Cantor Fitzgerald Predicts Q2's FY2026 Earnings (NYSE:QTWO)

Key Points

• Cantor Fitzgerald has revised its FY2026 earnings per share estimate for Q2 Holdings from $0.89 to $0.86 while maintaining an "Overweight" rating with a price target of $110.00.
• Analysts from various firms have set price targets for Q2 Holdings, with Needham & Company boosting it from $110.00 to $115.00 and Royal Bank of Canada raising theirs from $101.00 to $102.00.
• Insider selling activity has occurred, with General Counsel Michael S. Kerr selling shares and a total of 8,499 shares sold in the last ninety days by corporate insiders, indicating potential shifts in insider confidence.

Q2 Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:QTWO - Free Report) - Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Q2 in a research report issued on Monday, September 22nd. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst M. Vanvliet now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings per share of $0.86 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $0.89. Cantor Fitzgerald has a "Overweight" rating and a $110.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Q2's current full-year earnings is $0.67 per share.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Q2 from $101.00 to $102.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price target on shares of Q2 from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Q2 from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. started coverage on shares of Q2 in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. They set an "overweight" rating and a $115.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Q2 to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Q2 has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $102.25.

Q2 Stock Performance

Shares of QTWO stock opened at $76.70 on Wednesday. Q2 has a 1 year low of $63.61 and a 1 year high of $112.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.79 billion, a PE ratio of 1,534.37 and a beta of 1.49. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $80.96 and a two-hundred day moving average of $82.93.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider John E. Breeden sold 6,105 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.27, for a total transaction of $459,523.35. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 149,643 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,263,628.61. This represents a 3.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, General Counsel Michael S. Kerr sold 967 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.60, for a total value of $79,874.20. Following the sale, the general counsel directly owned 56,228 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,644,432.80. This represents a 1.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 8,499 shares of company stock worth $650,658. Corporate insiders own 3.00% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Q2

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of QTWO. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in Q2 by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,803,611 shares of the technology company's stock worth $262,390,000 after purchasing an additional 128,387 shares in the last quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Q2 by 1.2% in the second quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 2,098,037 shares of the technology company's stock worth $196,355,000 after buying an additional 25,493 shares during the period. Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Q2 by 1.6% in the first quarter. Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,957,893 shares of the technology company's stock worth $156,651,000 after acquiring an additional 30,480 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in shares of Q2 by 5.9% during the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 1,826,001 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $170,895,000 after acquiring an additional 101,866 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Q2 by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,470,279 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $137,620,000 after acquiring an additional 26,858 shares in the last quarter.

About Q2

Q2 Holdings, Inc provides cloud-based digital solutions to regional and community financial institutions in the United States. The company offers Digital Banking Platform, an end-to-end digital banking platform supports its financial institution customers in their delivery of unified digital banking services across digital channels.

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