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 declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 30th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th will be given a dividend of $0.63 per share on Thursday, March 19th. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.45%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 13th. View Alliance Data Systems' Dividend History.

Alliance Data Systems announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Tuesday, July 9th 2019, which permits the company to buyback $1,100,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 14.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Alliance Data Systems Co. (NYSE:ADS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January, 30th. The business services provider reported $4.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $4.08 by $0.04. The business services provider had revenue of $1.46 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.49 billion. Alliance Data Systems had a net margin of 5.57% and a return on equity of 42.81%. Alliance Data Systems's quarterly revenue was down .2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $7.04 earnings per share. View Alliance Data Systems' Earnings History.

Alliance Data Systems is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 23rd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Alliance Data Systems.

Alliance Data Systems updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Thursday, January, 30th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of approx $20.50 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $20.13. The company issued revenue guidance of approx $5.60 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $5.72 billion.

18 brokerages have issued 12-month target prices 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 $141.73 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 37.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Alliance Data Systems.

18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Alliance Data Systems in the last year. There are currently 11 hold ratings and 7 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 extremely negative on Thursday, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Alliance Data Systems earned a news impact score of -4.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the business services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Alliance Data Systems.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Alliance Data Systems investors own include Hawkins (HWKN), CA (CA), BlackRock (BLK), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), AT&T (T), Endologix (ELGX), Netflix (NFLX), Boeing (BA), Micron Technology (MU) and Allergan (AGN).

Alliance Data Systems' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (4.03%), Lyrical Asset Management LP (3.43%), Boston Partners (2.52%), AQR Capital Management LLC (2.29%), Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec (1.97%) and FMR LLC (1.88%). Company insiders that own Alliance Data Systems stock include Bryan A Pearson, Charles L Horn, 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 ValueAct Holdings L.P., Parnassus Investments CA, FMR LLC, Partners Capital Investment Group LLP, Chicago Capital LLC, AXA, Gobi Capital LLC and Equity Investment Corp. 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including AQR Capital Management LLC, Alyeska Investment Group L.P., LSV Asset Management, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Samlyn Capital LLC, KBC Group NV and Prudential Financial Inc.. 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 $102.75.

Alliance Data Systems has a market capitalization of $4.73 billion and generates $5.58 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $310.90 million in net income (profit) each year or $16.39 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]