3 Growth Stocks That Could Put Shopify's Returns to Shame

Investing in high-growth stocks can be both exciting and financially rewarding. But the largest returns are reserved for patient investors who buy shares of great businesses early, then hold on for the long term.

Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) is one such business that illustrates that point nicely. Shares of the leading e-commerce platform provider have soared more than 400% since shortly after its mid-2015 initial public offering -- and this despite falling into the crosshairs of a noted short-seller late last year.

Of course, many investors believe that, with e-commerce still in its earliest stages, Shopify still has room to run in the coming years. But its incredible gains so far also raise the question: Are there any stocks on the market that could put even Shopify's returns to shame?

So we asked that question to three top Motley Fool investors. Read on to learn why they put New Relic (NYSE:NEWR), XPO Logistics (NYSE:XPO), and Ebay (NASDAQ:EBAY)�on their short lists of stocks capable of outperforming a five-bagger.

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A promising cloud-computing play

Steve Symington (New Relic): In today's high-tech world -- especially in the world of cloud computing -- it's easy to take for granted that most things just�work�as intended. But that's largely thanks to businesses like New Relic, whose cloud platform offers real-time insight and performance-tracking to its base of over 15,000 customers in 101 countries.�

It's latest quarterly report, released earlier this month, shows that New Relic is absolutely thriving. Revenue increased 34% year over year to $98.4 million, and adjusted earnings swung from a loss of $0.11 per share a year ago to a profit of $0.09 per diluted share, or $5.4 million.� Both figures arrived significantly above analysts' average expectations for earnings of $0.05 per share on revenue of $96.3 million.� And new Relic forecasts that revenue will rise another 28% in the coming fiscal year, representing only a slight deceleration in its growth.�

"We attribute our continued momentum in the enterprise market to our success in helping companies solve business-critical issues including mastering the complexity of modern software, reducing the risk of service interruptions for customer-facing applications, and competing in the digital era," explained founder and CEO Lew Cirne.

To be clear, New Relic is perfectly positioned to benefit from the rapid growth of cloud computing. And as more enterprise customers realize the value that its platform brings to the table, I think its stock has plenty of room to rise from here.

Another way to play e-commerce

Jeremy Bowman (XPO Logistics):�Shopify stock has been a popular way for investors to play the growth opportunity in e-commerce, and the software provider's blockbuster revenue growth shows the potential in the sector. However, I believe e-commerce will create many big winners in the stock market, and one of them, XPO Logistics, could easily outperform Shopify.

Over the last year, XPO has been the better stock to own: It jumped 106% against a 63% gain for Shopify. A specialist in last-mile delivery of heavy goods like furniture and appliances, it handles the other end of the supply chain from Shopify. As e-commerce orders continue to surge, the need for the delivery and logistics services provided by companies like XPO will only increase.

XPO has grown largely through acquisitions. It used a "roll-up strategy" to take over trucking companies, logistics services, warehouses, and technology companies en route to becoming a leader in the "less-than-truckload" heavy-item�delivery segment -- an area that rivals like�UPS�and�FedEx have shown little interest in. CEO Brad Jacobs said last year that the company had set aside $8 billion to make additional acquisitions, and in February said its next major one would come by the end of 2018.��

XPO is a favorite delivery partner of retailers like�Amazon, IKEA, and�Wayfair, and its stock surged late last year on rumors that�Home Depot might be angling to acquire it, in part to keep it out of the hands of Amazon. While neither of those deals materialized, the rumors were a reflection of the company's unique status and value.

Finally, unlike Shopify, XPO is profitable, and its adjusted net income more than doubled to $248.5 million last year, in part due to the benefits of synergies from its acquisitions. I'd expect the stock to continue its strong run as investors realize the magnitude� of the opportunities ahead for the company.�

A more profitable platform

Demitri Kalogeropoulos (eBay): eBay's business lacks a head-turning sales growth pace, but it makes up for that weakness with impressive finances. The e-commerce platform kicked off fiscal 2018 with a 7% revenue boost as its base of active shoppers rose by 4%. And, while that's far from Shopify's 68% revenue increase, eBay's steadier sales base generated impressive earnings and cash flow. Operating profits amounted to 23% of sales, compared to between 2% and 4% for integrated e-commerce retailers like Amazon and Walmart. eBay routinely converts a large portion of its sales into free cash, which gives management ample resources to direct toward improving the customer shopping experience and elevating the brand.

Investors should brace for more volatility in eBay's turnaround effort. Sales volumes are sluggish right now, for example, and profitability is on track to tick lower this year. But CEO Devin Wenig and his team still believe revenue growth will speed up in 2018 and deliver a second straight year of accelerating gains. Combined with aggressive stock buybacks -- and the possibility of other shareholder-friendly moves down the line, such as initiating a dividend -- eBay's returns for investors could significantly outpace the broader market over the next few years.

The bottom line

Shopify shares have set a high bar for performance over the past few years, and we obviously can't guarantee that these three stocks will outpace those gains over the next few. But given New Relic's position at the forefront of cloud computing, XPO's enviable strength in delivery and logistics, and eBay's rock-solid financials and ongoing turnaround, we think the chances are high that they'll do exactly that.

OPEC+ Reaches Goal of Wiping Out Oil-Stock Surplus

OPEC and allied oil producers including Russia concluded that the crude market re-balanced in April, when their collective production cuts achieved a key goal of draining the surplus in global stockpiles.

The excess in oil inventories, which has weighed on prices for three years, plunged in April to less than the five-year average for stockpiles in developed nations, according to people with knowledge of the data assessed at the meeting of the Joint Technical Committee of OPEC and other producers last week in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

The committee, known as JTC, determined that stockpiles held by developed nations dropped to about 20 million barrels below their five-year average, for a total decrease of about 360 million barrels since the start of 2017, three of the people said, asking not to be identified because the JTC discussions were private. The decline was due to producers’ greater adherence to their pledged output cuts -- their compliance rate reached 152 percent in April -- and to summer demand for crude and refined products, according to the people.

The JTC meeting precedes the producers’ main gathering next month in Vienna, where they will evaluate the results of output cuts they’ve been making since January 2017. With supplies from Iran and Venezuela now at risk, speculation abounds that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies may ease the cutbacks. Top producers Saudi Arabia and Russia said last week that OPEC and other suppliers may boost output in the second half of the year, prompting a slide in prices which had reached $80 a barrel for the first time since 2014.

The producers have so far relied on measuring stockpiles in countries of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development by looking at the moving 5-year average. At last week’s meeting in Jeddah, the JTC reviewed other ways to assess oil inventories. One option is to look at a longer-range, a 10-year average from 2004 to 2014, while another is to use the five-year average but exclude data from 2015 and 2016 because those were years of abnormally large stockpiles, the people said.

The International Energy Agency said on May 16 that OPEC and its allies have finally succeeded in clearing a glut, with inventories falling below their five-year average for the first time since 2014. However, Saudi Arabia and Russia have both said the five-year average is flawed. Years of excessive supplies mean that measure is itself higher than normal, while the patchy nature of data outside the OECD makes it difficult to make an accurate assessment of the entire world market.

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Buy Gujarat Pipavav Port; target of Rs 160: Edelweiss

Edelweiss's research report on Gujarat Pipavav Port

Gujarat Pipavav Port��s (GPPV) Q4FY18 EBITDA was 10% below our and consensus estimates impacted by pricing pressures and high dredging cost. Key highlights: 1) GPPV reported 19% QoQ growth in container volumes following two line additions, higher trans-shipment and coastal volumes; 2) management indicated volume traction is sustainable (targeting 0.8mn TEU��s in FY19) with full ramp up of existing services and likely addition of new service.

Outlook

We believe that pricing pressure is likely to persist in ensuing quarters, and upcoming volume recovery should boost revenues. At CMP, the stock trades at reasonable 14x and 11x EV/EBITDA on FY19E and F20E earnings, respectively. We maintain ��BUY�� with SoTP-based target price of INR160.

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RBNZ Prepared to Print Money in Crisis, Assistant Governor Says

New Zealand’s central bank said it’s prepared to engage in large-scale asset purchases if it needs to in a major financial crisis, meaning it would effectively print money to keep the economy afloat.

The Reserve Bank would turn to five policy tools to battle a massive economic shock including so-called quantitative easing, Assistant Governor John McDermott said in an interview Wednesday. He spoke after the bank published a research paper setting out the unconventional monetary policy responses it could employ should a major shock threaten the economy.

Unlike central banks in Europe, Japan and the U.S., the RBNZ came through the global financial crisis without having to use unconventional policies. However, in the wake of the crisis, inflation has remained low around the globe and central banks have so far been unable to raise interest rates back to where they were, leaving them less conventional firepower should another shock hit. The RBNZ’s official cash rate is still at a record-low 1.75 percent.

“This is all about planning for the future,” McDermott said. While there’s “no imminent prospect” of using such measures, “the probability of needing them at this point in the cycle is higher than it ever was in history” and “it would be silly of us not to be ready just in case.”

The RBNZ has studied the unconventional policies used by central banks abroad to determine which ones would be appropriate for New Zealand, McDermott said. Their use would require a very large shock to the economy, “like another GFC or a bigger Asian financial crisis embodying China, something that really has a big impact,” he added.

The RBNZ’s Five Unconventional Policies

Negative interest rates: the OCR could be cut to as low as -0.75%

Forward guidance: the RBNZ would clearly signal its intentions

QE: the RBNZ would consider buying large amounts of government and corporate bonds on the secondary market, and potentially foreign government bonds

Interest-rate swaps: the RBNZ could use this market to influence broader interest rates

Term lending facilities for banks: the RBNZ would lend to banks against collateral, guaranteeing them liquidity

Taking the OCR into negative territory would lower longer-term rates and also encourage banks to lend, because it would cost them to park excess cash with the RBNZ.

McDermott said overseas experience showed that the lower limit for a policy rate was probably around minus 0.75 percent, though he indicated a likely level for the OCR would be around minus 0.5 percent. It could be detrimental to leave rates negative for too long, he said.

Forward guidance is something the RBNZ is “well practiced at,” but it would need to back up its commitments with asset purchases. Government and corporate bonds could be purchased but the amounts would be limited by the relatively small size of New Zealand’s markets. The RBNZ could therefore look to purchase foreign government bonds with the intent of weakening the kiwi dollar.

“The quantity of assets we could purchase is relatively unlimited, but the potential balance sheet risk we’d be taking on would be phenomenal,” McDermott said. “We leave that as an open question. It’s probably something the bank wouldn’t do without support from the government.”

Swaps, Loans

The bank could purchase interest-rate swaps to influence broader interest rates, something McDermott said has not been tried overseas. He said New Zealand’s interest-rate swaps market was relatively large and liquid, so the bank may not face the same constraints it would with bond purchases.

“We have no experience from overseas to see how it would work, but it looks more appropriate for New Zealand,” he said.

The final option was to offer banks long-term loans against collateral to ensure they have access to funds when overseas sources may be drying up.

McDermott said circumstances would dictate which tools the RBNZ used. A mix of measures could be employed and the OCR would not have to fall to zero before other policies were implemented.

The aim would be to lower borrowing costs across the yield curve and to convince markets that the RBNZ had ample firepower to protect New Zealand’s economy, he said. While the bank didn’t need the government’s approval for any of the measures, coordination with it would be desirable.

“If we felt this was necessary to protect New Zealand, we can do any of this, but the more we’re supported by the government, the more effective this would be,” McDermott said. “Maybe the government would give us more capital or indemnify us against any risk of losses we’d take on, or maybe they would just do more fiscal policy. In that kind of world, I think coordination would be important.”

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Top 10 Financial Stocks To Invest In Right Now

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Prudential Financial Inc. reduced its holdings in Graco (NYSE:GGG) by 55.5% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 424,224 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 528,080 shares during the quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. owned about 0.25% of Graco worth $19,395,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Valley National Advisers Inc. boosted its position in shares of Graco by 200.0% during the fourth quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 2,385 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $108,000 after purchasing an additional 1,590 shares in the last quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Graco by 53.5% during the fourth quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,174 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $144,000 after purchasing an additional 1,106 shares in the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. boosted its position in shares of Graco by 286.6% during the fourth quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 3,363 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $152,000 after purchasing an additional 2,493 shares in the last quarter. Fiduciary Trust Co. bought a new stake in shares of Graco during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $201,000. Finally, Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Graco by 206.4% during the fourth quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,160 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $243,000 after purchasing an additional 3,476 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.98% of the company’s stock.

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Advisors' Opinion:

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Top 10 Financial Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Porter Bancorp Inc.(PBIB)

Advisors' Opinion:

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  Media stories about Porter Bancorp (NASDAQ:PBIB) have trended somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment reports. Accern identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Porter Bancorp earned a media sentiment score of 0.07 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave news coverage about the financial services provider an impact score of 44.3359026173577 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the near future.

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Top 10 Financial Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Beneficial Mutual Bancorp Inc.(BNCL)

Advisors' Opinion:

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  Media coverage about Beneficial Bancorp (NASDAQ:BNCL) has trended positive recently, according to Accern. Accern identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Beneficial Bancorp earned a news impact score of 0.38 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave media headlines about the bank an impact score of 45.8699493506664 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the next several days.

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Top 10 Financial Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce(CM)

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  Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSE:CM) (NYSE:CM) – Analysts at Desjardins reduced their Q2 2018 earnings per share estimates for Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 2nd. Desjardins analyst D. Young now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $2.85 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.86.

Top 10 Financial Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Special Opportunities Fund Inc.(SPE)

Advisors' Opinion:

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  Spartan Energy (TSE:SPE) insider Albert Jason Stark sold 21,706 shares of Spartan Energy stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$6.48, for a total transaction of C$140,654.88.

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  INTL FCStone (NASDAQ:INTL) was upgraded by investment analysts at TheStreet from a “c” rating to a “b-” rating in a note issued to investors on Monday.

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  INTL FCStone (NASDAQ:INTL) released its earnings results on Tuesday. The financial services provider reported $1.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.20, Bloomberg Earnings reports. INTL FCStone had a positive return on equity of 3.32% and a negative net margin of 0.02%.

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  ValuEngine downgraded shares of Saratoga Investment (NYSE:SAR) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report released on Wednesday.

  A number of other analysts have also issued reports on the stock. National Securities reiterated a neutral rating and set a $24.00 price target (up from $23.00) on shares of Saratoga Investment in a research note on Friday, January 12th. Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Saratoga Investment from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note on Friday, March 2nd. Finally, B. Riley initiated coverage on shares of Saratoga Investment in a research note on Tuesday, March 27th. They set a buy rating and a $23.50 price target on the stock. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Saratoga Investment presently has a consensus rating of Buy and an average price target of $24.38.

Gregory L. Waters Sells 43,699 Shares of Integrated Device Technology (IDTI) Stock

Integrated Device Technology (NASDAQ:IDTI) CEO Gregory L. Waters sold 43,699 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.80, for a total transaction of $1,345,929.20. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 806,420 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,837,736. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

Shares of IDTI stock opened at $31.29 on Friday. Integrated Device Technology has a 52-week low of $23.07 and a 52-week high of $34.13. The company has a quick ratio of 4.23, a current ratio of 4.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.17, a PEG ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.86.

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Integrated Device Technology (NASDAQ:IDTI) last released its earnings results on Monday, April 30th. The semiconductor company reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.02. Integrated Device Technology had a negative net margin of 1.44% and a positive return on equity of 23.10%. The firm had revenue of $224.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $222.20 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.35 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 27.8% compared to the same quarter last year. equities analysts expect that Integrated Device Technology will post 1.43 EPS for the current year.

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IDTI. Obermeyer Wood Investment Counsel Lllp bought a new position in shares of Integrated Device Technology during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $33,274,000. Garelick Capital Partners LP bought a new position in shares of Integrated Device Technology during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $20,343,000. Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC grew its position in shares of Integrated Device Technology by 11.9% during the 4th quarter. Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC now owns 5,777,958 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $171,779,000 after acquiring an additional 614,235 shares during the period. Cavalry Management Group LLC grew its position in shares of Integrated Device Technology by 159.2% during the 1st quarter. Cavalry Management Group LLC now owns 869,948 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $26,586,000 after acquiring an additional 534,341 shares during the period. Finally, Schroder Investment Management Group grew its position in shares of Integrated Device Technology by 19.6% during the 1st quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 2,733,203 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $83,527,000 after acquiring an additional 447,536 shares during the period. 97.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

A number of research firms recently weighed in on IDTI. BidaskClub upgraded shares of Integrated Device Technology from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 21st. KeyCorp upped their target price on shares of Integrated Device Technology from $33.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 30th. Craig Hallum reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $40.00 price objective (up from $36.00) on shares of Integrated Device Technology in a research report on Tuesday, January 30th. Bank of America raised shares of Integrated Device Technology from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $30.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 1st. Finally, ValuEngine downgraded shares of Integrated Device Technology from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 2nd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Integrated Device Technology has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $34.50.

About Integrated Device Technology

Integrated Device Technology, Inc designs, develops, manufactures, and markets a range of semiconductor solutions for the communications, computing, consumer, automotive, industrial, and Internet-of-things end-markets. It operates in two segments, Communications; and Computing, Consumer, and Industrial.

Teradata (TDC) Rating Increased to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus

Teradata (NYSE:TDC) was upgraded by equities researchers at Stifel Nicolaus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report released on Wednesday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The firm presently has a $49.00 target price on the technology company’s stock, up from their prior target price of $45.00. Stifel Nicolaus’ price objective would indicate a potential upside of 26.09% from the company’s previous close. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call.

Several other brokerages have also commented on TDC. Cowen raised Teradata from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 2nd. BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on Teradata from $42.00 to $40.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 4th. Wells Fargo boosted their price objective on Teradata from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 10th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised Teradata from an “underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, March 5th. Finally, ValuEngine raised Teradata from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 2nd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. The stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $36.64.

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Teradata opened at $38.86 on Wednesday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Teradata has a twelve month low of $37.98 and a twelve month high of $38.36. The company has a quick ratio of 1.63, a current ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. The stock has a market cap of $4.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.98, a P/E/G ratio of 13.11 and a beta of 1.20.

Teradata (NYSE:TDC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 3rd. The technology company reported $0.19 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.16 by $0.03. Teradata had a positive return on equity of 14.76% and a negative net margin of 3.32%. The company had revenue of $506.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $495.95 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.28 earnings per share. Teradata’s revenue was up 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. sell-side analysts expect that Teradata will post 0.97 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Teradata announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, February 8th that permits the company to repurchase $310.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the technology company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

In other Teradata news, General Counsel Laura K. Nyquist sold 52,379 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $41.52, for a total value of $2,174,776.08. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director James M. Ringler sold 7,496 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $41.85, for a total value of $313,707.60. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.22% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its position in Teradata by 81.5% in the first quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 3,101 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $123,000 after purchasing an additional 1,392 shares during the last quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC lifted its position in Teradata by 64.9% in the first quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 3,714 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $148,000 after purchasing an additional 1,462 shares during the last quarter. Mason Street Advisors LLC lifted its position in Teradata by 2.8% in the first quarter. Mason Street Advisors LLC now owns 61,276 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,431,000 after purchasing an additional 1,663 shares during the last quarter. Atlantic Trust Group LLC lifted its position in Teradata by 18.3% in the first quarter. Atlantic Trust Group LLC now owns 12,870 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $509,000 after purchasing an additional 1,995 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Profund Advisors LLC lifted its position in Teradata by 14.9% in the first quarter. Profund Advisors LLC now owns 16,564 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $657,000 after purchasing an additional 2,145 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.94% of the company’s stock.

Teradata Company Profile

Teradata Corporation provides analytic data solutions and related services worldwide. The company operates through Americas Data and Analytics, and International Data and Analytics segments. Its analytic data solutions comprise software, hardware, and related business consulting and support services.