Investors Purchase High Volume of Teradata Call Options (NYSE:TDC)

Teradata Corporation (NYSE:TDC) was the target of some unusual options trading on Wednesday. Stock traders acquired 3,759 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 611% compared to the average volume of 529 call options.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TDC has been the subject of several recent research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of Teradata from $32.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Teradata from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $36.00 price objective on shares of Teradata in a report on Wednesday. Zacks Research raised shares of Teradata from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Citizens Jmp raised their price target on Teradata from $42.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $35.09.

Institutional Trading of Teradata

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its position in Teradata by 76.0% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 330,801 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $7,436,000 after purchasing an additional 142,813 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Teradata by 89.4% during the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 202,864 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $4,560,000 after buying an additional 95,777 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Teradata by 22.6% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 11,090 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $249,000 after purchasing an additional 2,048 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new stake in Teradata in the second quarter worth $419,000. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS increased its stake in Teradata by 117.9% during the 2nd quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 45,100 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,006,000 after purchasing an additional 24,400 shares in the last quarter. 90.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Teradata News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Teradata this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat and strong guidance — Teradata reported Q4 non‑GAAP EPS of $0.74 vs. $0.55 expected and revenue of $421M vs. ~$399M expected; management raised Q1 and FY2026 EPS guidance well above consensus (FY 2.55–2.65 vs. ~2.19). This is the primary catalyst for the rally. PR Newswire: Q4 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Product/market momentum — Management highlighted cloud ARR growth, recurring revenue gains and AI initiatives on the earnings call, supporting a re-rating for growth expectations. Yahoo Finance: Earnings Highlights
• Positive Sentiment: Unusual options activity — Large one‑day call buying (3,759 calls, ~611% above average) signals aggressive bullish positioning by some traders, which can amplify intraday upside. (Source: internal trading data)
• Neutral Sentiment: Board refresh and activist engagement — Teradata moved to refresh its board and entered a cooperation agreement with Lynrock Lake, including a planned appointment. This reduces governance uncertainty but could lead to strategy changes — monitor developments. PR Newswire: Board Refresh
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed analyst stance — Some firms (e.g., TD Cowen) remain at Hold, citing soft cloud trends and full valuation even as they acknowledge hybrid/AI upside. This suggests upside may be paced by execution rather than multiple expansion alone. TipRanks: Analyst Note
• Negative Sentiment: Conflicted analyst views — While some shops raised targets (Citizens JMP to $49), others left conservative stances: Barclays raised its price target to $31 but kept an Underweight rating, and RBC moved to Sector Perform at $35 — showing pockets of skepticism on valuation and upside sustainability. Benzinga: Analyst Moves

Teradata Price Performance

Teradata stock traded up $7.81 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $37.04. 7,817,911 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,616,913. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $30.00 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $25.28. Teradata has a 52-week low of $18.43 and a 52-week high of $41.78. The company has a market cap of $3.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.33, a PEG ratio of 3.57 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.21, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 0.90.

Teradata (NYSE:TDC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The technology company reported $0.74 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.19. Teradata had a return on equity of 83.22% and a net margin of 7.15%.The company had revenue of $421.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $399.49 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.53 earnings per share. Teradata’s revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. Teradata has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.750-0.790 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 2.550-2.650 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Teradata will post 1.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Teradata Company Profile

Teradata Corporation is a global provider of enterprise analytics and data management solutions designed to help organizations unlock value from their data assets. The company offers both cloud-based and on-premises platforms that support data warehousing, big data analytics, and machine learning. Through its flagship analytics ecosystem, Teradata enables businesses to integrate, analyze, and manage large volumes of structured and unstructured data at scale.

Central to Teradata’s product suite is the Teradata Vantage analytics platform, which unifies diverse data types across multiple environments—including public and private clouds—into a single, coherent architecture.