SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) Rating Lowered to “Hold” at Wall Street Zen

SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued on Saturday.

Several other research analysts have also issued reports on SSNC. 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 target on shares of SS&C Technologies in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Needham & Company LLC decreased their price target on SS&C Technologies from $105.00 to $95.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Raymond James Financial restated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of SS&C Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $101.00.

SS&C Technologies Trading Up 0.4%

SSNC opened at $71.82 on Friday. SS&C Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $69.00 and a fifty-two week 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 firm has a market capitalization of $17.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.73 and a beta of 1.18. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $78.59 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $83.52.

SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The technology company reported $1.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.62 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $1.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.62 billion. SS&C Technologies had a net margin of 12.70% and a return on equity of 19.60%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.58 earnings per share. 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, research analysts predict that SS&C Technologies will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of SS&C Technologies

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of SSNC. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of SS&C Technologies by 0.8% in 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 purchasing an additional 165,821 shares during the period. Pzena Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of SS&C Technologies by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 10,313,582 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $901,613,000 after purchasing an additional 137,691 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its stake in SS&C Technologies by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,064,115 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $530,125,000 after purchasing an additional 125,580 shares during the period. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. grew 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. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can increased its holdings in SS&C Technologies by 4,424.6% in the fourth quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 5,126,190 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $448,132,000 after purchasing an additional 5,012,893 shares in the last quarter. 96.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

SS&C Technologies Company Profile

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.