Teradata (NYSE:TDC) Rating Lowered to Hold at Zacks Research

Teradata (NYSE:TDC) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Zacks Research from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued on Wednesday,Zacks.com reports. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Teradata’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.76 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.44 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.53 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $1.90 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $1.97 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on TDC. Citigroup reissued a “market outperform” rating on shares of Teradata in a report on Friday. Northland Securities set a $37.00 target price on shares of Teradata in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 price target on shares of Teradata in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Teradata from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, May 17th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on shares of Teradata from $32.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Teradata has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $35.67.

Teradata Trading Down 1.2%

NYSE:TDC opened at $32.71 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.08 billion, a PE ratio of 7.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 0.51. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $27.74 and its 200 day moving average is $28.92. Teradata has a 12 month low of $19.83 and a 12 month high of $41.78.

Teradata (NYSE:TDC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The technology company reported $0.88 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.77 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $444.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $430.10 million. Teradata had a net margin of 24.93% and a return on equity of 57.44%. Teradata’s revenue was up 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.66 EPS. Teradata has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.550-2.650 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.530-0.570 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Teradata will post 1.72 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Teradata

In related news, Director Michael P. Gianoni sold 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $29.96, for a total value of $749,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 31,523 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $944,429.08. This represents a 44.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CRO Richard J. Petley sold 34,317 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.84, for a total value of $1,058,336.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive directly owned 207,627 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,403,216.68. This represents a 14.18% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 79,317 shares of company stock valued at $2,441,536 over the last 90 days. 0.96% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Teradata

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TDC. Sound Income Strategies LLC boosted its position in Teradata by 1,162.8% during the fourth quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 985 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 907 shares during the period. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Teradata during the third quarter worth about $37,000. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Teradata by 25,800.0% during the first quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 1,813 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 1,806 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Teradata by 197.5% during the fourth quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,529 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 1,015 shares during the period. Finally, Caitlin John LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Teradata during the third quarter worth about $52,000. 90.31% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Teradata News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Teradata this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised its FY2026, FY2027, FY2028, Q1 2027, and Q4 2027 earnings estimates for Teradata, signaling improving longer-term profit expectations. Teradata also continues to carry a “Strong-Buy” rating from the firm.
• Positive Sentiment: Teradata launched Teradata Factory, an on-prem foundation for the “agentic enterprise,” which may support its AI/data platform strategy and help reinforce customer demand. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks also modestly lifted or left unchanged several forward estimates, suggesting the business outlook is not deteriorating broadly, even with some quarter-to-quarter adjustments.
• Negative Sentiment: Near-term estimates were cut for Q2 2026, Q3 2026, and Q4 2026, with Q3 2027 also trimmed slightly, which can pressure sentiment on the stock in the short run.

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.