Sidoti Csr Has Pessimistic Outlook of ePlus Q3 Earnings

ePlus inc. (NASDAQ:PLUS) – Equities researchers at Sidoti Csr decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for ePlus in a research note issued to investors on Monday, February 3rd. Sidoti Csr analyst G. Burns now forecasts that the software maker will earn $0.93 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.06. The consensus estimate for ePlus’ current full-year earnings is $4.39 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for ePlus’ Q1 2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.24 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.42 EPS.

ePlus (NASDAQ:PLUS) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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%.

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

ePlus Stock Performance

Shares of ePlus stock opened at $70.29 on Wednesday. ePlus has a 12 month low of $56.33 and a 12 month high of $106.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.44, a PEG ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.10. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $77.83 and its 200-day simple moving average is $86.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 1.85 and a quick ratio of 1.71.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On ePlus

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of ePlus by 10.4% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 35,083 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $2,585,000 after purchasing an additional 3,308 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its position in ePlus by 5.5% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 14,840 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,093,000 after purchasing an additional 777 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in ePlus in the 3rd quarter valued at $478,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in ePlus by 203.2% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 376 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 252 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CWM LLC increased its stake in ePlus by 170.2% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,602 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $158,000 after buying an additional 1,009 shares during the period. 93.80% of the stock is currently 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.