EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE:EPAM) Stock Rated "Hold" by Sell-Side Brokerages

Key Points

• EPAM Systems has a consensus “Hold” rating among 17 analysts: 10 recommend holding, six recommend buying and one recommends selling. The average 12-month price target is $116.47.
• The stock opened at $113.03, with a market capitalization of $5.83 billion and a 52-week range of $73.06 to $222.53. Recent analyst targets range from $97 to $135.
• EPAM beat quarterly earnings expectations, reporting $3.38 in earnings per share versus the $3.16 consensus estimate, while revenue rose 4.6% year over year to $1.41 billion. Institutional investors own approximately 91.58% of the company’s shares.

Shares of EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE:EPAM - Get Free Report) have been assigned a consensus rating of "Hold" from the seventeen research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have assigned a hold recommendation and six have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $116.47.

EPAM has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley set a $97.00 target price on shares of EPAM Systems in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Wedbush began coverage on shares of EPAM Systems in a research report on Monday, June 15th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $99.00 price target for the company. Mizuho set a $130.00 price target on shares of EPAM Systems in a report on Monday, August 10th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $135.00 price objective on EPAM Systems in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Truist Financial reduced their target price on EPAM Systems from $112.00 to $110.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 7th.

EPAM Systems Stock Down 0.7%

EPAM stock opened at $113.03 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.75, a current ratio of 2.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.83 billion, a PE ratio of 15.32, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.39. EPAM Systems has a twelve month low of $73.06 and a twelve month high of $222.53. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $110.38 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $106.25.

EPAM Systems (NYSE:EPAM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The information technology services provider reported $3.38 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.16 by $0.22. The firm had revenue of $1.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.41 billion. EPAM Systems had a return on equity of 15.84% and a net margin of 7.15%. The company's revenue was up 4.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.77 earnings per share. EPAM Systems has set its FY 2026 guidance at 13.080-13.240 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.380-3.460 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that EPAM Systems will post 10.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of EPAM. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. lifted its stake in EPAM Systems by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 2,144 shares of the information technology services provider's stock worth $439,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares during the last quarter. Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT increased its position in shares of EPAM Systems by 4.7% during the 1st quarter. Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT now owns 2,812 shares of the information technology services provider's stock valued at $381,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Leonteq Securities AG raised its holdings in shares of EPAM Systems by 37.2% during the 1st quarter. Leonteq Securities AG now owns 804 shares of the information technology services provider's stock valued at $109,000 after buying an additional 218 shares in the last quarter. Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of EPAM Systems by 6.0% during the 3rd quarter. Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,911 shares of the information technology services provider's stock valued at $424,000 after buying an additional 222 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Elevation Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in EPAM Systems by 94.1% in the 3rd quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 493 shares of the information technology services provider's stock worth $53,000 after buying an additional 239 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.58% of the company's stock.

About EPAM Systems

EPAM Systems, Inc NYSE: EPAM is a global digital engineering and technology services company that helps businesses design, build and modernize software and digital platforms. Its services include software development, product and platform engineering, cloud services, data and analytics, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and technology consulting.

The company works with clients across industries including financial services, healthcare, life sciences, retail, travel and consumer products, media, telecommunications, and energy.

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