Consensus Cloud Solutions (NASDAQ:CCSI) Issues Q3 2026 Earnings Guidance

Consensus Cloud Solutions (NASDAQ:CCSI) issued an update on its third quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.340-1.440 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 1.440. The company issued revenue guidance of $89.2 million-$93.2 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $89.6 million. Consensus Cloud Solutions also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 5.550-5.950 EPS.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CCSI has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on Consensus Cloud Solutions from $32.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Consensus Cloud Solutions in a report on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Consensus Cloud Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, May 17th. Finally, BTIG Research lifted their price objective on shares of Consensus Cloud Solutions from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $38.33.

Consensus Cloud Solutions Stock Down 2.2%

Consensus Cloud Solutions stock opened at $37.33 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 24.99, a current ratio of 1.80 and a quick ratio of 1.80. The stock has a market capitalization of $686.87 million, a PE ratio of 8.15 and a beta of 1.57. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $36.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of $30.03. Consensus Cloud Solutions has a 12 month low of $20.11 and a 12 month high of $41.40.

Consensus Cloud Solutions (NASDAQ:CCSI) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.48 by $0.01. Consensus Cloud Solutions had a return on equity of 5,736.13% and a net margin of 25.09%.The firm had revenue of $91.36 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $89.63 million. Consensus Cloud Solutions has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.340-1.440 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.550-5.950 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Consensus Cloud Solutions will post 5.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Elaine Healy sold 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.27, for a total value of $137,080.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 27,658 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $947,839.66. This trade represents a 12.64% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 3.65% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Consensus Cloud Solutions

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Consensus Cloud Solutions by 239.3% in the 3rd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 170,445 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,006,000 after buying an additional 120,205 shares during the period. Kent Lake PR LLC lifted its holdings in Consensus Cloud Solutions by 92.6% in the second quarter. Kent Lake PR LLC now owns 250,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,765,000 after acquiring an additional 120,200 shares during the last quarter. Heron Bay Capital Management lifted its holdings in Consensus Cloud Solutions by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Heron Bay Capital Management now owns 1,253,487 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,351,000 after acquiring an additional 49,761 shares during the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP purchased a new position in Consensus Cloud Solutions in the third quarter worth approximately $1,442,000. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC grew its position in Consensus Cloud Solutions by 367.8% in the third quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 57,959 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,702,000 after acquiring an additional 45,569 shares during the period. 93.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Consensus Cloud Solutions

Consensus Cloud Solutions (NASDAQ: CCSI) is a provider of cloud consulting and managed services focused on helping organizations accelerate digital transformation. The company specializes in designing, deploying and supporting cloud architectures that leverage leading public and private cloud platforms, including infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS) and software as a service (SaaS) environments. Its end-to-end approach encompasses strategy, implementation and ongoing optimization to align technology investments with business objectives.

The firm’s core offerings include cloud migration and deployment, application modernization, data analytics and cybersecurity solutions.