NASDAQ:QADAQAD Stock Price, Forecast & News

$44.99

+1.03 (+2.34 %)

(As of 05/27/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$43.50

Now: $44.99▼

$45.11

50-Day Range

$39.00

MA: $41.70▼

$45.22

52-Week Range

$28.21

Now: $44.99▼

$54.54

Volume70,900 shs

Average Volume55,036 shs

Market Capitalization$919.28 million

P/E RatioN/A

Dividend Yield0.66%

Beta1.01

QAD Inc. provides enterprise software solutions for manufacturing companies in the automotive, life sciences, consumer products, food and beverage, high technology, and industrial products industries worldwide. The company offers QAD Enterprise Applications, an integrated suite of software applications, which support the core business processes. Its QAD Enterprise Applications include software solutions, such as QAD Financials to manage and control finance and accounting processes; QAD Customer Management for manufacturers to acquire new customers; QAD Manufacturing, which supports manufacturing business processes; QAD Automation Solutions that improve manufacturers' material transaction processing; QAD Demand and Supply Chain Planning that fulfills materials planning and logistics requirements; QAD Supply Chain Execution that offers tools to support inventory and warehouse management; and QAD Transportation Management to manage and optimize outside carriers for shipments. The company's QAD Enterprise Applications also comprise suites, such as QAD Service and Support that handles service calls, manages service queues, and organizes mobile field resources; QAD Enterprise Asset Management to manage, maintain, and install capital equipment; Action Centers with Embedded Analytics; and QAD Analytics that provides data to measure performance. It also offers QAD Enterprise Quality Management that provides quality management and regulatory compliance solutions; QAD Interoperability, which integrates QAD Enterprise Applications with other non-QAD core business applications; and QAD Internationalization, which supports companies that manufacture and distribute their products worldwide. In addition, it provides customer support, product updates, maintenance, and professional services. The company markets its products through direct and indirect sales channels; and distributors and sales agents. QAD Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

1.5 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
QAD has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $46.33, QAD has a potential upside of 3.0% from its current price of $44.99.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
QAD has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

2.8 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
QAD has received 326 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
QAD has received 246 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
QAD has received 56.99% “outperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about QAD and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe QADA will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe QADA will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

1.7 Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
QAD is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 0.66%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
QAD does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on EPS estimates, QAD will have a dividend payout ratio of 580.00 % in the coming year. This indicates that QAD may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

2.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, QAD insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,020,997.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
51.83% of the stock of QAD is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.
Percentage Held by Institutions
48.62% of the stock of QAD is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

0.6 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for QAD are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.34) to $0.05 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of QAD is -54.20, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of QAD is -54.20, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
QAD has a P/B Ratio of 7.82. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

1.72 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NASDAQ

Industry Prepackaged software

Sub-IndustryApplication Software

SectorComputer and Technology

Current SymbolNASDAQ:QADA

Previous Symbol

CUSIP74727D30

CIK1036188

Webwww.qad.com

Phone805-566-6000

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.23

Current Ratio1.40

Quick Ratio1.40

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E RatioN/A

Forward P/E RatioN/A

P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$310.77 million

Price / Sales2.96

Cash Flow$0.07 per share

Price / Cash Flow612.10

Book Value$5.75 per share

Price / Book7.82

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($0.79)

Net Income$-15,950,000.00

Net Margins-5.13%

Return on Equity-3.95%

Return on Assets-1.58%

Miscellaneous

Employees1,920

Outstanding Shares20,433,000

Market Cap$919.28 million

Next Earnings Date5/27/2020 (Confirmed)

OptionableOptionable

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QAD (NASDAQ:QADA) Frequently Asked Questions

How has QAD's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

QAD's stock was trading at $40.74 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, QADA shares have increased by 10.4% and is now trading at $44.99. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of QAD?

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for QAD in the last year. There are currently 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for QAD.

When is QAD's next earnings date?

QAD is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 27th 2020. View our earnings forecast for QAD.

How were QAD's earnings last quarter?

QAD Inc. (NASDAQ:QADA) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March, 18th. The software maker reported $0.02 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.08. The software maker had revenue of $78.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $78.73 million. QAD had a negative return on equity of 3.95% and a negative net margin of 5.13%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.24 EPS. View QAD's earnings history.

How often does QAD pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for QAD?

QAD announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 8th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.072 per share on Wednesday, April 29th. This represents a $0.29 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.64%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 21st. View QAD's dividend history.

What price target have analysts set for QADA?

4 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for QAD's stock. Their forecasts range from $40.00 to $50.00. On average, they anticipate QAD's stock price to reach $46.33 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 3.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for QAD.

Has QAD been receiving favorable news coverage?

Media coverage about QADA stock has trended negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. QAD earned a daily sentiment score of -2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the software maker a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news aboutQAD.

Are investors shorting QAD?

QAD saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 174,000 shares, an increase of 6.9% from the April 30th total of 162,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 59,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.9 days. Currently, 1.5% of the company's stock are short sold. View QAD's Current Options Chain.

Who are some of QAD's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to QAD include Adobe (ADBE), salesforce.com (CRM), Intuit (INTU), Autodesk (ADSK), Workday (WDAY), Splunk (SPLK), Synopsys (SNPS), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), ANSYS (ANSS), Citrix Systems (CTXS), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), Tyler Technologies (TYL), Fair Isaac (FICO), FactSet Research Systems (FDS) and Guidewire Software (GWRE). View all competitors.

What other stocks do shareholders of QAD own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other QAD investors own include Netflix (NFLX), AT&T (T), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), General Motors (GM), Snap (SNAP), Visa (V), Vale (VALE), Workday (WDAY), Exxon Mobil (XOM) and AbbVie (ABBV).

Who are QAD's key executives?

QAD's management team includes the following people:

Mr. Anton Chilton, CEO, Joint Interim COO & Director (Age 51)
Ms. Pamela M. Lopker, Founder, Pres & Director (Age 64)
Mr. Daniel Lender, Joint Interim COO, CFO, Exec. VP & Corp. Sec. (Age 52)
Ms. Kara L. Bellamy, Chief Accounting Officer, Corp. Controller & Sr. VP (Age 43)
Mr. Tony J. Winter, Chief Technology Officer

What is QAD's stock symbol?

QAD trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "QADA."

Who are QAD's major shareholders?

QAD's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (4.17%), Capital Research Global Investors (3.46%), ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC (2.10%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (1.79%), Deutsche Bank AG (1.50%) and State Street Corp (1.29%). Company insiders that own QAD stock include Cuylenburg Peter Van, Daniel Lender, Kara Bellamy, Leslie Stretch and Pamela M Lopker. View institutional ownership trends for QAD.

Which major investors are selling QAD stock?

QADA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Morgan Stanley, AltraVue Capital LLC, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Two Sigma Advisers LP, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Squarepoint Ops LLC, Dupont Capital Management Corp, and UBS Group AG. Company insiders that have sold QAD company stock in the last year include Daniel Lender, Leslie Stretch, and Pamela M Lopker. View insider buying and selling activity for QAD.

Which major investors are buying QAD stock?

QADA stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital Research Global Investors, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Harspring Capital Management LLC, Deutsche Bank AG, Wells Fargo & Company MN, ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC, Wasatch Advisors Inc., and State Street Corp. View insider buying and selling activity for QAD.

How do I buy shares of QAD?

Shares of QADA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

What is QAD's stock price today?

One share of QADA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $44.99.

How big of a company is QAD?

QAD has a market capitalization of $919.28 million and generates $310.77 million in revenue each year. The software maker earns $-15,950,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.79) on an earnings per share basis. QAD employs 1,920 workers across the globe.

What is QAD's official website?

The official website for QAD is www.qad.com.

How can I contact QAD?

QAD's mailing address is 100 INNOVATION PLACE, SANTA BARBARA CA, 93108. The software maker can be reached via phone at 805-566-6000.

This page was last updated on 5/27/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff