EPAM Systems Q1 EPS Estimate Decreased by Zacks Research

EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE:EPAM) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for EPAM Systems in a research note issued on Wednesday, March 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the information technology services provider will post earnings of $1.62 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.88. The consensus estimate for EPAM Systems’ current full-year earnings is $8.90 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for EPAM Systems’ Q2 2025 earnings at $2.00 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.18 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.27 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.07 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.17 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.29 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.38 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.42 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.27 EPS.

EPAM Systems (NYSE:EPAM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The information technology services provider reported $2.23 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.75 by ($0.52). EPAM Systems had a return on equity of 14.60% and a net margin of 9.61%. The business had revenue of $1.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.21 billion.

Several other research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on EPAM Systems from $305.00 to $288.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group raised EPAM Systems from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $235.00 to $295.00 in a report on Friday, December 6th. StockNews.com lowered EPAM Systems from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 21st. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $265.00 price objective on shares of EPAM Systems in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Scotiabank lowered their price objective on EPAM Systems from $275.00 to $250.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 24th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $267.33.

EPAM Systems Trading Up 1.2 %

NYSE:EPAM opened at $182.28 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 4.56 and a current ratio of 2.96. EPAM Systems has a one year low of $169.43 and a one year high of $301.60. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $231.08 and its 200 day simple moving average is $222.49. The stock has a market cap of $10.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 1.61.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Jason D. Peterson sold 1,078 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, January 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $257.00, for a total transaction of $277,046.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 23,382 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,009,174. This represents a 4.41 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 4.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of EPAM Systems

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EPAM. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in EPAM Systems during the 4th quarter valued at $173,053,000. William Blair Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in EPAM Systems during the 4th quarter valued at $166,906,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in EPAM Systems by 39.8% during the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,181,143 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $510,053,000 after purchasing an additional 620,551 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP raised its stake in EPAM Systems by 126.4% during the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 769,584 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $179,944,000 after purchasing an additional 429,644 shares during the period. Finally, Capital World Investors raised its stake in EPAM Systems by 22.0% during the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 2,304,243 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $538,778,000 after purchasing an additional 414,942 shares during the period. 91.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About EPAM Systems

EPAM Systems, Inc provides digital platform engineering and software development services worldwide. The company offers engineering services, including requirements analysis and platform selection, customization, cross-platform migration, implementation, and integration; infrastructure management services, such as software development, testing, performance tuning, deployment, maintenance, and support services.