Teradata (NYSE:TDC) Trading Down 10.1% – What’s Next?

Shares of Teradata Corporation (NYSE:TDC) were down 10.1% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as $32.63 and last traded at $34.05. Approximately 685,068 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 60% from the average daily volume of 1,699,303 shares. The stock had previously closed at $37.88.

Teradata News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Teradata this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat and outsized guidance — Teradata reported $0.74 adjusted EPS vs. $0.55 expected, revenue of $421M (above consensus), stronger cloud ARR/recurring revenue growth, and raised FY‑2026 EPS guidance to $2.55–2.65 and Q1 guidance to $0.75–0.79 — the core catalyst for the recent rally. PR Newswire
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and higher price targets — Multiple firms raised targets/ratings after the results (Citigroup to $42/”buy”; Citizens JMP to $49/”outperform”; RBC to $35/”sector perform”), supporting upside expectations despite recent gains. Benzinga (coverage summary) TickerReport
• Positive Sentiment: Board refresh/cooperation with activist investor — Teradata entered a cooperation agreement with Lynrock Lake and expects to add Melissa Fisher to the board, which investors typically view as constructive for governance and execution. PR Newswire
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary highlights AI opportunity — Several outlets flagged Teradata as a mid‑sized AI infrastructure play after the quarter, which can underpin medium‑term thesis but doesn’t change near‑term multiples. Zacks
• Negative Sentiment: Volatility / profit-taking after a rapid rally — TDC hit a 52‑week high and saw unusually large call buying (3,759 calls), which often precedes short‑term pullbacks as traders lock gains. MSN
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and mixed analyst views — Some analysts caution that hybrid/cloud trends and a richer valuation justify neutral/hold stances for now (TD Cowen/Tipranks commentary), which can cap further upside until execution confirms higher growth. TipRanks

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have commented on TDC shares. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on Teradata from $32.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Citizens Jmp raised their target price on Teradata from $42.00 to $49.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen raised Teradata from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 8th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Teradata in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Teradata from $27.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. 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 given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $35.73.

Teradata Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $3.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.69 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.21. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $30.15 and a 200-day simple moving average of $25.37.

Teradata (NYSE:TDC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The technology company reported $0.74 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.55 by $0.19. The business had revenue of $421.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $399.49 million. Teradata had a net margin of 7.82% and a return on equity of 86.86%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $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. On average, analysts anticipate that Teradata Corporation will post 1.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Teradata

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Royal Bank of Canada increased its holdings in Teradata by 76.0% in 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 last quarter. Millennium Management LLC grew its position 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 worth $4,560,000 after acquiring an additional 95,777 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings 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. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Teradata during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $419,000. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS lifted its stake in Teradata by 117.9% during the second quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 45,100 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,006,000 after purchasing an additional 24,400 shares during the last quarter. 90.31% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.