Consensus Cloud Solutions (NASDAQ:CCSI) Stock Rating Lowered by Wall Street Zen

Key Points

• Wall Street Zen downgraded Consensus Cloud Solutions (NASDAQ:CCSI) from "buy" to "hold," though the stock still has a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and a consensus price target of $37.50 while BTIG raised its target to $40.
• Q4 results beat estimates with EPS of $1.41 vs. $1.31 and revenue of $87.07M, and the company set Q1 2026 guidance of 1.360–1.460 EPS and FY2026 guidance of 5.550–5.95 EPS.
• Shares opened at $23.96 with a market cap of $452.1M and a PE ratio of 5.51; the 52-week range is $17.84–$31.67 and institutional investors own about 93.9% of the stock.

Consensus Cloud Solutions (NASDAQ:CCSI - Get Free Report) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report issued on Saturday.

A number of other research firms have also commented on CCSI. BTIG Research upped their price target on Consensus Cloud Solutions from $37.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Consensus Cloud Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $37.50.

Consensus Cloud Solutions Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CCSI opened at $23.96 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $452.10 million, a PE ratio of 5.51 and a beta of 1.54. The firm's fifty day moving average is $26.80 and its 200-day moving average is $25.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 40.03, a quick ratio of 1.79 and a current ratio of 1.79. Consensus Cloud Solutions has a 52 week low of $17.84 and a 52 week high of $31.67.

Consensus Cloud Solutions (NASDAQ:CCSI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.31 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $87.07 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $86.62 million. Consensus Cloud Solutions had a net margin of 24.17% and a negative return on equity of 579.06%. Consensus Cloud Solutions has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.360-1.460 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.550-5.95 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Consensus Cloud Solutions will post 5.17 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Consensus Cloud Solutions

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in CCSI. Quarry LP acquired a new position in Consensus Cloud Solutions during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its stake in Consensus Cloud Solutions by 40.5% in the second 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. State of Alaska Department of Revenue acquired a new stake in Consensus Cloud Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $46,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its holdings in shares of Consensus Cloud Solutions by 104.9% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 3,793 shares of the company's stock valued at $111,000 after acquiring an additional 1,942 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in shares of Consensus Cloud Solutions during the second quarter valued at approximately $112,000. 93.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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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