Sidoti Csr Issues Pessimistic Estimate for ePlus Earnings

ePlus inc. (NASDAQ:PLUS - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Sidoti Csr cut their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of ePlus in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, April 7th. Sidoti Csr analyst G. Burns now forecasts that the software maker will post earnings of $0.65 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.72. The consensus estimate for ePlus' current full-year earnings is $3.78 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for ePlus' Q3 2026 earnings at $0.91 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.19 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.62 EPS.

ePlus (NASDAQ:PLUS - Get Free Report) 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 net margin of 4.93% and a return on equity of 11.23%.

Separately, StockNews.com raised ePlus from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 8th.

ePlus Price Performance

Shares of PLUS stock traded up $0.39 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $58.23. The company had a trading volume of 121,580 shares, compared to its average volume of 239,437. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $64.57 and its 200 day moving average price is $77.79. ePlus has a one year low of $53.83 and a one year high of $106.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a current ratio of 1.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 1.12.

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Institutional Trading of ePlus

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Chatham Capital Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of ePlus by 3.7% in the 1st quarter. Chatham Capital Group Inc. now owns 44,171 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $2,696,000 after purchasing an additional 1,580 shares in the last quarter. Cascade Investment Advisors Inc. raised its stake in ePlus by 1.6% during the first quarter. Cascade Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 16,264 shares of the software maker's stock worth $993,000 after acquiring an additional 260 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of ePlus by 44,179.4% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 62,434 shares of the software maker's stock worth $3,810,000 after acquiring an additional 62,293 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its stake in shares of ePlus by 377.9% in the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 712 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 563 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of ePlus during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,711,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.80% of the company's stock.

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.