Teradata Corporation (NYSE:TDC) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Teradata Corporation (NYSE:TDC) has received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the ten brokerages that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have assigned a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $35.4444.

Several brokerages have commented on TDC. Citigroup lowered their price target on Teradata from $39.00 to $36.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Citizens Jmp reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and set a $49.00 price objective on shares of Teradata in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Teradata from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Sunday, July 26th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Teradata in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Teradata from $34.00 to $36.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday.

Teradata News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Teradata this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly results exceeded expectations: Teradata reported adjusted earnings of $0.69 per share versus the $0.56 consensus estimate, while revenue of $410 million topped forecasts of approximately $396 million. Recurring revenue, cloud ARR growth and wider margins supported the results. Teradata Q2 Earnings Surpass Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Profit and cash-flow outlook improved: Management raised its full-year 2026 EPS outlook to $2.65-$2.73 and projected $330 million-$350 million in adjusted free cash flow, reinforcing the company’s margin and cash-generation story. Teradata Free Cash Flow and Platform Launch
• Positive Sentiment: AI strategy gained visibility: Teradata launched its Teradata 3.0 agentic AI platform and introduced AI tools on Amazon Web Services, offering potential longer-term growth catalysts. Citigroup maintained a “buy” rating despite reducing its price target to $36 from $39, leaving substantial implied upside. Citigroup Price Target Update
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation views are mixed: Some analysts view TDC as reasonably valued after the earnings-related move, while the broader brokerage target average is about $35.56. This suggests upside potential, but also reflects uncertainty around the pace of the recovery. Teradata Valuation Analysis
• Negative Sentiment: Near-term guidance disappointed: Third-quarter EPS guidance of $0.55-$0.59 was below expectations, prompting concerns that revenue timing and ARR acceleration remain delayed. Barclays cut its target to $27 from $28 and assigned an “underweight” rating. Teradata Guidance and ARR Analysis

Teradata Price Performance

NYSE TDC opened at $27.05 on Friday. Teradata has a fifty-two week low of $19.96 and a fifty-two week high of $41.78. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $32.32 and its two-hundred day moving average is $30.11. The firm has a market cap of $2.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 0.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 1.29.

Teradata (NYSE:TDC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The technology company reported $0.69 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.56 by $0.13. Teradata had a return on equity of 47.25% and a net margin of 27.08%.The business had revenue of $410.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $396.13 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.47 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up .5% on a year-over-year basis. Teradata has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.550-0.590 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 2.650-2.730 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Teradata will post 1.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Stephen Mcmillan sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.71, for a total transaction of $634,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 762,446 shares in the company, valued at $24,177,162.66. This represents a 2.56% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CRO Richard J. Petley sold 17,227 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.00, for a total value of $602,945.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive directly owned 188,571 shares in the company, valued at $6,599,985. This trade represents a 8.37% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 42,884 shares of company stock valued at $1,427,899. Insiders own 0.96% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Teradata

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Sound Income Strategies LLC grew its position in Teradata by 1,162.8% in the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 985 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 907 shares during the last quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. acquired a new stake in Teradata during the second quarter worth about $36,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in Teradata by 587.2% during the second quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,182 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 1,010 shares during the period. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. raised its holdings in Teradata by 25,800.0% in the 1st quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 1,813 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 1,806 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Teradata in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $46,000. Institutional investors own 90.31% of the company’s stock.

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.