Stock Traders Purchase Large Volume of Call Options on Teradata (NYSE:TDC)

Teradata Corporation (NYSE:TDC) was the recipient of some unusual options trading on Wednesday. Stock investors acquired 3,759 call options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 611% compared to the typical daily volume of 529 call options.

Teradata News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Teradata this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat and strong guidance — Teradata reported Q4 non‑GAAP EPS of $0.74 vs. $0.55 expected and revenue of $421M vs. ~$399M expected; management raised Q1 and FY2026 EPS guidance well above consensus (FY 2.55–2.65 vs. ~2.19). This is the primary catalyst for the rally. PR Newswire: Q4 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Product/market momentum — Management highlighted cloud ARR growth, recurring revenue gains and AI initiatives on the earnings call, supporting a re-rating for growth expectations. Yahoo Finance: Earnings Highlights
• Positive Sentiment: Unusual options activity — Large one‑day call buying (3,759 calls, ~611% above average) signals aggressive bullish positioning by some traders, which can amplify intraday upside. (Source: internal trading data)
• Neutral Sentiment: Board refresh and activist engagement — Teradata moved to refresh its board and entered a cooperation agreement with Lynrock Lake, including a planned appointment. This reduces governance uncertainty but could lead to strategy changes — monitor developments. PR Newswire: Board Refresh
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed analyst stance — Some firms (e.g., TD Cowen) remain at Hold, citing soft cloud trends and full valuation even as they acknowledge hybrid/AI upside. This suggests upside may be paced by execution rather than multiple expansion alone. TipRanks: Analyst Note
• Negative Sentiment: Conflicted analyst views — While some shops raised targets (Citizens JMP to $49), others left conservative stances: Barclays raised its price target to $31 but kept an Underweight rating, and RBC moved to Sector Perform at $35 — showing pockets of skepticism on valuation and upside sustainability. Benzinga: Analyst Moves

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Evercore ISI restated an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 target price on shares of Teradata in a report on Wednesday. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on Teradata from $32.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Evercore increased their target price on Teradata from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Northland Securities set a $37.00 price objective on shares of Teradata in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Zacks Research raised Teradata from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $35.09.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TDC. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Teradata by 2,132.0% during the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,116 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 1,066 shares during the period. Quent Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Teradata during the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. IFP Advisors Inc increased its stake in shares of Teradata by 405.4% in the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,223 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 981 shares during the period. Sound Income Strategies LLC increased its position in Teradata by 1,162.8% in the fourth 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 period. Finally, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC lifted its position in Teradata by 64.1% during the 2nd quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 1,364 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 533 shares during the period. 90.31% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Teradata Stock Performance

TDC traded up $7.81 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $37.04. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 7,817,911 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,616,913. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $30.00 and a 200 day simple moving average of $25.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.45 billion, a PE ratio of 30.33, a PEG ratio of 3.57 and a beta of 0.61. Teradata has a fifty-two week low of $18.43 and a fifty-two week high of $41.78. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.21.

Teradata (NYSE:TDC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The technology company reported $0.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $421.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $399.49 million. Teradata had a net margin of 7.15% and a return on equity of 83.22%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.53 earnings per share. Teradata has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.750-0.790 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 2.550-2.650 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Teradata will post 1.31 EPS for the current year.

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.