SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. $SSNC Shares Bought by Crawford Investment Counsel Inc.

Crawford Investment Counsel Inc. grew its position in SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:SSNC) by 3.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 222,925 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 7,189 shares during the quarter. Crawford Investment Counsel Inc. owned 0.09% of SS&C Technologies worth $19,787,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in SS&C Technologies by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 20,567,287 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,702,971,000 after acquiring an additional 165,821 shares during the period. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. increased its stake in SS&C Technologies by 1.0% during the second quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. now owns 5,239,571 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $433,836,000 after purchasing an additional 53,264 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of SS&C Technologies by 0.4% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,715,723 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $306,639,000 after purchasing an additional 14,789 shares in the last quarter. Swedbank AB lifted its position in shares of SS&C Technologies by 8.5% during the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 3,710,333 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $329,329,000 after purchasing an additional 290,679 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of SS&C Technologies by 1.7% in the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,979,431 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $264,435,000 after purchasing an additional 50,757 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently weighed in on SSNC. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of SS&C Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. Raymond James Financial reissued a “strong-buy” rating on shares of SS&C Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of SS&C Technologies in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $106.00 price objective on shares of SS&C Technologies in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reduced their price objective on shares of SS&C Technologies from $105.00 to $95.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, SS&C Technologies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $101.00.

SS&C Technologies Stock Performance

NASDAQ SSNC opened at $71.82 on Friday. SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $69.00 and a 1 year high of $91.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 1.07. The company has a market capitalization of $17.35 billion, a PE ratio of 22.73 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a fifty day moving average of $78.59 and a two-hundred day moving average of $83.56.

SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The technology company reported $1.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.62 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $1.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.62 billion. SS&C Technologies had a return on equity of 19.60% and a net margin of 12.70%.The business’s revenue was up 8.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.58 EPS. SS&C Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.620-1.680 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.700-7.020 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current year.

SS&C Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 2nd. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. SS&C Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.18%.

About SS&C Technologies

SS&C Technologies is a global provider of software and services for the financial services industry, offering technology and outsourcing solutions that support investment managers, asset servicing firms, insurance companies, private equity and real estate managers, hedge funds, wealth managers and other financial institutions. The company’s offerings span front-, middle- and back-office functionality, enabling clients to automate trading, portfolio accounting, reconciliation, performance measurement, risk and compliance, and client reporting.

SS&C delivers its capabilities through a mix of licensed software, cloud-based SaaS platforms and managed services.