We recently published a list of Why These 15 Software Stocks Are Skyrocketing So Far in 2025. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Pagaya Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:PGY) stands against other software stocks that are skyrocketing so far in 2025.
Software stocks have been spearheading the stock market’s rally over the past two years and there seems to be no slowing down for the broader software industry. Investors who’ve gotten in early into some of the top software stocks right now have realized multibagger returns, and there’s likely more money to be made as the rally continues.
Of course, I’d be lying if I said I knew which stocks would be the ones to deliver parabolic returns next. That said, you could still find them yourself if you look at the top-performing software stocks so far this year. Many of them are gaining significantly for the right reasons. Some of these top-performing software stocks have a long runway and can mature into much bigger companies down the line.
Methodology
For this article, I screened the top-performing software stocks year-to-date. Stocks that I have covered recently will be excluded from this list.
I will also mention the number of hedge fund investors in these stocks. Why are we interested in the stocks that hedge funds invest in? The reason is simple: our research has shown that we can outperform the market by imitating the top stock picks of the best hedge funds. Our quarterly newsletter’s strategy selects 14 small-cap and large-cap stocks every quarter and has returned 275% since May 2014, beating its benchmark by 150 percentage points. (see more details here).
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Pagaya Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:PGY)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q3 2024: 21
Pagaya Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:PGY) is a tech company that uses AI and machine learning for financial institutions.
The stock is up significantly after its strong 2025 guidance and a Q4 2024 earnings beat. It reported Q4 2024 revenue of $279.39 million (beating estimates of $264.28 million) and sees good 2025 adjusted EBITDA.
It had some major asset-backed securitization (ABS) deals. It closed a $300 million auto loan ABS on February 10, 2025. This transaction was oversubscribed by 14 investors and marked Pagaya (NASDAQ:PGY)’s largest auto deal since 2023.
Also, a $500 million loan was upsized to $600 million due to high demand, along with a $2.4 billion forward flow agreement with Blue Owl Capital in early February.
The consensus price target of $20.17 implies 31.21% upside.
PGY stock is up 65.45% year-to-date.
Overall, PGY ranks 8th on our list of software stocks that are skyrocketing so far in 2025. While we acknowledge the potential of PGY as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame.If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than PGY but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.
