Agilysys (NASDAQ:AGYS) Rating Lowered to “Strong Sell” at Zacks Research

Agilysys (NASDAQ:AGYS) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report issued on Wednesday,Zacks.com reports.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on AGYS. Wall Street Zen raised Agilysys from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 10th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Agilysys in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $140.00 target price on shares of Agilysys in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Agilysys in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Finally, Oppenheimer raised their price target on shares of Agilysys from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Agilysys currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $145.40.

Agilysys Stock Performance

Shares of Agilysys stock opened at $85.26 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $117.78 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $114.85. Agilysys has a fifty-two week low of $63.71 and a fifty-two week high of $145.25. The company has a market cap of $2.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 79.68 and a beta of 0.43.

Agilysys (NASDAQ:AGYS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January 26th. The software maker reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.46 by ($0.04). The business had revenue of $80.39 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $79.07 million. Agilysys had a net margin of 9.79% and a return on equity of 10.71%. Agilysys’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.38 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Agilysys will post 0.8 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Agilysys

In related news, SVP Kyle C. Badger sold 502 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $124.64, for a total transaction of $62,569.28. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 114,911 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,322,507.04. The trade was a 0.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO William David Wood III sold 990 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $124.64, for a total transaction of $123,393.60. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 41,636 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,189,511.04. This represents a 2.32% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders sold 9,576 shares of company stock valued at $1,189,070. Company insiders own 8.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Agilysys

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AGYS. Global Retirement Partners LLC lifted its position in Agilysys by 118.5% during the third quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 260 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Agilysys in the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of Agilysys by 43.2% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 305 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 92 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Agilysys by 215.5% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 366 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 250 shares during the period. Finally, Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Agilysys during the 3rd quarter worth $43,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.00% of the company’s stock.

Key Agilysys News

Here are the key news stories impacting Agilysys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Needham & Company reiterated a “Buy” rating for AGYS, offering counterbalance to recent negative headlines and providing support for bullish conviction. Needham reiterates Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Northland raised Q4 2026 and FY2026 EPS estimates (Q4 2026 to $0.44 from $0.37; FY2026 to $1.18 from $1.16), signaling upward revisions to near‑term profitability assumptions. MarketBeat Northland estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: Northland published detailed quarterly forecasts for FY2026–FY2027 (Q1–Q4 2027 and FY2027 at $1.59), providing a roadmap for expected cadence of earnings but mixed signals given concurrent revisions. Northland detailed estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short‑interest data appears inconsistent (entries showing zero shares / NaN), so it currently provides no reliable signal on bearish positioning or squeeze risk.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research downgraded AGYS from “Hold” to “Strong Sell,” a clearly negative signal that can increase selling pressure and influence other analysts or quant models. Zacks downgrade
• Negative Sentiment: Agilysys reported Q4 results with an EPS miss ($0.42 vs. $0.46) despite a revenue beat; the EPS miss triggered a gap down in the stock after the release. Earnings gap down coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Northland lowered its FY2027 forecast from $1.89 to $1.59, reducing longer‑term expectations and leaving room for further downside if execution or bookings slip. Northland FY2027 cut

Agilysys Company Profile

Agilysys, Inc is a publicly traded technology company (NASDAQ: AGYS) that specializes in providing software and services to the hospitality industry. The company’s solutions span property management, point-of-sale, inventory and procurement, workforce management, analytics and mobile guest engagement. These offerings are designed to streamline hotel and resort operations, enhance guest experiences and improve financial performance for clients across the lodging, gaming, cruise, senior living and higher-education markets.

Agilysys delivers its portfolio through both cloud-based and on-premises deployments, enabling hoteliers and hospitality operators to select the infrastructure model that best aligns with their operational requirements and IT strategies.