Teradata (NYSE:TDC) Downgraded by Wall Street Zen to Buy

Key Points

• Wall Street Zen downgraded Teradata from “strong-buy” to “buy,” while the broader analyst view remains mixed with a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $35.67.
• Teradata’s latest quarterly results beat expectations, reporting EPS of $0.88 versus $0.77 expected and revenue of $444 million versus $430.1 million expected, with revenue up 6.2% year over year.
• The stock has been active amid insider selling and institutional interest, with multiple insiders selling shares in recent months while hedge funds and other institutions still own about 90.31% of the company.

Teradata (NYSE:TDC - Get Free Report) was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report issued on Saturday.

TDC has been the topic of several other reports. Zacks Research raised shares of Teradata from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of Teradata from $36.00 to $34.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of Teradata from $32.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Teradata from $29.00 to $28.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Northland Securities set a $37.00 price objective on shares of Teradata in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $35.67.

Teradata Stock Up 6.3%

Shares of NYSE:TDC opened at $31.51 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $27.13 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $28.11. Teradata has a 12-month low of $19.83 and a 12-month high of $41.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.23, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.51.

Teradata (NYSE:TDC - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The technology company reported $0.88 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.77 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $444.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $430.10 million. Teradata had a return on equity of 57.44% and a net margin of 24.93%.The company's quarterly revenue was up 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.66 earnings per share. Teradata has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.550-2.650 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.530-0.570 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Teradata will post 1.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Teradata news, major shareholder Lake Lp Lynrock sold 61,990 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.29, for a total value of $2,497,577.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 9,354,676 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $376,899,896.04. The trade was a 0.66% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Michael P. Gianoni sold 25,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $29.96, for a total transaction of $749,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 31,523 shares in the company, valued at $944,429.08. This represents a 44.23% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 121,307 shares of company stock valued at $4,304,913. 0.96% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Teradata

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Quent Capital LLC bought a new stake in Teradata in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Teradata by 1,162.8% during the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 985 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 907 shares during the period. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Teradata in the 3rd quarter worth $37,000. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Teradata by 25,800.0% in the 1st quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 1,813 shares of the technology company's stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 1,806 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Teradata by 197.5% in the fourth quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,529 shares of the technology company's stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 1,015 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.31% of the company's stock.

Teradata Company Profile

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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