Consensus Cloud Solutions (NASDAQ:CCSI) Stock Price Up 9.9% – Here’s Why

Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:CCSI)’s share price traded up 9.9% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $26.78 and last traded at $26.6350. 380,945 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 63% from the average session volume of 234,176 shares. The stock had previously closed at $24.24.

Consensus Cloud Solutions News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Consensus Cloud Solutions this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat — Consensus Cloud reported $1.41 EPS vs. consensus $1.31 and revenue of $87.07M vs. $86.62M, showing a clear earnings beat that supports upside re‑valuation. Press Release
• Positive Sentiment: Raised guidance — Management set FY‑2026 EPS guidance of $5.55–$5.95 (above consensus ~$5.39) and Q1 EPS of $1.36–$1.46 (above consensus). Revenue ranges also sit above or near street estimates, which likely drove the rally. Slide Deck / Guidance
• Positive Sentiment: Cash flow and balance‑sheet progress — Management highlighted strong cash flow and $36M of debt reduction for 2025, reducing leverage risk and improving financial flexibility. Yahoo Highlights
• Positive Sentiment: Operational momentum — The company said it returned to total revenue growth in the last three quarters of 2025, with corporate channel growth >7%, indicating improving sales trends. BusinessWire Release
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call and detail sources — Transcript and call materials are available for deeper read on margin drivers and backlog; useful for modeling but neutral until you review specifics. Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Short interest data reported as zero shares (likely a reporting artifact); not meaningful for interpretation of current move.
• Negative Sentiment: Return on equity remains deeply negative (-358% per filings), indicating legacy equity distortions (likely from past losses/stockholders’ equity base) — an underlying governance/financial metric investors should monitor. MarketBeat Summary

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Wedbush raised their price target on shares of Consensus Cloud Solutions from $26.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Wall Street Zen raised Consensus Cloud Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, November 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Consensus Cloud Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Consensus Cloud Solutions currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $33.50.

Consensus Cloud Solutions Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $510.99 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.18 and a beta of 1.55. The business has a fifty day moving average of $22.48 and a 200-day moving average of $24.51.

Consensus Cloud Solutions (NASDAQ:CCSI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 9th. The company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.31 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $87.07 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $86.62 million. Consensus Cloud Solutions had a net margin of 24.17% and a negative return on equity of 358.07%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. will post 5.17 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Consensus Cloud Solutions

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its position in shares of Consensus Cloud Solutions by 21.8% in the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 22,089 shares of the company’s stock valued at $482,000 after purchasing an additional 3,952 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its position in shares of Consensus Cloud Solutions by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 16,995 shares of the company’s stock valued at $371,000 after acquiring an additional 746 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its stake in Consensus Cloud Solutions by 7.8% in the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 59,257 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,293,000 after purchasing an additional 4,283 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Consensus Cloud Solutions by 7.2% during the 4th quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 165,386 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,609,000 after purchasing an additional 11,158 shares during the period. Finally, State of Wyoming lifted its holdings in shares of Consensus Cloud Solutions by 18.2% in the fourth quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 28,492 shares of the company’s stock valued at $622,000 after purchasing an additional 4,393 shares in the last quarter. 93.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Consensus Cloud Solutions Company Profile

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.