SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) Releases FY 2024 Earnings Guidance

SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) updated its FY 2024 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 4.980-5.220 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 5.110. The company issued revenue guidance of $5.7 billion-$5.9 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $5.8 billion. SS&C Technologies also updated its FY24 guidance to $4.98-5.22 EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

SSNC has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on SS&C Technologies from $54.00 to $61.00 and gave the company a hold rating in a research note on Monday, April 29th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on SS&C Technologies from $70.00 to $74.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a research note on Friday, April 26th. Finally, DA Davidson increased their price objective on SS&C Technologies from $78.00 to $84.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a research note on Thursday, July 18th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, SS&C Technologies presently has a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and an average target price of $70.80.

SS&C Technologies Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of SS&C Technologies stock traded up $0.69 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $68.02. 1,255,586 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 953,138. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a current ratio of 1.14. The company has a market cap of $16.82 billion, a PE ratio of 27.10 and a beta of 1.38. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $63.02 and a 200-day moving average of $62.48. SS&C Technologies has a 12 month low of $46.61 and a 12 month high of $69.49.

SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The technology company reported $1.14 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.11 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $1.44 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.42 billion. SS&C Technologies had a return on equity of 17.10% and a net margin of 11.46%. As a group, equities analysts expect that SS&C Technologies will post 4.62 EPS for the current fiscal year.

SS&C Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Investors of record on Monday, June 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.24 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 3rd. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.41%. SS&C Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 38.25%.

Insider Activity at SS&C Technologies

In other SS&C Technologies news, Director Michael Jay Zamkow sold 7,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.46, for a total value of $453,450.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 41,576 shares in the company, valued at $2,513,684.96. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders sold a total of 32,500 shares of company stock worth $2,027,750 over the last quarter. 15.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About SS&C Technologies

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides software products and software-enabled services to financial services and healthcare industries. The company owns and operates technology stack across securities accounting; front-office functions, such as trading and modeling; middle-office functions comprising portfolio management and reporting; back-office functions, such as accounting, performance measurement, reconciliation, reporting, processing and clearing, and compliance and tax reporting; and healthcare solutions consisting of claims adjudication, benefit management, care management, and business intelligence solutions.