Teradata (NYSE:TDC) Sets New 1-Year High After Strong Earnings

Teradata Corporation (NYSE:TDC) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday following a better than expected earnings announcement. The company traded as high as $35.10 and last traded at $39.3580, with a volume of 44536 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $29.23.

The technology company reported $0.74 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.55 by $0.19. Teradata had a net margin of 7.82% and a return on equity of 81.80%. The company had revenue of $421.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $399.49 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $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.

Key Teradata News

Here are the key news stories impacting Teradata this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat and upbeat guidance: Teradata reported stronger-than-expected Q4 revenue and EPS, with rising cloud ARR and 2026 guidance that initially sparked a rally. Zacks: Teradata Q4 Earnings Beat
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts lifting targets: Citi raised its PT to $42 with a Buy, and Citizens JMP moved its PT to $49, signaling substantial upside from pre-rally levels. These raises supported the earlier surge. Benzinga: Citi PT Raise
• Positive Sentiment: Market interest and options flow: Unusually large call buying occurred around the print (multi-thousand contracts), indicating speculative/hedged bullish positioning ahead of/after earnings. Benzinga: Options Activity
• Neutral Sentiment: AI-led turnaround narrative: Coverage highlights Teradata as an AI infrastructure beneficiary after strong Q4, supporting a longer-term growth thesis but leaving near-term execution questions. Zacks: AI Infrastructure Picks
• Neutral Sentiment: Cooperation agreement / governance update: Teradata entered a cooperation agreement with investor Lynrock Lake for a board refresh — may improve governance but introduces short-term uncertainty. TipRanks: Governance Update
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed analyst views on valuation: Some firms (e.g., TD Cowen) maintain Hold ratings, citing full valuation vs. improving AI/cloud trends — this tempers upside despite positive data. TipRanks: Hold Rating Commentary
• Negative Sentiment: Not all upgrades are unanimous — Barclays raised its PT but kept an Underweight stance, and some analysts voiced mixed sentiment after the Q4 pop, creating headwinds for further near-term gains. Benzinga: Barclays Underweight

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on TDC shares. Northland Securities set a $37.00 price target on Teradata in a research report on Wednesday. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Teradata from $32.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Evercore upped their target price on shares of Teradata from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Teradata from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Teradata from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Teradata has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $35.73.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of TDC. Rothschild Investment LLC raised its holdings in shares of Teradata by 13.6% in the 4th quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 3,550 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $108,000 after purchasing an additional 425 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in Teradata by 14.0% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,272 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $130,000 after purchasing an additional 524 shares during the period. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its position in Teradata by 64.1% in the second quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 1,364 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 533 shares during the last quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al raised its stake in shares of Teradata by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al now owns 80,559 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,452,000 after buying an additional 550 shares during the period. Finally, Twin Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Teradata by 3.3% in the second quarter. Twin Capital Management Inc. now owns 21,013 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $469,000 after buying an additional 670 shares during the period. 90.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Teradata Price Performance

The company has a current ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.07. The stock has a market cap of $3.11 billion, a PE ratio of 24.93, a PEG ratio of 4.79 and a beta of 0.61. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $30.23 and a 200 day moving average price of $25.42.

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.