Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Teradata Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research lowered Teradata’s Q3 2026 EPS forecast to $0.35 from $0.39 and maintains a “Hold” rating; analysts’ consensus full-year estimate is $1.78 per share.
• Analyst sentiment remains mixed, with Teradata carrying an average “Hold” rating and a consensus price target of $34.78. Price targets range from $27 to $49.
• Teradata’s latest quarter exceeded expectations, reporting $0.69 EPS and $410 million in revenue, while shares recently opened at $28.52—up 5.4%—and institutional investors own 90.31% of the stock.

Teradata Corporation (NYSE:TDC - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Teradata in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, August 25th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings per share of $0.35 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.39. Zacks Research has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Teradata's current full-year earnings is $1.78 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Teradata's Q4 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.79 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.46 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.53 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $1.86 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $0.48 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $1.93 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on TDC. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of Teradata from $39.00 to $36.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Barclays dropped their target price on Teradata from $28.00 to $27.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Teradata in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Citizens Jmp reaffirmed a "market outperform" rating and set a $49.00 price target on shares of Teradata in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Teradata from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Teradata currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $34.78.

Teradata Stock Up 5.4%

Shares of Teradata stock opened at $28.52 on Friday. Teradata has a 52-week low of $20.25 and a 52-week high of $41.78. The company has a 50 day moving average of $30.47 and a 200 day moving average of $29.99. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The company has a market capitalization of $2.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.00, a P/E/G ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 0.60.

Teradata (NYSE:TDC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The technology company reported $0.69 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.56 by $0.13. Teradata had a return on equity of 47.25% and a net margin of 27.08%.The business had revenue of $410.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $396.13 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.47 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up .5% on a year-over-year basis. Teradata has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.550-0.590 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 2.650-2.730 EPS.

Insider Buying and Selling at Teradata

In related news, Director Timothy C. K. Chou sold 5,657 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, June 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.72, for a total value of $190,754.04. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 39,210 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,322,161.20. The trade was a 12.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CRO Richard J. Petley sold 17,227 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.00, for a total transaction of $602,945.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive owned 188,571 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,599,985. This represents a 8.37% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 0.96% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Teradata

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. acquired a new stake in shares of Teradata in the 2nd quarter valued at about $30,000. Financial Management Professionals Inc. acquired a new position in Teradata during the second quarter worth approximately $36,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in Teradata by 587.2% in the second quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,182 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 1,010 shares during the last quarter. Nykredit A S purchased a new stake in Teradata in the second quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Finally, SJS Investment Consulting Inc. lifted its stake in Teradata by 25,800.0% in the first quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 1,813 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 1,806 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.31% of the company's stock.

About Teradata

Teradata Corporation is a global provider of enterprise analytics and data management solutions designed to help organizations unlock value from their data assets. The company offers both cloud-based and on-premises platforms that support data warehousing, big data analytics, and machine learning. Through its flagship analytics ecosystem, Teradata enables businesses to integrate, analyze, and manage large volumes of structured and unstructured data at scale.

Central to Teradata's product suite is the Teradata Vantage analytics platform, which unifies diverse data types across multiple environments—including public and private clouds—into a single, coherent architecture.

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