SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) Releases Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.370-1.430 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 1.390. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.5 billion-$1.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.5 billion. SS&C Technologies also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 5.640-5.960 EPS.

SS&C Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ SSNC opened at $81.80 on Friday. SS&C Technologies has a twelve month low of $59.53 and a twelve month high of $82.40. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $77.51 and a two-hundred day moving average of $74.84. The company has a market capitalization of $20.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.32 and a beta of 1.38.

SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The technology company reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.09. SS&C Technologies had a net margin of 12.26% and a return on equity of 17.33%. As a group, analysts expect that SS&C Technologies will post 4.62 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

SS&C Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.22%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 2nd. SS&C Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is 35.84%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on SSNC. Jefferies Financial Group raised SS&C Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $70.00 to $94.00 in a research note on Monday. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of SS&C Technologies from $92.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Raymond James upped their price target on shares of SS&C Technologies from $79.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $92.00 price objective on shares of SS&C Technologies in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $90.00 target price on shares of SS&C Technologies in a report on Friday, October 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $83.88.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO William C. Stone sold 132,700 shares of SS&C Technologies stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $76.85, for a total value of $10,197,995.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 31,837,926 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,446,744,613.10. The trade was a 0.42 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Jason Douglas White sold 69,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.07, for a total transaction of $5,317,830.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 6,412 shares in the company, valued at $494,172.84. The trade was a 91.50 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 449,000 shares of company stock worth $34,461,478. Corporate insiders own 15.40% of the company’s stock.

SS&C Technologies Company Profile

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc engages in the development and provision of software solutions to the financial services and healthcare industries. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Japan, Canada, and the Americas, excluding the United States and Canada.