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 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.23%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 13th. View Alliance Data Systems' Dividend History.

Alliance Data Systems announced that its Board of Directors has approved 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 repurchase up to 14.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

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

18 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Alliance Data Systems' shares. Their forecasts range from $111.00 to $173.00. On average, they expect Alliance Data Systems' stock price to reach $143.86 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 27.4% 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 1 sell rating, 9 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Alliance Data Systems.

News articles about ADS stock have been trending somewhat positive on Monday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm rates the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news 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 coverage optimism score of 1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the business services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Alliance Data Systems.

Alliance Data Systems saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 13th, there was short interest totalling 1,950,000 shares, an increase of 7.1% from the November 28th total of 1,820,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 861,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.3 days. Currently, 4.4% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Alliance Data Systems' Current Options Chain.

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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 many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.86%), Chicago Capital LLC (0.25%), Sanders Morris Harris LLC (0.04%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.03%), Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI (0.02%) and Tuttle Tactical Management (0.02%). 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, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, IFM Investors Pty Ltd and Gateway Investment Advisers 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sanders Morris Harris LLC, Tuttle Tactical Management, Zeke Capital Advisors LLC, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, Alpine Global Management LLC, Cerebellum GP LLC, Accurate Investment Solutions Inc. and Steward Partners Investment Advisory 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 $112.91.

Alliance Data Systems has a market capitalization of $5.20 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]