Sidoti Csr Has Negative Outlook of ePlus FY2025 Earnings

ePlus inc. (NASDAQ:PLUS) – Equities research analysts at Sidoti Csr decreased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for ePlus in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, February 3rd. Sidoti Csr analyst G. Burns now forecasts that the software maker will post earnings per share of $4.15 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $4.43. The consensus estimate for ePlus’ current full-year earnings is $4.39 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for ePlus’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.25 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of ePlus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th.

ePlus Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ PLUS opened at $70.29 on Thursday. ePlus has a 52-week low of $56.33 and a 52-week high of $106.98. The company has a quick ratio of 1.71, a current ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $77.83 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $86.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.44, a P/E/G ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.10.

ePlus (NASDAQ:PLUS) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The software maker reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.28 by ($0.37). ePlus had a return on equity of 11.83% and a net margin of 5.08%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of PLUS. FMR LLC boosted its stake in ePlus by 70.9% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,117,812 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $109,926,000 after purchasing an additional 463,621 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of ePlus by 19.8% during the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,387,899 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $136,486,000 after acquiring an additional 229,837 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in ePlus by 20.4% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 968,998 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $95,291,000 after purchasing an additional 164,016 shares during the last quarter. Swedbank AB bought a new stake in ePlus during the fourth quarter valued at about $11,082,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in ePlus in the 4th quarter worth approximately $8,683,000. 93.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About ePlus

ePlus inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides information technology (IT) solutions that enable organizations to optimize their IT environment and supply chain processes in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Technology and Financing. The Technology segment offers hardware, perpetual and subscription software, maintenance, software assurance, and internally provided and outsourced services; managed services or infrastructure and cloud; and enhanced maintenance support, service desk, storage-as-a-service, cloud hosted and managed, and managed security services; and professional, staff augmentation, cloud consulting, consulting, and security services.