What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for Teradata Q1 Earnings?

Teradata Corporation (NYSE:TDC) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Teradata in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 24th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the technology company will post earnings of $0.53 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.43. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Teradata’s current full-year earnings is $1.31 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Teradata’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.66 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.46 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.44 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.46 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $1.86 EPS.

Teradata (NYSE:TDC) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The technology company reported $0.74 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.19. Teradata had a return on equity of 81.80% and a net margin of 7.82%.The business had revenue of $421.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $399.49 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.53 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Teradata has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.750-0.790 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 2.550-2.650 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on TDC. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $36.00 target price on shares of Teradata in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Teradata from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 8th. Citizens Jmp lifted their price objective on Teradata from $42.00 to $49.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Teradata in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on Teradata from $32.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $36.50.

Teradata Price Performance

TDC stock opened at $31.45 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $30.41 and a 200-day moving average of $26.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.64 and a beta of 0.61. Teradata has a 12 month low of $18.43 and a 12 month high of $41.78. The company has a current ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.07.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Teradata

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in Teradata by 76.0% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 330,801 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $7,436,000 after buying an additional 142,813 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Teradata by 89.4% in the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 202,864 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $4,560,000 after acquiring an additional 95,777 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Teradata by 22.6% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 11,090 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $249,000 after acquiring an additional 2,048 shares during the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D boosted its holdings in Teradata by 6.8% during the 2nd quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 85,301 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,903,000 after acquiring an additional 5,429 shares during the period. Finally, Brighton Jones LLC bought a new position in Teradata during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $267,000. Institutional investors own 90.31% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Teradata

In other Teradata news, Director Michael P. Gianoni sold 25,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $29.96, for a total value of $749,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 31,523 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $944,429.08. This represents a 44.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, major shareholder Lake Lp Lynrock sold 61,990 shares of Teradata stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.29, for a total transaction of $2,497,577.10. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 9,354,676 shares in the company, valued at $376,899,896.04. This trade represents a 0.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Teradata News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Teradata this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised numerous quarterly and annual EPS forecasts (FY2026 raised to $1.66 from $1.40; FY2027 to $1.80; FY2028 to $1.86) — an earnings-revision trend that generally supports higher share valuations as sell-side models improve. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks’ Style Scores highlighted Teradata as a strong growth stock, which can attract momentum and style-driven flows into the name. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional investors have been adding or increasing positions (notably large increases by Boston Partners, Allianz and LSV), signaling conviction from professional money managers and supporting liquidity and longer-term demand. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Recent quarterly results beat expectations (reported $0.74 EPS vs. $0.55 est.; revenue $421M vs. $399M est.) and management set positive Q1/FY2026 guidance — fundamental proof point behind the analyst upgrades. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage remains mixed: multiple firms have adjusted price targets upward, but the consensus rating is still around “Hold” with an average target near $36.50 — supportive but not a unanimous bullish signal. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: Director Michael P. Gianoni sold 25,000 shares (~$749k at ~$29.96), reducing his stake by ~44% — insider sales can create short-term investor concern about insider conviction. Read More.

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.