What is William Blair's Forecast for MANH Q1 Earnings?

Manhattan Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:MANH - Free Report) - Investment analysts at William Blair increased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Manhattan Associates in a report issued on Tuesday, October 22nd. William Blair analyst D. Becker now expects that the software maker will earn $0.83 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.80. The consensus estimate for Manhattan Associates' current full-year earnings is $3.01 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Manhattan Associates' Q2 2025 earnings at $0.88 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.86 EPS.

Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ:MANH - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 22nd. The software maker reported $1.35 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.06 by $0.29. The business had revenue of $266.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $262.90 million. Manhattan Associates had a net margin of 21.38% and a return on equity of 86.65%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.79 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on MANH. Raymond James lifted their price objective on shares of Manhattan Associates from $255.00 to $305.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on shares of Manhattan Associates from $263.00 to $304.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Citigroup raised their target price on Manhattan Associates from $257.00 to $287.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 25th. StockNews.com lowered Manhattan Associates from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 1st. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of Manhattan Associates from $275.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, October 11th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $286.38.

Manhattan Associates Trading Up 0.8 %

NASDAQ:MANH traded up $2.21 on Friday, reaching $275.70. The stock had a trading volume of 368,503 shares, compared to its average volume of 417,592. The company has a 50-day moving average of $274.55 and a 200 day moving average of $246.77. The stock has a market cap of $16.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 78.25 and a beta of 1.50. Manhattan Associates has a 12-month low of $186.77 and a 12-month high of $307.50.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Manhattan Associates

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Manhattan Associates by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,279 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $347,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its position in Manhattan Associates by 16.7% during the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 301 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $85,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in Manhattan Associates by 0.9% in the second quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC now owns 5,018 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $1,238,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in Manhattan Associates by 9.7% in the first quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 726 shares of the software maker's stock worth $182,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Atomi Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Manhattan Associates by 8.3% during the third quarter. Atomi Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,014 shares of the software maker's stock worth $285,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. 98.45% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Manhattan Associates news, EVP James Stewart Gantt sold 6,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $256.50, for a total value of $1,539,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 46,287 shares in the company, valued at $11,872,615.50. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.72% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Manhattan Associates

Manhattan Associates, Inc develops, sells, deploys, services, and maintains software solutions to manage supply chains, inventory, and omni-channel operations. It offers Warehouse Management Solution for managing goods and information across the distribution centers; Manhattan Active Warehouse Management, a cloud native and version less application for the associate; and Transportation Management Solution for helping shippers navigate their way through the demands and meet customer service expectations at the lowest possible freight costs; Manhattan SCALE, a portfolio of logistics execution solution; and Manhattan Active Omni, which offers order management, store inventory and fulfillment, POS, and customer engagement tools for enterprises and stores.