Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Estimate for BR Earnings

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, November 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings of $1.26 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.74. The consensus estimate for Broadridge Financial Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $8.53 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Broadridge Financial Solutions’ Q1 2027 earnings at $1.75 EPS.

Several other analysts have also commented on BR. UBS Group initiated coverage on shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $250.00 price objective on the stock. StockNews.com cut shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 9th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $246.00 price objective on shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Broadridge Financial Solutions from $224.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 20th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Broadridge Financial Solutions from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Broadridge Financial Solutions has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $222.43.

Broadridge Financial Solutions Trading Down 0.3 %

NYSE BR opened at $235.80 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.80 and a beta of 1.05. The business’s fifty day moving average is $218.97 and its 200-day moving average is $210.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 1.39. Broadridge Financial Solutions has a one year low of $186.19 and a one year high of $237.74.

Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE:BR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 5th. The business services provider reported $1.00 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.97 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.48 billion. Broadridge Financial Solutions had a return on equity of 41.79% and a net margin of 10.57%. The business’s revenue was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.09 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Broadridge Financial Solutions

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. State Street Corp grew its stake in Broadridge Financial Solutions by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,181,715 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,118,644,000 after buying an additional 51,439 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Broadridge Financial Solutions by 0.5% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,999,874 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $643,018,000 after acquiring an additional 15,208 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp grew its position in Broadridge Financial Solutions by 0.4% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 1,594,415 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $342,856,000 after acquiring an additional 5,813 shares in the last quarter. Bahl & Gaynor Inc. increased its stake in Broadridge Financial Solutions by 0.6% in the second quarter. Bahl & Gaynor Inc. now owns 1,108,867 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $218,447,000 after acquiring an additional 6,634 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in Broadridge Financial Solutions by 8.3% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 941,125 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $185,417,000 after purchasing an additional 72,018 shares in the last quarter. 90.03% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Broadridge Financial Solutions news, Chairman Richard J. Daly sold 21,938 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $207.66, for a total value of $4,555,645.08. Following the sale, the chairman now directly owns 105,094 shares in the company, valued at $21,823,820.04. This represents a 17.27 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Maura A. Markus sold 3,880 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $227.02, for a total transaction of $880,837.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 27,788 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,308,431.76. The trade was a 12.25 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 78,294 shares of company stock worth $16,944,095. 1.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Broadridge Financial Solutions Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th will be issued a $0.88 dividend. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.49%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 13th. Broadridge Financial Solutions’s payout ratio is currently 60.90%.

Broadridge Financial Solutions Company Profile

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc provides investor communications and technology-driven solutions for the financial services industry. The company's Investor Communication Solutions segment processes and distributes proxy materials to investors in equity securities and mutual funds, as well as facilitates related vote processing services; and distributes regulatory reports, class action, and corporate action/reorganization event information, as well as tax reporting solutions.