Teradata recently reported a year-over-year revenue increase of 0.5%, demonstrating its ability to maintain stability in a challenging market environment.
The company's net margin is 3.45% and it has a remarkable return on equity of 114.57%. Analysts expect Teradata to achieve an EPS of 1.3 for the current fiscal year, indicating continued growth.
Insider trading activity at Teradata has attracted attention, particularly the sale of shares by insiders Hillary Ashton and Margaret A. Treese. Ashton sold 14,962 shares, while Treese sold 5,500 shares. These transactions reflect strategic moves rather than significant divestments. Ashton retains ownership of 121,382 shares, while Treese holds 96,783 shares.
Institutional investors and hedge funds have shown significant activity in Teradata, with M&G Plc increasing its stake by 2,920.3% and AQR Capital Management LLC boosting its stake by 60.9%. Other notable movements include Ariel Investments LLC entering a new stake and Lynrock Lake LP increasing its holdings. Collectively, hedge funds and institutional investors now control 90.31% of Teradata's stock.
Analyst ratings and price targets for Teradata have varied. UBS Group raised its price target, while maintaining a "sell" rating. Northland Securities reduced their price target but assigned an "outperform" rating. StockNews.com upgraded Teradata to a "strong-buy" rating, while JMP Securities downgraded the stock to "market perform." Evercore ISI increased their target price and maintained an "outperform" rating. The consensus among analysts is a "Hold" rating, with an average price target of $39.91.
Teradata's stock has faced challenges, recently trading down 12.9% to reach $29.08. The stock's 50-day moving average is $30.06, while the 200-day moving average is $31.69. Over the past year, Teradata has seen a 52-week low of $24.02 and a high of $49.44.
Teradata's market capitalization is $2.79 billion, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.16 and a PEG ratio of 3.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.87, a current ratio of 0.75, and a quick ratio of 0.72, indicating a relatively high level of debt compared to equity.
In its latest earnings report, Teradata announced earnings per share of $0.69, surpassing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.56. The company reported revenue of $440 million, exceeding the consensus estimate of $417.71 million.