Teradata (NYSE:TDC) Downgraded to Hold Rating by Zacks Research

Teradata (NYSE:TDC) was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a note issued to investors 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.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Teradata from $32.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Teradata from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, May 17th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Teradata in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Citigroup reiterated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Teradata in a report on Friday. Finally, Barclays decreased their target price on Teradata from $29.00 to $28.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $35.67.

Teradata Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of TDC opened at $32.71 on Wednesday. Teradata has a 12-month low of $19.83 and a 12-month high of $41.78. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.50, a P/E/G ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 0.51. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $27.74 and a 200 day moving average price of $28.92. The company has a current ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85.

Teradata (NYSE:TDC) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The technology company reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.77 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $444.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $430.10 million. Teradata had a return on equity of 57.44% and a net margin of 24.93%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.66 earnings per share. 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 forecast that Teradata will post 1.72 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CRO Richard J. Petley sold 34,317 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.84, for a total transaction of $1,058,336.28. Following the sale, the executive owned 207,627 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,403,216.68. This represents a 14.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Stephen Mcmillan sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.71, for a total value of $634,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 762,446 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,177,162.66. The trade was a 2.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 79,317 shares of company stock worth $2,441,536 in the last ninety days. 0.96% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Teradata

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Sound Income Strategies LLC raised 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 valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 907 shares in the last quarter. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Teradata during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $37,000. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. increased its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 1,806 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Teradata by 197.5% in the 4th quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,529 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 1,015 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Caitlin John LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Teradata in the 3rd quarter valued at $52,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.31% of the company’s stock.

Teradata News Roundup

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.

About Teradata

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.