TERADATA CORP. $62 - New York symbol TDC

TERADATA CORP. $62 (New York symbol TDC; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 169.1 million; Market cap: $10.5 billion; Priceto- sales ratio: 4.0; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.teradata.com) earned $2.85 a share in 2012. That’s up 22.8% from $2.32 in 2011. Revenue rose 12.8%, to $2.7 billion from $2.4 billion.

However, Teradata expects its revenue to rise by just 6% to 10% in 2013. That’s because the uncertain economy is hurting demand for its analytics services, which help businesses gather and analyze large amounts of data, including customer purchasing patterns. The stock is down 23.5% from its peak of $81 in September 2012. Even so, it trades at a high 19.9 times the company’s likely 2013 earnings of $3.12 a share.

Teradata is a hold.

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