CDW Co. (NASDAQ:CDW - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for CDW in a research report issued on Wednesday, May 28th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the information technology services provider will earn $2.41 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.43. The consensus estimate for CDW's current full-year earnings is $9.41 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for CDW's Q3 2025 earnings at $2.50 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.36 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.31 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.00 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.71 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.63 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.47 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $9.82 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.58 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $11.22 EPS.
Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Barclays cut their price target on shares of CDW from $223.00 to $205.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of CDW from $160.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, May 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of CDW from $222.00 to $175.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 17th. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of CDW from $236.00 to $210.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of CDW from $193.00 to $201.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, CDW currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $216.38.
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CDW Trading Down 3.1%
Shares of CDW stock traded down $5.60 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $174.76. The stock had a trading volume of 2,285,138 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,223,383. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.38. CDW has a 1 year low of $137.31 and a 1 year high of $241.26. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.93, a P/E/G ratio of 3.21 and a beta of 0.91. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $166.24 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $175.80.
CDW (NASDAQ:CDW - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The information technology services provider reported $2.15 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.19. CDW had a return on equity of 55.42% and a net margin of 5.13%. The business had revenue of $5.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.93 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.92 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 6.7% on a year-over-year basis.
Institutional Trading of CDW
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in CDW by 39.7% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 183 shares of the information technology services provider's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the period. Summit Trail Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of CDW by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC now owns 4,040 shares of the information technology services provider's stock valued at $703,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the period. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its holdings in shares of CDW by 38.9% in the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 207 shares of the information technology services provider's stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 58 shares during the period. Jacobi Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of CDW by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Jacobi Capital Management LLC now owns 1,428 shares of the information technology services provider's stock valued at $248,000 after buying an additional 61 shares during the period. Finally, Resonant Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of CDW by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,223 shares of the information technology services provider's stock valued at $735,000 after buying an additional 69 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.15% of the company's stock.
Insider Activity
In other news, insider Frederick J. Kulevich sold 28,159 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $190.90, for a total transaction of $5,375,553.10. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 36,077 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,887,099.30. This trade represents a 43.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Christine A. Leahy sold 40,917 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $181.42, for a total value of $7,423,162.14. Following the sale, the insider now owns 144,931 shares in the company, valued at $26,293,382.02. The trade was a 22.02% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.84% of the company's stock.
CDW declared that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, February 5th that allows the company to repurchase $750.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the information technology services provider to repurchase up to 2.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.
CDW Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.625 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 23rd. This represents a $2.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.43%. CDW's dividend payout ratio is currently 30.98%.
About CDW
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CDW Corporation provides information technology (IT) solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. It operates through three segments: Corporate, Small Business, and Public. The company offers discrete hardware and software products and services, as well as integrated IT solutions, including on-premise and cloud capabilities across hybrid infrastructure, digital experience, and security.
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