NYSE:PAY Paymentus (PAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis → WARNING about the death of the U.S. dollar… (From Colonial Metals) (Ad) Free PAY Stock Alerts $19.11 +0.04 (+0.21%) (As of 05/28/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$18.74▼$19.1950-Day Range$18.52▼$24.1352-Week Range$8.86▼$25.21Volume182,799 shsAverage Volume293,728 shsMarket Capitalization$2.37 billionP/E Ratio83.09Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$19.06 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Get Paymentus alerts: Email Address Paymentus MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingHold2.13 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside0.2% Downside$19.06 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy3.42% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthN/ASustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment1.33Based on 3 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$29,626 Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth31.58%From $0.38 to $0.50 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.3.31 out of 5 starsBusiness Services Sector151st out of 313 stocksBusiness Services, Not Elsewhere Classified Industry52nd out of 89 stocks 2.1 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingPaymentus has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.13, and is based on 1 buy rating, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoveragePaymentus has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Paymentus' stock forecast and price target. Previous Next 5.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted3.42% of the float of Paymentus has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverPaymentus has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Paymentus has recently decreased by 31.07%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldPaymentus does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthPaymentus does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for PAY. Previous Next 3.5 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentPaymentus has a news sentiment score of 1.33. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.82 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Paymentus this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 4 people have searched for PAY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -20% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows7 people have added Paymentus to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 75% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 2.5 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Paymentus insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $29,626.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders87.76% of the stock of Paymentus is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 12.55% of the stock of Paymentus is held by institutions.Read more about Paymentus' insider trading history. Previous Next 2.5 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Paymentus are expected to grow by 31.58% in the coming year, from $0.38 to $0.50 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Paymentus is 83.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 135.04.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Paymentus is 83.09, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 19.31.Price to Book Value per Share RatioPaymentus has a P/B Ratio of 5.51. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Paymentus' valuation and earnings. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here Ad Colonial MetalsWARNING about the death of the U.S. dollar…Where do you turn during times of economic uncertainty? Many elites trust storing their wealth in gold (which has historically boomed when the dollar’s value has plummeted!)Get Colonial Metals' new Precious Metals Investment Guide. About Paymentus Stock (NYSE:PAY)Paymentus Holdings, Inc. provides cloud-based bill payment technology and solutions in the United States and internationally. The company offers electronic bill presentment and payment services, enterprise customer communication, and self-service revenue management to billers through a software-as-a-service technology platform. Its platform's payment processing includes credit cards, debit cards, eChecks, and digital wallets. It serves utility, financial service, government, insurance, telecommunication, real estate management, education, consumer finance, healthcare, and small business industries. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.Read More PAY Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart PAY Stock News HeadlinesMay 18, 2024 | insidertrades.comPaymentus Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PAY) General Counsel Sells $29,625.75 in StockMay 21, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comPaymentus Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PAY) Receives Average Rating of "Hold" from BrokeragesMay 20, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comInsider Selling: Paymentus Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PAY) General Counsel Sells 1,575 Shares of StockMay 13, 2024 | businesswire.comPaymentus to Participate in Upcoming May and June Investor ConferencesMay 9, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comPaymentus Holdings, Inc. Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This YearMay 7, 2024 | msn.comCity departments give updates at Lunch and Learn, including comics at libraryMay 7, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comMaintaining Hold on Paymentus Holdings Amid Strong Performance and Valuation ConcernsMay 7, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comWhat 5 Analyst Ratings Have To Say About Paymentus HoldingsMay 7, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comPaymentus Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PAY) Q1 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptMay 7, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comQ1 2024 Paymentus Holdings Inc Earnings CallMay 7, 2024 | msn.comPAY Stock Earnings: Paymentus Holdings Meets EPS, Beats Revenue for Q1 2024May 7, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comPaymentus Holdings Inc (PAY) (Q1 2024) Earnings Call Transcript Highlights: Strong Start with ...May 6, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comPaymentus Holdings, Inc. Q1 Profit Increases, beats estimatesMay 6, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comPaymentus Holdings Inc (PAY) Q1 2024 Earnings: Surpasses Revenue Estimates with Strong Growth ...May 6, 2024 | pymnts.comPaymentus: Surge in Transactions Signals Bill Pay's Digital ShiftMay 6, 2024 | businesswire.comPaymentus Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial ResultsMay 1, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comAnalysts Are Bullish on These Technology Stocks: Leidos Holdings (LDOS), CommVault Systems (CVLT)April 22, 2024 | businesswire.comPaymentus to Report First Quarter 2024 Earnings Results and Host Webcast on May 6, 2024April 12, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comHold Rating on Paymentus Amid Rising Energy Prices and Inflationary PressuresApril 12, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comExpert Outlook: Paymentus Holdings Through The Eyes Of 4 AnalystsApril 11, 2024 | seekingalpha.comPaymentus: Robust Business With Secular CatalystMarch 31, 2024 | investorplace.com3 Stocks That Are Completely Underestimated by Wall StreetMarch 15, 2024 | ca.finance.yahoo.comPAY Apr 2024 20.000 callMarch 15, 2024 | ca.finance.yahoo.comPAY Apr 2024 7.500 putMarch 12, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comPaymentus Holdings Inc's SVP and CFO Sanjay Kalra Sells 65,855 SharesSee More Headlines Receive PAY Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Paymentus and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Company Calendar Last Earnings5/06/2024Today5/28/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)8/05/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorBusiness Services Industry Business services, not elsewhere classified Sub-IndustryData Processing & Outsourced Services Current SymbolNYSE:PAY Previous SymbolNYSE:PAY CUSIP92342Y10 CIK1312073 Webwww.verifone.com Phone408-232-7800FaxN/AEmployees1,273Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$19.06 High Stock Price Target$23.00 Low Stock Price Target$11.00 Potential Upside/Downside-0.2%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.13 Research Coverage8 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.23 Trailing P/E Ratio83.09 Forward P/E Ratio50.29 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$22.32 million Net Margins4.43% Pretax Margin5.44% Return on Equity8.74% Return on Assets7.47% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio4.47 Quick Ratio4.47 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$614.49 million Price / Sales3.86 Cash Flow$0.52 per share Price / Cash Flow36.72 Book Value$3.47 per share Price / Book5.51Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares124,170,000Free Float15,199,000Market Cap$2.37 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.54 Metaverse Stocks And Why You Can't Ignore ThemThinking about investing in Meta, Roblox, or Unity? Click the link to learn what streetwise investors need to know about the metaverse and public markets before making an investment.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Dushyant Sharma (Age 55)Chairman, President & CEO Comp: $607.69kMr. Andrew A. Gerber Esq. (Age 56)General Counsel & Secretary Comp: $523.74kMr. Gerasimos Portocalis (Age 59)Chief Commercial Officer Comp: $642.12kMr. Sanjay Kalra (Age 51)Senior VP, CFO & Principal Accounting Officer Key CompetitorsWestern UnionNYSE:WUExlServiceNASDAQ:EXLSWEXNYSE:WEXFirst AdvantageNYSE:FAPayoneer GlobalNASDAQ:PAYOView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsComerica BankBought 20,125 shares on 5/17/2024Ownership: 0.017%Andrew A GerberSold 1,575 sharesTotal: $29,625.75 ($18.81/share)Quadrature Capital LtdBought 39,136 shares on 5/15/2024Ownership: 0.056%PEAK6 Investments LLCBought 26,900 shares on 5/15/2024Ownership: 0.000%EntryPoint Capital LLCSold 761 shares on 5/14/2024Ownership: 0.004%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions PAY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Paymentus stock right now? 8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Paymentus in the last twelve months. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" PAY shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in PAY, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. View PAY analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Paymentus' stock price target for 2024? 8 analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Paymentus' stock. Their PAY share price targets range from $11.00 to $23.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $19.06 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.2%. View analysts price targets for PAY or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have PAY shares performed in 2024? Paymentus' stock was trading at $17.87 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, PAY stock has increased by 6.9% and is now trading at $19.11. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. Are investors shorting Paymentus? Paymentus saw a decline in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 605,700 shares, a decline of 31.1% from the April 30th total of 878,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 396,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.5 days. Currently, 3.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Paymentus' Short Interest. When is Paymentus' next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, August 5th 2024. View our PAY earnings forecast. How were Paymentus' earnings last quarter? Paymentus Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PAY) announced its earnings results on Monday, May, 6th. The business services provider reported $0.08 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.06 by $0.02. The business services provider had revenue of $184.88 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $174.75 million. Paymentus had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.74% and a net margin of 4.43%. What guidance has Paymentus issued on next quarter's earnings? Paymentus issued an update on its second quarter 2024 earnings guidance on Monday, May, 6th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $178.0 million-$183.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $178.0 million. What other stocks do shareholders of Paymentus own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Paymentus investors own include Gilead Sciences (GILD), Twitter (TWTR), Netflix (NFLX), NIKE (NKE), Alibaba Group (BABA), First Data (FDC), Walt Disney (DIS), Alphabet (GOOG), AT&T (T) and Endo International (ENDP). When did Paymentus IPO? Paymentus (PAY) raised $200 million in an initial public offering on Wednesday, May 26th 2021. The company issued 10,000,000 shares at $19.00-$21.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, BofA Securities and Citigroup served as the underwriters for the IPO and Baird, Nomura, Raymond James, Wells Fargo Securities, Fifth Third Securities, PNC Securities, AmeriVet and C.L. King & Associates were co-managers. Who are Paymentus' major shareholders? Paymentus' stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (1.12%), Lord Abbett & CO. LLC (0.49%), Clearbridge Investments LLC (0.28%), Essex Investment Management Co. LLC (0.17%), Quadrature Capital Ltd (0.06%) and ClariVest Asset Management LLC (0.05%). Insiders that own company stock include Andrew A Gerber, Dushyant Sharma, Gary Trainor, Gerasimos (Jerry) Portocalis, Matt Parson and Paul E Seamon. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Paymentus? Shares of PAY stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. This page (NYSE:PAY) was last updated on 5/28/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe #1 Crypto That You Don’t Own… YetCrypto 101 MediaExposed: 10 CENT Crypto to Explode May 20th?True Market InsidersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”Timothy SykesHe Is Giving Away BitcoinCrypto Swap ProfitsMissed NVDA? Buy this AI stock NOWChaikin AnalyticsDigitizing the $11T commodities sector with one tiny stockResource Stock DigestThe #1 Crypto for AIWeiss RatingsElon to Transform U.S. Economy? Porter & Company Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. 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