Teradata Named Leader in Forrester Wave™: Data Fabric Platforms, Q4 2025
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Jan 06 2026
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- Industry Recognition: Teradata has been named a Leader in the Forrester Wave™: Data Fabric Platforms report, reflecting its strong capabilities in enterprise-scale analytics and AI platform maturity, which further solidifies its market position.
- Outstanding Scores: Teradata achieved the highest possible score of 5/5 in the Vision and Roadmap criteria, along with 5/5 in three Current Offering criteria, including Real-time Performance and Scalability, showcasing its product competitiveness and customer satisfaction.
- Strategic Commitment: Chief Product Officer Sumeet Arora stated that this recognition reflects Teradata's commitment to operationalizing AI-driven decision-making across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, aiming to help enterprises accelerate innovation and enhance data governance.
- Technical Advantage: Teradata's architecture is deemed ideal for powering mission-critical analytical and AI workloads in complex distributed environments, further enhancing its competitive edge in the rapidly evolving data market.
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Analyst Views on TDC
Wall Street analysts forecast TDC stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for TDC is 30.11 USD with a low forecast of 24.00 USD and a high forecast of 42.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
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Hold
Current: 29.690
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24.00
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30.11
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42.00
Current: 29.690
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24.00
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30.11
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42.00
About TDC
Teradata Corporation offers a complete cloud analytics and data platform for artificial intelligence (AI). Teradata Vantage is the Company's open and connected platform that is designed to allow organizations to leverage all their data across an enterprise, in a hybrid environment. Teradata Vantage platform includes Teradata VantageCloud and Teradata VantageCore. Teradata VantageCloud is its flexible, connected, and modern cloud platform that includes Teradata VantageCloud Lake (built on its cloud-native lake architecture) and Teradata VantageCloud Enterprise. Teradata VantageCore (its on-premises platform) integrates with its cloud offerings to enable hybrid environments. Teradata Vantage's key capabilities across all deployments include ClearScape Analytics and Query Grid. ClearScape Analytics provides in-database engine analytics functionality, open and connected integrations, and operationalization at scale for effective data preparation, advanced analytics, and AI/ML performance.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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