Sidoti Csr Has Bearish Estimate for ePlus Q2 Earnings

ePlus inc. (NASDAQ:PLUS) – Equities researchers at Sidoti Csr lowered their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for ePlus in a report issued on Monday, April 7th. Sidoti Csr analyst G. Burns now forecasts that the software maker will post earnings per share of $0.90 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.97. The consensus estimate for ePlus’ current full-year earnings is $3.78 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for ePlus’ Q4 2026 earnings at $0.74 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded shares of ePlus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday.

ePlus Price Performance

NASDAQ:PLUS opened at $54.77 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.69, a current ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $66.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $78.88. ePlus has a 52-week low of $53.83 and a 52-week high of $106.98. The firm has a market cap of $1.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.97, a PEG ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 1.12.

ePlus (NASDAQ:PLUS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The software maker reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.28 by ($0.37). ePlus had a net margin of 4.93% and a return on equity of 11.23%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its holdings in shares of ePlus by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 60,467 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $5,946,000 after acquiring an additional 1,078 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC purchased a new position in ePlus in the 3rd quarter worth about $227,000. Janus Henderson Group PLC increased its stake in ePlus by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 58,015 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $5,706,000 after purchasing an additional 545 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in ePlus by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,021,341 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $100,439,000 after buying an additional 6,241 shares during the period. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in shares of ePlus by 20.4% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 968,998 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $95,291,000 after acquiring an additional 164,016 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.80% of the company’s stock.

ePlus Company Profile

ePlus inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides information technology (IT) solutions that enable organizations to optimize their IT environment and supply chain processes in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Technology and Financing. The Technology segment offers hardware, perpetual and subscription software, maintenance, software assurance, and internally provided and outsourced services; managed services or infrastructure and cloud; and enhanced maintenance support, service desk, storage-as-a-service, cloud hosted and managed, and managed security services; and professional, staff augmentation, cloud consulting, consulting, and security services.