SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 5.640-5.960 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 5.160. The company issued revenue guidance of $6.1 billion-$6.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $5.8 billion. SS&C Technologies also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 1.370-1.430 EPS.

SS&C Technologies Trading Down 0.0 %

SSNC stock traded down $0.02 during trading on Thursday, hitting $81.80. 1,999,646 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,266,653. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.26 billion, a PE ratio of 29.32 and a beta of 1.38. SS&C Technologies has a 1 year low of $59.53 and a 1 year high of $82.40. The company has a 50-day moving average of $77.42 and a 200-day moving average of $74.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a current ratio of 1.21.

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

SS&C Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 2nd were issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.22%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 2nd. SS&C Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 35.84%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently commented on SSNC shares. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and issued a $92.00 target price on shares of SS&C Technologies in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Raymond James raised their price objective on 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. UBS Group lifted their target price on SS&C Technologies from $92.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $90.00 target price on shares of SS&C Technologies in a report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered SS&C Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, SS&C Technologies presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $83.88.

Insider Transactions at SS&C Technologies

In related news, SVP Jason Douglas White sold 69,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 6,412 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $494,172.84. This represents a 91.50 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO William C. Stone sold 247,300 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $76.61, for a total value of $18,945,653.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 31,837,926 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,439,103,510.86. The trade was a 0.77 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 449,000 shares of company stock valued at $34,461,478 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 15.40% of the company’s stock.

About SS&C Technologies

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.