Brokers Issue Forecasts for Xerox’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:XRX)

Xerox Holdings Co. (NYSE:XRX) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Xerox in a research note issued on Thursday, March 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the information technology services provider will post earnings of $0.13 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.15. The consensus estimate for Xerox’s current full-year earnings is $1.07 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Xerox’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.24 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com lowered Xerox from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and two have issued a hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Xerox presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $9.50.

Xerox Price Performance

Shares of XRX opened at $6.36 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.61, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.11. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $8.25 and a 200 day simple moving average of $9.16. Xerox has a 52-week low of $6.07 and a 52-week high of $18.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $796.79 million, a PE ratio of -0.59 and a beta of 1.66.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Xerox

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of XRX. Gladius Capital Management LP bought a new stake in Xerox in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Picton Mahoney Asset Management lifted its stake in Xerox by 330.5% in the 4th quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management now owns 3,758 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 2,885 shares in the last quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. bought a new stake in Xerox in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $51,000. US Bancorp DE lifted its stake in Xerox by 42.3% in the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 6,353 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $66,000 after acquiring an additional 1,888 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV lifted its stake in Xerox by 84.5% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 9,223 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $78,000 after acquiring an additional 4,224 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.36% of the company’s stock.

Xerox Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be paid a $0.125 dividend. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.86%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. Xerox’s payout ratio is -4.66%.

Xerox Company Profile

Xerox Holdings Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a workplace technology company that integrates hardware, services, and software for enterprises in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Print and Other; and FITTLE.