Analysts Set Expectations for Xerox’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:XRX)

Xerox Holdings Co. (NYSE:XRX) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Xerox in a research report issued on Tuesday, November 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the information technology services provider will post earnings of $0.17 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.25. The consensus estimate for Xerox’s current full-year earnings is $1.38 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Xerox’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.45 EPS.

Xerox (NYSE:XRX) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The information technology services provider reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.51 by ($0.26). Xerox had a positive return on equity of 6.60% and a negative net margin of 21.31%. The firm had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.63 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.46 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 7.5% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on XRX. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Xerox from $11.00 to $8.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of Xerox from $10.00 to $8.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. StockNews.com cut shares of Xerox from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, November 17th. Finally, Loop Capital decreased their target price on shares of Xerox from $14.00 to $11.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 14th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and two have assigned a hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $9.50.

Xerox Trading Up 3.3 %

Shares of XRX opened at $9.04 on Thursday. Xerox has a 1 year low of $8.02 and a 1 year high of $19.78. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $9.66 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $11.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 0.95. The firm has a market cap of $1.12 billion, a P/E ratio of -0.82 and a beta of 1.59.

Xerox Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 11.06%. Xerox’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -9.06%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in XRX. CWM LLC grew its stake in Xerox by 155.5% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,264 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 1,378 shares in the last quarter. Gladius Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in Xerox in the third quarter worth about $29,000. EntryPoint Capital LLC bought a new position in Xerox during the 1st quarter worth about $45,000. US Bancorp DE increased its position in Xerox by 42.3% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 6,353 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $66,000 after purchasing an additional 1,888 shares during the period. Finally, nVerses Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Xerox in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $78,000. 85.36% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Xerox

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.