Sidoti Csr Forecasts ePlus’ FY2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:PLUS)

ePlus inc. (NASDAQ:PLUS) – Investment analysts at Sidoti Csr reduced their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of ePlus in a report released on Monday, February 3rd. Sidoti Csr analyst G. Burns now forecasts that the software maker will earn $4.15 per share 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.

ePlus (NASDAQ:PLUS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The software maker reported $0.91 EPS 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 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 PLUS opened at $70.43 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.48, a P/E/G ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 1.71 and a current ratio of 1.85. ePlus has a 1 year low of $67.66 and a 1 year high of $106.98. The company’s fifty day moving average is $77.62 and its two-hundred day moving average is $86.84.

Institutional Trading of ePlus

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. HighTower Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in ePlus in the third quarter valued at $227,000. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of ePlus by 16.8% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 731,909 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $71,987,000 after purchasing an additional 105,526 shares during the period. Barclays PLC lifted its stake in shares of ePlus by 82.3% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 80,328 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $7,899,000 after purchasing an additional 36,267 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its holdings in ePlus by 62.7% during the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 36,915 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $3,630,000 after buying an additional 14,227 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Argent Capital Management LLC grew its position in ePlus by 38.1% during the fourth quarter. Argent Capital Management LLC now owns 20,166 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,490,000 after buying an additional 5,564 shares during the period. 93.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.