Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for MANH FY2025 Earnings

Manhattan Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:MANH) – Stock analysts at DA Davidson upped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Manhattan Associates in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, October 22nd. DA Davidson analyst G. Luria now anticipates that the software maker will earn $3.47 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $3.33. The consensus estimate for Manhattan Associates’ current full-year earnings is $3.30 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Manhattan Associates’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.73 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.81 EPS.

Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ:MANH) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The software maker reported $1.36 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.18 by $0.18. The firm had revenue of $275.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $271.66 million. Manhattan Associates had a return on equity of 81.31% and a net margin of 20.25%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.35 EPS. Manhattan Associates has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.950-4.970 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on the company. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $200.00 target price (up from $177.00) on shares of Manhattan Associates in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Loop Capital raised their price target on Manhattan Associates from $170.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Zacks Research downgraded Manhattan Associates from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Manhattan Associates in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $200.00 price target on Manhattan Associates and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $222.83.

Manhattan Associates Stock Performance

NASDAQ MANH opened at $194.52 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $11.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.42 and a beta of 1.12. Manhattan Associates has a one year low of $140.81 and a one year high of $312.60. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $209.59 and a 200-day moving average price of $197.14.

Institutional Trading of Manhattan Associates

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cerity Partners LLC increased its stake in Manhattan Associates by 11.8% in the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 99,820 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $20,461,000 after purchasing an additional 10,526 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. increased its stake in shares of Manhattan Associates by 24.4% during the third quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 7,240 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,484,000 after buying an additional 1,420 shares during the period. Earned Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Manhattan Associates by 23.9% during the third quarter. Earned Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,277 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $262,000 after buying an additional 246 shares during the period. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC increased its stake in shares of Manhattan Associates by 61.2% during the third quarter. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC now owns 6,718 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,377,000 after buying an additional 2,551 shares during the period. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Manhattan Associates by 3.1% during the third quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 6,444 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,321,000 after buying an additional 195 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.45% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Manhattan Associates news, Chairman Eddie Capel sold 37,342 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.18, for a total value of $8,296,645.56. Following the sale, the chairman owned 162,988 shares in the company, valued at $36,212,673.84. This trade represents a 18.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP James Stewart Gantt sold 2,300 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, July 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $220.33, for a total value of $506,759.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 48,660 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,721,257.80. The trade was a 4.51% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 41,666 shares of company stock worth $9,251,781 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.88% of the company’s stock.

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.