30 days ($/share).
+$0.20
Net revisions (30d)
Number of analysts revising upward minus downward.
7
Insider signal (90d)
$250,468 across 1 unique buyers.
3.000
Analyst upside
Consensus target $29.20
+27.1%
Momentum acceleration
3-month minus 12-month momentum.
+68.04%
Analyst rating
5 = Strong Buy, 1 = Strong Sell.
4.60
Gross margin TTM+43.4%
52w high$44.99
Market cap (USD)$1.84B

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Summary

Pagaya operates an AI-driven credit underwriting and distribution network embedded in bank and fintech workflows, monetizing via fees on loan volume and capital markets securitizations.

Rationale

100% revision agreement across 10 analysts, a 48% earnings surprise, raised full-year guidance, and 27% analyst upside collectively reinforce that the analyst_upside signal reflects genuine fundamental re-rating momentum rather than stale sentiment.

Material risks

  • 1Large bank and fintech partners building proprietary AI underwriting in-house is a concrete displacement risk that could erode Pagaya's embedded position and shrink network volume — the most direct thesis-breaker for a platform-dependency model.
  • 2Reliance on securitization markets to fund loan originations means a credit spread widening or ABS investor pullback (as seen in stress periods) could simultaneously compress margins and constrain network volume growth, hitting both the P&L and the re-rating thesis.

AI verdict council

Each pick is reviewed independently by 3 models before any order. 3 of 3 voted to proceed.

OpenAI
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Claude
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Gemini
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