Alliance Data Systems Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:ADS)

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, July 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 4th will be given a dividend of $0.63 per share on Thursday, September 26th. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.07%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 3rd. View Alliance Data Systems' Dividend History.

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

Alliance Data Systems Co. (NYSE:ADS) posted its earnings results on Thursday, July, 18th. The business services provider reported $3.66 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $4.08 by $0.42. The business services provider earned $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.36 billion. Alliance Data Systems had a return on equity of 46.72% and a net margin of 13.01%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $5.01 EPS. View Alliance Data Systems' Earnings History.

Alliance Data Systems is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 24th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Alliance Data Systems.

Alliance Data Systems will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, October 24th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Alliance Data Systems updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 18th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $19.50-19.75 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $19.10. The company issued revenue guidance of $5.8 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $5.80 billion.

14 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Alliance Data Systems' shares. Their forecasts range from $150.00 to $254.00. On average, they expect Alliance Data Systems' share price to reach $178.36 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 46.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Alliance Data Systems.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Alliance Data Systems in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 6 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Alliance Data Systems.

Media coverage about ADS stock has been trending very negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Alliance Data Systems earned a news impact score of -3.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the business services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Alliance Data Systems.

Alliance Data Systems saw a decline in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,750,000 shares, a decline of 62.8% from the August 15th total of 4,710,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,070,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.6 days. Approximately 3.5% of the company's stock are short sold. View Alliance Data Systems' Current Options Chain.

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Alliance Data Systems' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Pacer Advisors Inc. (0.08%), Denali Advisors LLC (0.02%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.01%), Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. (0.01%), Gyroscope Capital Management Group LLC (0.01%) and Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.01%). 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 Artemis Investment Management LLP, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. and Landsberg Bennett & Dubbaneh 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 Denali Advisors LLC, Pacer Advisors Inc., Cerebellum GP LLC and Gyroscope Capital Management Group LLC. 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 $121.82.

Alliance Data Systems has a market capitalization of $6.23 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]