Teradata Co. (NYSE:TDC) Shares Bought by Los Angeles Capital Management LLC

Los Angeles Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Teradata Co. (NYSE:TDC - Free Report) by 9.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 426,005 shares of the technology company's stock after purchasing an additional 36,934 shares during the period. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC owned about 0.44% of Teradata worth $18,535,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TDC. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Teradata by 4.4% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 11,671,512 shares of the technology company's stock worth $525,451,000 after acquiring an additional 496,702 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in Teradata by 21.2% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,585,939 shares of the technology company's stock worth $116,419,000 after purchasing an additional 451,816 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in Teradata by 7.0% during the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,362,284 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $61,330,000 after purchasing an additional 89,280 shares in the last quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Teradata by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 1,267,342 shares of the technology company's stock worth $55,142,000 after buying an additional 38,043 shares during the period. Finally, FMR LLC increased its stake in shares of Teradata by 24.4% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,241,111 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $55,875,000 after buying an additional 243,806 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.31% of the company's stock.

Teradata Stock Performance

Teradata stock traded down $0.02 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $37.24. 869,774 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 881,088. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $37.74 and its 200-day moving average price is $42.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.02, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 61.05, a P/E/G ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 0.95. Teradata Co. has a 1 year low of $35.36 and a 1 year high of $57.73.

Teradata (NYSE:TDC - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, February 12th. The technology company reported $0.56 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.51 by $0.05. Teradata had a return on equity of 58.25% and a net margin of 3.38%. The firm had revenue of $457.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $455.84 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.05 earnings per share. Teradata's revenue for the quarter was up 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts expect that Teradata Co. will post 1.27 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently weighed in on TDC. StockNews.com lowered shares of Teradata from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, April 12th. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Teradata from $57.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, February 12th. Bank of America downgraded shares of Teradata from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $58.00 to $48.00 in a research note on Tuesday, February 13th. JMP Securities reiterated a "market outperform" rating and issued a $72.00 target price on shares of Teradata in a report on Tuesday, February 13th. Finally, Morgan Stanley downgraded Teradata from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $74.00 to $48.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $56.33.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Teradata news, insider Hillary Ashton sold 9,743 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.45, for a total transaction of $364,875.35. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 156,704 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,868,564.80. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. In related news, insider Kathleen R. Cullen-Cote sold 26,275 shares of Teradata stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.57, for a total value of $987,151.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 127,595 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,793,744.15. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Hillary Ashton sold 9,743 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.45, for a total value of $364,875.35. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 156,704 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,868,564.80. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 76,615 shares of company stock valued at $2,903,644 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.92% of the company's stock.

Teradata Company Profile

Teradata Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides a connected multi-cloud data platform for enterprise analytics. The company offers Teradata Vantage, an open and connected platform designed to leverage data across an enterprise. Its business consulting services include support services for organizations to establish a data and analytic vision, enable a multi-cloud ecosystem architecture, and identify and operationalize analytical opportunities, as well as to ensure the analytical infrastructure delivers value.