SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:SSNC) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:SSNC) have received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the nine ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, six have issued a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $101.00.

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on SSNC. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of SS&C Technologies from $88.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. UBS Group upped their price objective on SS&C Technologies from $110.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $106.00 price objective on shares of SS&C Technologies in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on SS&C Technologies from $97.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC decreased their price target on SS&C Technologies from $105.00 to $95.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 6th.

SS&C Technologies Price Performance

Shares of SSNC stock opened at $71.37 on Friday. SS&C Technologies has a 52 week low of $69.61 and a 52 week high of $91.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.42 billion, a PE ratio of 22.59 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.12. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $83.20 and its 200-day moving average is $85.13.

SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The technology company reported $1.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.62 by $0.07. SS&C Technologies had a return on equity of 19.60% and a net margin of 12.70%.The business had revenue of $1.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.62 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.58 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.1% compared to the same quarter last year. SS&C Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.620-1.680 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.700-7.020 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that SS&C Technologies will post 5.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

SS&C Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 2nd. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. SS&C Technologies’s payout ratio is currently 34.18%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other SS&C Technologies news, Director Normand A. Boulanger sold 150,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.85, for a total value of $12,877,500.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 386,924 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $33,217,425.40. This trade represents a 27.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 16.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of SS&C Technologies by 0.8% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 20,567,287 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,702,971,000 after purchasing an additional 165,821 shares during the period. Pzena Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in SS&C Technologies by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 10,313,582 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $901,613,000 after buying an additional 137,691 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of SS&C Technologies by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,064,115 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $530,125,000 after buying an additional 125,580 shares during the period. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. increased its stake in shares of SS&C Technologies by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. now owns 5,239,571 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $433,836,000 after acquiring an additional 53,264 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can raised its position in shares of SS&C Technologies by 4,424.6% in the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 5,126,190 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $448,132,000 after acquiring an additional 5,012,893 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.90% of the company’s stock.

About SS&C Technologies

SS&C Technologies is a global provider of software and services for the financial services industry, offering technology and outsourcing solutions that support investment managers, asset servicing firms, insurance companies, private equity and real estate managers, hedge funds, wealth managers and other financial institutions. The company’s offerings span front-, middle- and back-office functionality, enabling clients to automate trading, portfolio accounting, reconciliation, performance measurement, risk and compliance, and client reporting.

SS&C delivers its capabilities through a mix of licensed software, cloud-based SaaS platforms and managed services.