NYSE:ADS - Alliance Data Systems Stock Price, Forecast & News

Alliance Data Systems trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ADS."

Alliance Data Systems announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.63 per share on Tuesday, December 17th. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.30%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 13th. View Alliance Data Systems' Dividend History.

Alliance Data Systems declared that its board has approved a share buyback plan on Tuesday, July 9th 2019, which authorizes the company to repurchase $1,100,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 14.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Alliance Data Systems Co. (NYSE:ADS) announced its earnings results on Thursday, October, 24th. The business services provider reported $5.05 EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $5.08 by $0.03. The business services provider earned $1.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.45 billion. Alliance Data Systems had a net margin of 7.54% and a return on equity of 47.40%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $5.37 earnings per share. View Alliance Data Systems' Earnings History.

Alliance Data Systems is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 30th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Alliance Data Systems.

Alliance Data Systems will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, January 30th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

17 brokers have issued twelve-month price objectives for Alliance Data Systems' stock. Their forecasts range from $111.00 to $173.00. On average, they expect Alliance Data Systems' share price to reach $143.86 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 31.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Alliance Data Systems.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Alliance Data Systems in the last year. There are currently 9 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Alliance Data Systems.

Media headlines about ADS stock have been trending very negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group scores the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Alliance Data Systems earned a media sentiment score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the business services provider a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is very unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Alliance Data Systems.

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Alliance Data Systems' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.86%), Chicago Capital LLC (0.25%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.20%), Kirr Marbach & Co. LLC IN (0.16%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.13%) and Exane Derivatives (0.07%). Company insiders that own Alliance Data Systems stock include Bryan A Pearson, Charles L Horn, Edward J Heffernan, Holdings LP Valueact, Melisa A Miller, Timothy P King and Valueact Capital Master Fund,. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Alliance Data Systems.

ADS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Chicago Capital LLC, FNY Investment Advisers LLC, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, California Public Employees Retirement System, SG Americas Securities LLC, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH and Court Place Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have sold Alliance Data Systems company stock in the last year include Holdings LP Valueact, Timothy P King and Valueact Capital Master Fund,. View Insider Buying and Selling for Alliance Data Systems.

ADS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cubic Asset Management LLC, Sanders Morris Harris LLC, Rothschild Investment Corp IL, Tuttle Tactical Management, Zeke Capital Advisors LLC, Lapides Asset Management LLC, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC and Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI. Company insiders that have bought Alliance Data Systems stock in the last two years include Holdings LP Valueact and Valueact Capital Master Fund,. View Insider Buying and Selling for Alliance Data Systems.

Shares of ADS 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.

One share of ADS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $109.45.

Alliance Data Systems has a market capitalization of $5.04 billion and generates $7.79 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $963.10 million in net income (profit) each year or $21.56 on an earnings per share basis. Alliance Data Systems employs 20,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Alliance Data Systems.

The official website for Alliance Data Systems is http://www.alliancedata.com/.

Alliance Data Systems' mailing address is 3075 Loyalty Circle, Columbus OH, 43219. The business services provider can be reached via phone at 614-729-4000 or via email at [email protected]