Consensus Cloud Solutions (NASDAQ:CCSI) Stock Price Down 6.2% Following Insider Selling

Key Points

• Consensus Cloud Solutions shares fell 6.2% to about $36.65 after CTO Jeffrey Alan Sullivan sold 5,400 shares worth approximately $203,580, reducing his direct stake by 4.49%.
• Analyst sentiment remains generally positive: three analysts rate the stock a Buy and one a Hold, producing a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $41.67.
• The company slightly exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $1.49 in EPS versus the $1.48 estimate and $91.36 million in revenue versus the $89.63 million consensus; institutional investors own 93.93% of the stock.

Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:CCSI - Get Free Report)'s share price traded down 6.2% during mid-day trading on Monday after an insider sold shares in the company. The stock traded as low as $37.33 and last traded at $36.6540. 7,094 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 96% from the average session volume of 173,400 shares. The stock had previously closed at $39.07.

Specifically, CTO Jeffrey Alan Sullivan sold 5,400 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.70, for a total value of $203,580.00. Following the sale, the chief technology officer directly owned 114,968 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,334,293.60. This trade represents a 4.49% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CCSI has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on shares of Consensus Cloud Solutions from $35.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, August 10th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Consensus Cloud Solutions in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. BTIG Research lifted their price target on shares of Consensus Cloud Solutions from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, August 10th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Consensus Cloud Solutions from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Sunday, May 17th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $41.67.

Consensus Cloud Solutions Stock Performance

The firm has a market cap of $675.08 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.46 and a beta of 1.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.19, a current ratio of 1.90 and a quick ratio of 1.90. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $36.39 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $30.70.

Consensus Cloud Solutions (NASDAQ:CCSI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.48 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $91.36 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $89.63 million. Consensus Cloud Solutions had a net margin of 26.69% and a return on equity of 502.63%. Consensus Cloud Solutions has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.340-1.440 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.550-5.950 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. will post 5.08 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in shares of Consensus Cloud Solutions by 4.5% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 10,810 shares of the company's stock valued at $249,000 after buying an additional 468 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Consensus Cloud Solutions by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 58,614 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,721,000 after buying an additional 504 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in shares of Consensus Cloud Solutions by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 14,066 shares of the company's stock valued at $413,000 after buying an additional 529 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its stake in Consensus Cloud Solutions by 40.5% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 1,978 shares of the company's stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 570 shares during the period. Finally, New York State Common Retirement Fund increased its holdings in Consensus Cloud Solutions by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 95,336 shares of the company's stock worth $2,080,000 after acquiring an additional 600 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.93% of the company's stock.

About Consensus Cloud Solutions

Consensus Cloud Solutions NASDAQ: CCSI is a provider of cloud consulting and managed services focused on helping organizations accelerate digital transformation. The company specializes in designing, deploying and supporting cloud architectures that leverage leading public and private cloud platforms, including infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS) and software as a service (SaaS) environments. Its end-to-end approach encompasses strategy, implementation and ongoing optimization to align technology investments with business objectives.

The firm’s core offerings include cloud migration and deployment, application modernization, data analytics and cybersecurity solutions.

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