SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) Announces Q4 2026 Earnings Guidance

SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) updated its fourth quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.880-1.940 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 1.860. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.7 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.8 billion. SS&C Technologies also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 7.110-7.170 EPS.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings upgraded SS&C Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, September 25th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on SS&C Technologies from $92.00 to $101.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, August 31st. Evercore raised SS&C Technologies to an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $101.00 target price on shares of SS&C Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, September 9th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on SS&C Technologies from $94.00 to $87.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, July 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $97.62.

SS&C Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:SSNC traded down $6.44 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $83.10. The stock had a trading volume of 823,997 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,120,048. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $81.43 and its 200-day moving average price is $73.64. The company has a market capitalization of $19.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.87 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09. SS&C Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $61.40 and a fifty-two week high of $89.93.

SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 22nd. The technology company reported $1.78 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.77 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $1.69 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.69 billion. SS&C Technologies had a net margin of 13.16% and a return on equity of 21.20%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.57 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that SS&C Technologies will post 6.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

SS&C Technologies Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st were paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 1st. This is a boost from SS&C Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. SS&C Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 34.48%.

Key Headlines Impacting SS&C Technologies

Here are the key news stories impacting SS&C Technologies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: SS&C earned $1.78 per share in the third quarter, ahead of the $1.77 consensus estimate and up from $1.57 a year earlier. Revenue increased 7.7% year over year to $1.69 billion, in line with expectations. SS&C Technologies third-quarter earnings report
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised full-year 2026 EPS guidance to $7.11-$7.17, above the $6.90 analyst consensus, and indicated a 41% EBITDA margin exit rate. SS&C 2026 outlook and EBITDA margin report
• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies raised its price target from $83 to $100 and assigned a “buy” rating, while DA Davidson increased its target from $96 to $104 and maintained a “buy” rating. SS&C analyst price target update
• Neutral Sentiment: Fourth-quarter EPS guidance of $1.88-$1.94 is above the $1.86 consensus, but projected revenue of approximately $1.7 billion is below the $1.8 billion analyst estimate. Full-year revenue guidance of $6.7-$6.8 billion is also roughly in line with, or slightly below, expectations.
• Negative Sentiment: Investors appear focused on the softer revenue outlook rather than the EPS beat and margin targets. Several reports characterized the stock’s reaction as a decline following guidance, suggesting concerns about growth momentum. SS&C Q3 results and guidance reaction
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research downgraded SS&C from “hold” to “strong sell,” adding pressure to sentiment despite the quarterly earnings beat. Zacks SS&C earnings report

About SS&C Technologies

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc is a global provider of software and technology-enabled services for the financial services and healthcare industries. The company helps investment firms, banks, insurers, corporations and healthcare organizations manage operations, data, reporting and regulatory requirements through integrated technology platforms and outsourced services.

Its financial services offerings support areas including investment and fund accounting, portfolio and wealth management, trading and risk management, alternative investments, private markets, transfer agency, fund administration and investor communications.