A Look At Teradata (TDC) Valuation After Recent Share Price Weakness

Recent share performance and business snapshot

Teradata (TDC) has been under pressure recently, with the stock showing negative returns over the past week, month and past 3 months, despite a positive 1 year total return profile.

The company reports annual revenue of US$1.66b and net income of US$130.0m, split between Product Sales and Consulting Services across United States and international markets in sectors such as financial services and healthcare.

See our latest analysis for Teradata.

The recent 17.0% 1 month share price decline and weaker 3 month share price return sit against a positive 1 year total shareholder return of 10.1%, suggesting short term momentum is fading while longer term holders are still ahead.

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With Teradata trading below some valuation estimates yet posting mixed return figures over 3 and 5 years, the key question is whether current prices reflect a temporary setback or whether the market already sees future growth playing out.

Most Popular Narrative: 29.4% Undervalued

Teradata’s most followed narrative places fair value at $35.73 versus the last close of $25.24, framing the current share price as meaningfully behind those assumptions.

The analysts have a consensus price target of $35.73 for Teradata based on their expectations of its future earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

However, there is a degree of disagreement amongst analysts, with the most bullish reporting a price target of $49.0, and the most bearish reporting a price target of just $22.0.

Read the complete narrative.

Curious what underpins that gap to fair value? The narrative leans on steady revenue, improving margins and a future earnings multiple that differs from today’s pricing. The exact mix of those assumptions is where the story gets interesting.

Result: Fair Value of $35.73 (UNDERVALUED)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

However, these assumptions can be challenged if revenue pressure persists, or if cloud migrations remain slow and competitors pull workloads toward alternative platforms.

Find out about the key risks to this Teradata narrative.

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