Wall Street Zen Upgrades SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) to Buy

Key Points

• Wall Street Zen upgraded SS&C Technologies from "Hold" to "Buy"; the stock's consensus is a Moderate Buy (1 Strong Buy, 5 Buy, 3 Hold) with an average analyst target of $101.00.
• SS&C beat quarterly estimates with EPS of $1.69 vs. $1.62 expected and revenue of $1.65 billion vs. $1.62 billion, and issued Q1 2026 EPS guidance of 1.620–1.680 and FY 2026 guidance of 6.700–7.020.
• Shares are trading around $67 (52-week low $65.05, high $91.07) — down 1.4% on the day and well below the analyst target — while institutional ownership is very high (~96.9%) with recent stake increases by firms like Millennium, Goldman Sachs and Invesco.

SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC - Get Free Report) was upgraded by equities researchers at Wall Street Zen from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a note issued to investors on Saturday.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Needham & Company LLC dropped their price objective on shares of SS&C Technologies from $105.00 to $95.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 6th. DA Davidson reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $106.00 target price on shares of SS&C Technologies in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Raymond James Financial reiterated a "strong-buy" rating on shares of SS&C Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of SS&C Technologies from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research note on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $101.00.

SS&C Technologies Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:SSNC opened at $67.26 on Friday. SS&C Technologies has a 52-week low of $65.05 and a 52-week high of $91.07. The stock has a market cap of $16.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.28 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $71.86 and a 200-day moving average price of $80.85.

SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The technology company reported $1.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.62 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $1.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.62 billion. SS&C Technologies had a return on equity of 19.60% and a net margin of 12.70%.The company's revenue for the quarter was up 8.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.58 earnings per share. SS&C Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.620-1.680 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.700-7.020 EPS. Equities analysts predict that SS&C Technologies will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of SS&C Technologies

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Millennium Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of SS&C Technologies by 349.1% in the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 176,630 shares of the technology company's stock worth $14,754,000 after acquiring an additional 137,301 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of SS&C Technologies by 6,069.0% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,591 shares of the technology company's stock worth $216,000 after acquiring an additional 2,549 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of SS&C Technologies by 16.4% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 690,340 shares of the technology company's stock worth $57,664,000 after acquiring an additional 97,247 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its stake in shares of SS&C Technologies by 35.1% in the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 9,362 shares of the technology company's stock worth $782,000 after acquiring an additional 2,431 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of SS&C Technologies by 17.9% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 569,693 shares of the technology company's stock worth $47,171,000 after acquiring an additional 86,606 shares during the last quarter. 96.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

SS&C Technologies Company Profile

SS&C Technologies is a global provider of software and services for the financial services industry, offering technology and outsourcing solutions that support investment managers, asset servicing firms, insurance companies, private equity and real estate managers, hedge funds, wealth managers and other financial institutions. The company's offerings span front-, middle- and back-office functionality, enabling clients to automate trading, portfolio accounting, reconciliation, performance measurement, risk and compliance, and client reporting.

SS&C delivers its capabilities through a mix of licensed software, cloud-based SaaS platforms and managed services.

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