William Blair Issues Pessimistic Outlook for SPNS Earnings

Sapiens International Co. (NASDAQ:SPNS) – Research analysts at William Blair lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Sapiens International in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 18th. William Blair analyst D. Becker now expects that the technology company will earn $0.34 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.35. William Blair has a “Market Perform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Sapiens International’s current full-year earnings is $1.45 per share.

SPNS has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Sapiens International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price target for the company from $36.00 to $28.00 in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $35.00 price objective on shares of Sapiens International in a report on Wednesday. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Sapiens International from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Finally, Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Sapiens International from $30.00 to $28.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $33.50.

Sapiens International Trading Up 1.5 %

NASDAQ:SPNS opened at $28.76 on Friday. Sapiens International has a 52 week low of $25.01 and a 52 week high of $41.22. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $26.78 and a 200 day moving average of $31.55. The company has a quick ratio of 2.18, a current ratio of 2.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.29 and a beta of 1.16.

Sapiens International (NASDAQ:SPNS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The technology company reported $0.36 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.37 by ($0.01). Sapiens International had a return on equity of 17.42% and a net margin of 13.31%. The business had revenue of $134.31 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $135.89 million.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SPNS. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its stake in Sapiens International by 12.0% in the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 112,020 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $4,162,000 after acquiring an additional 12,031 shares during the last quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. lifted its stake in Sapiens International by 57.9% in the third quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 1,945 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $72,000 after acquiring an additional 713 shares during the last quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Sapiens International by 15.6% in the third quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 160,540 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $5,983,000 after acquiring an additional 21,696 shares during the last quarter. MQS Management LLC purchased a new position in Sapiens International in the third quarter worth approximately $230,000. Finally, Zions Bancorporation N.A. lifted its stake in Sapiens International by 16.9% in the third quarter. Zions Bancorporation N.A. now owns 58,002 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,162,000 after acquiring an additional 8,404 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 30.73% of the company’s stock.

Sapiens International Company Profile

Sapiens International Corporation N.V. provides software solutions for the insurance industry in North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company provides various solutions for property and casualty commercial and personal lines, life and pensions, and reinsurance fields.