Zacks Research Issues Negative Outlook for Teradata Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has lowered its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Teradata from $0.30 to $0.29, maintaining a "Strong Sell" rating for the stock.
• UBS Group revised Teradata's price objective down from $24.00 to $23.00, also giving the stock a "neutral" rating.
• Institutional investors have increased their stakes in Teradata, with a notable 2,132.0% increase by Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC in Q2.

Teradata Corporation (NYSE:TDC - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Teradata in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, September 9th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the technology company will post earnings of $0.29 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.30. Zacks Research has a "Strong Sell" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Teradata's current full-year earnings is $1.31 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Teradata's Q4 2026 earnings at $0.30 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $0.37 EPS.

Teradata (NYSE:TDC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The technology company reported $0.47 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.06. Teradata had a return on equity of 96.29% and a net margin of 6.57%.The company had revenue of $408.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $399.73 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.64 EPS. Teradata's revenue was down 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. Teradata has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.510-0.55 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 2.170-2.25 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on TDC. Wall Street Zen raised Teradata from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday. UBS Group lowered their price target on Teradata from $24.00 to $23.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Teradata presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $26.86.

Teradata Price Performance

Shares of Teradata stock traded up $0.24 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $21.39. 257,391 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,224,636. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.78, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 0.84. Teradata has a 1-year low of $18.43 and a 1-year high of $33.69. The company has a market cap of $2.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.96, a PEG ratio of 5.36 and a beta of 0.78. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $21.30 and its 200 day moving average price is $21.81.

Institutional Trading of Teradata

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Teradata by 2,132.0% during the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,116 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 1,066 shares during the last quarter. Tsfg LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Teradata during the first quarter valued at approximately $26,000. IFP Advisors Inc increased its position in shares of Teradata by 405.4% during the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,223 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 981 shares during the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of Teradata by 64.1% during the second quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 1,364 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 533 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Command Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Teradata during the second quarter valued at approximately $42,000. 90.31% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Teradata

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.