Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Teradata Q2 Earnings

Teradata Corporation (NYSE:TDC) – Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for Teradata in a report released on Tuesday, May 19th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the technology company will post earnings of $0.33 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.35. Zacks Research has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Teradata’s current full-year earnings is $1.72 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Teradata’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.76 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.44 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $1.90 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $1.97 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on TDC. Barclays lowered their price objective on Teradata from $29.00 to $28.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Teradata in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on Teradata from $32.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Northland Securities set a $37.00 price objective on Teradata in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Teradata from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, May 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $35.67.

Teradata Stock Performance

NYSE:TDC opened at $32.71 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.08 billion, a PE ratio of 7.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 0.51. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. Teradata has a 12-month low of $19.83 and a 12-month high of $41.78. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $27.74 and a 200 day moving average price of $28.92.

Teradata (NYSE:TDC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The technology company reported $0.88 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.77 by $0.11. Teradata had a net margin of 24.93% and a return on equity of 57.44%. The company had revenue of $444.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $430.10 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.66 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Teradata has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.550-2.650 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.530-0.570 EPS.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Stephen Mcmillan sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.71, for a total transaction of $634,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 762,446 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $24,177,162.66. This trade represents a 2.56% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Michael P. Gianoni sold 25,000 shares of Teradata stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $29.96, for a total value of $749,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 31,523 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $944,429.08. The trade was a 44.23% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 79,317 shares of company stock worth $2,441,536 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.96% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Teradata

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in Teradata by 175.3% in the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,913,277 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $86,914,000 after purchasing an additional 2,491,938 shares during the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in Teradata in the 4th quarter valued at $67,125,000. Defiance ETFs LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Teradata in the 4th quarter valued at $38,968,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP increased its stake in shares of Teradata by 1,158.9% in the 1st quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 1,294,502 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $33,178,000 after buying an additional 1,191,677 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised its position in shares of Teradata by 56.3% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 3,151,388 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $95,928,000 after acquiring an additional 1,134,722 shares during the last quarter. 90.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

More Teradata News

Here are the key news stories impacting Teradata this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised its FY2026, FY2027, FY2028, Q1 2027, and Q4 2027 earnings estimates for Teradata, signaling improving longer-term profit expectations. Teradata also continues to carry a “Strong-Buy” rating from the firm.
• Positive Sentiment: Teradata launched Teradata Factory, an on-prem foundation for the “agentic enterprise,” which may support its AI/data platform strategy and help reinforce customer demand. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks also modestly lifted or left unchanged several forward estimates, suggesting the business outlook is not deteriorating broadly, even with some quarter-to-quarter adjustments.
• Negative Sentiment: Near-term estimates were cut for Q2 2026, Q3 2026, and Q4 2026, with Q3 2027 also trimmed slightly, which can pressure sentiment on the stock in the short run.

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.