Sidoti Expects Reduced Earnings for TransAct Technologies

Key Points

• Sidoti lowered its Q3 2026 EPS forecast for TransAct Technologies to a loss of $0.06 per share from a loss of $0.05, while projecting a $0.04 loss for FY2026 and a $0.14 loss for FY2027.
• TransAct’s latest quarter exceeded expectations, with EPS of $0.07 versus the consensus estimate of a $0.04 loss and revenue of $14.41 million versus $12.60 million expected.
• The stock carries an overall “Reduce” rating, despite a newly approved $3 million buyback authorization covering up to 8.7% of shares; institutional investors own 74.46% of the company.

TransAct Technologies Incorporated (NASDAQ:TACT - Free Report) - Analysts at Sidoti dropped their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for TransAct Technologies in a research report issued on Wednesday, August 12th. Sidoti analyst G. Burns now expects that the technology company will post earnings of ($0.06) per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of ($0.05). The consensus estimate for TransAct Technologies' current full-year earnings is ($0.05) per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for TransAct Technologies' Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.06) EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($0.04) EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.04) EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at ($0.04) EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at ($0.03) EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at ($0.02) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($0.14) EPS.

TransAct Technologies (NASDAQ:TACT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 12th. The technology company reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.04) by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $14.41 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $12.60 million. TransAct Technologies had a negative net margin of 0.75% and a negative return on equity of 1.26%.

TACT has been the subject of several other reports. Weiss Ratings raised TransAct Technologies from a "sell (e+)" rating to a "sell (d-)" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Zacks Research upgraded TransAct Technologies to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of TransAct Technologies to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, July 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, TransAct Technologies currently has an average rating of "Reduce".

TransAct Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:TACT opened at $5.11 on Friday. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $5.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $4.15. The company has a market cap of $52.51 million, a P/E ratio of -127.75 and a beta of 1.20. TransAct Technologies has a one year low of $3.06 and a one year high of $6.02.

TransAct Technologies announced that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, May 13th that permits the company to repurchase $3.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the technology company to reacquire up to 8.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Institutional Trading of TransAct Technologies

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TACT. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in TransAct Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,413,000. Bard Associates Inc. bought a new position in shares of TransAct Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $597,000. Heron Bay Capital Management bought a new stake in TransAct Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at $236,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of TransAct Technologies during the third quarter worth approximately $290,000. Finally, Globeflex Capital L P acquired a new position in TransAct Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at about $258,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.46% of the company's stock.

TransAct Technologies Company Profile

TransAct Technologies Inc designs, manufactures and distributes secure card issuance systems and embedded transactional printing solutions for a variety of industries. The company's portfolio includes high-speed card printers, card personalization and issuance software, as well as embedded printers used in kiosks, point-of-sale terminals, lottery machines and gaming applications. TransAct's products are built to deliver reliable, on-demand printing and secure card encoding for markets that require rapid, accurate issuance of payment cards, identification badges and tickets.

Within its secure card solutions segment, TransAct offers turnkey systems that integrate card printing, magnetic stripe encoding, smart card personalization and instant card issuance software.

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