Teradata (NYSE:TDC) Trading Down 10.1% – Here’s What Happened

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

Key Stories Impacting Teradata

Here are the key news stories impacting Teradata this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat and raised near-term guidance drove bullishness, helping the shares reach a 52-week high after earnings. Teradata (NYSE:TDC) Sets New 1-Year High After Strong Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Citigroup hiked its price target to $42 and assigned a “buy” rating, giving the stock visible upside from current levels and supporting further upside momentum. Analyst Price Target Raise (Benzinga)
• Positive Sentiment: High-volume call option activity indicates speculative bullish positioning that can amplify short-term upward moves. Stock Traders Purchase High Volume of Call Options on Teradata
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and trade press are grouping TDC with mid-sized AI infrastructure names after Q4 results, reinforcing the narrative that Teradata can benefit from AI-related demand. The Zacks Analyst: Calix, Teradata and Lumen
• Neutral Sentiment: Northland Securities published updated quarterly and FY2027 EPS estimates (Q3/Q4 ~ $0.50–0.51; FY2027 $1.99), which give investors a model to track but did not materially change the consensus view. MarketBeat: Northland Securities Estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: RBC Capital left its rating at “hold,” signaling some analyst caution despite recent strength—this can cap enthusiasm from more bullish research. RBC Capital Sticks to Their Hold Rating for Teradata
• Negative Sentiment: Some outlets noted a sharp intraday pullback (AAII cited a ~12.85% move), attributing it to post-rally profit-taking and short-term volatility — a reminder that fast rallies can reverse quickly. Why Teradata Corporation’s (TDC) Stock Is Down 12.85%
• Negative Sentiment: Broader intraday weakness has placed TDC on “stocks trading down” lists, reflecting short-term selling pressure that can offset fundamental positives. MSN: Stocks Trade Down (includes Teradata)

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on TDC. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $36.00 price objective on shares of Teradata in a research report on Wednesday. Evercore upped their price objective on shares of Teradata from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Barclays lifted their price objective on Teradata from $27.00 to $31.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Northland Securities set a $37.00 target price on Teradata in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Citigroup raised their target price on Teradata from $35.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. One investment 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 given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $35.73.

Teradata Stock Up 0.1%

The business has a 50-day moving average price of $30.30 and a 200-day moving average price of $25.50. 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 $3.13 billion, a PE ratio of 25.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.95 and a beta of 0.61.

Teradata (NYSE:TDC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The technology company reported $0.74 earnings per share (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 company had revenue of $421.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $399.49 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.53 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly 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. As a group, analysts forecast that Teradata Corporation will post 1.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Teradata

In other Teradata news, major shareholder Lake Lp Lynrock sold 61,990 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.29, for a total value of $2,497,577.10. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 9,354,676 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $376,899,896.04. This trade represents a 0.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Teradata

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in shares of Teradata by 76.0% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 330,801 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $7,436,000 after buying an additional 142,813 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Teradata by 89.4% during the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 202,864 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $4,560,000 after purchasing an additional 95,777 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Teradata by 22.6% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 11,090 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $249,000 after purchasing an additional 2,048 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Teradata during the second quarter worth $419,000. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc grew its position in shares of Teradata by 405.4% in the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,223 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 981 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.31% of the company’s stock.

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.