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

Zacks Research lowered shares of Teradata (NYSE:TDC) from a strong-buy rating to a hold rating in a research report sent to investors on Wednesday morning,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.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on TDC. Northland Securities set a $37.00 price target on shares of Teradata in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Teradata in a report on Friday, March 27th. Citizens Jmp raised their target price on shares of Teradata from $42.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of Teradata from $32.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Citigroup restated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Teradata in a report on Friday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $35.67.

Teradata Trading Down 1.2%

NYSE:TDC opened at $32.71 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $27.74 and its 200-day moving average price is $28.92. Teradata has a 52 week low of $19.83 and a 52 week high of $41.78. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. The stock has a market cap of $3.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.50, a PEG ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 0.51.

Teradata (NYSE:TDC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The technology company reported $0.88 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.77 by $0.11. Teradata had a net margin of 24.93% and a return on equity of 57.44%. The firm had revenue of $444.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $430.10 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.66 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. Teradata has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.550-2.650 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.530-0.570 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Teradata will post 1.72 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Teradata

In other news, CEO Stephen Mcmillan sold 20,000 shares of Teradata stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.71, for a total transaction of $634,200.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 762,446 shares in the company, valued at $24,177,162.66. This trade represents a 2.56% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CRO Richard J. Petley sold 34,317 shares of Teradata 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 transaction, the executive owned 207,627 shares in the company, valued at $6,403,216.68. This represents a 14.18% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 79,317 shares of company stock worth $2,441,536 in the last 90 days. 0.96% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Teradata

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of TDC. Sound Income Strategies LLC increased its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 907 shares during the last quarter. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Teradata in the 3rd quarter valued at $37,000. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. increased 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 during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 1,015 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Caitlin John LLC bought a new stake in Teradata in the 3rd quarter valued at $52,000. 90.31% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Teradata

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.