Teradata Corporation (NYSE:TDC) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Teradata Corporation (NYSE:TDC) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 8,904,700 shares, an increase of 26.9% from the January 29th total of 7,018,302 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,307,294 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.7 days. Currently, 9.6% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Currently, 9.6% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 3,307,294 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.7 days.

Teradata Stock Down 5.4%

Shares of NYSE:TDC opened at $28.73 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $2.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.56 and a beta of 0.52. The company has a quick ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.07. Teradata has a 52-week low of $18.43 and a 52-week high of $41.78. The business’s 50 day moving average is $30.36 and its 200 day moving average is $26.44.

Teradata (NYSE:TDC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The technology company reported $0.74 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.55 by $0.19. Teradata had a net margin of 7.82% and a return on equity of 81.80%. The company had revenue of $421.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $399.49 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.53 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Teradata has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.750-0.790 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 2.550-2.650 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Teradata will post 1.31 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

TDC has been the subject of several recent research reports. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $36.00 price target on shares of Teradata in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Teradata in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Northland Securities set a $37.00 target price on Teradata in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Teradata in a report on Monday, December 29th. 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, February 11th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Teradata has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $36.50.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Teradata news, Director Michael P. Gianoni sold 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $29.96, for a total transaction of $749,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 31,523 shares in the company, valued at $944,429.08. This trade represents a 44.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, major shareholder Lake Lp Lynrock sold 61,990 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.29, for a total transaction of $2,497,577.10. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 9,354,676 shares in the company, valued at approximately $376,899,896.04. This trade represents a 0.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 0.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. DGS Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Teradata by 43.2% during the fourth quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC now owns 20,926 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $637,000 after purchasing an additional 6,314 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in Teradata by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 540,609 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $16,456,000 after purchasing an additional 1,707 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Teradata during the fourth quarter valued at about $265,000. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury lifted its position in shares of Teradata by 23.9% during the fourth quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 50,482 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,440,000 after buying an additional 9,754 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Teradata in the 4th quarter valued at about $67,125,000. 90.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.