Equities Analysts Set Expectations for Usio Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Litchfield Hills Research raised Usio’s Q3 2026 EPS forecast to $0.00 from a previous estimate of -$0.01, while projecting modestly positive EPS of $0.01 for several 2027 quarters.
• Usio reported Q2 EPS of $0.01, slightly ahead of expectations, with revenue of $23.68 million versus the $23.67 million consensus estimate. However, the company posted a negative net margin of 1.63% and negative return on equity of 8.20%.
• Analyst sentiment remains mixed, resulting in a consensus “Hold” rating and a $5.38 target price; shares opened at $2.76, while institutional investors own 20.23% of the stock.

Usio Inc (NASDAQ:USIO - Free Report) - Research analysts at Litchfield Hills Research upped their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for Usio in a research report issued on Thursday, August 13th. Litchfield Hills Research analyst B. Sine now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.00 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of ($0.01). The consensus estimate for Usio's current full-year earnings is ($0.01) per share. Litchfield Hills Research also issued estimates for Usio's Q4 2026 earnings at $0.00 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.01 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.01 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $0.01 EPS.

Usio (NASDAQ:USIO - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 12th. The company reported $0.01 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $23.68 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $23.67 million. Usio had a negative net margin of 1.63% and a negative return on equity of 8.20%.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on USIO. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Usio to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, July 25th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Usio from a "sell (d)" rating to a "sell (d+)" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH increased their price target on Usio from $6.25 to $6.75 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Usio from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Usio currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $5.38.

Usio Price Performance

Shares of USIO stock opened at $2.76 on Monday. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $2.12 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $1.60. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. Usio has a 1 year low of $1.03 and a 1 year high of $2.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $78.66 million, a P/E ratio of -46.00 and a beta of 1.32.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its stake in shares of Usio by 246.1% during the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 28,353 shares of the company's stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 20,161 shares during the last quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC bought a new position in Usio during the second quarter worth about $49,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in Usio by 34.6% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 59,692 shares of the company's stock worth $87,000 after purchasing an additional 15,334 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP acquired a new position in Usio during the second quarter worth approximately $102,000. Finally, Citadel Advisors LLC increased its position in Usio by 103.7% during the third quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 78,493 shares of the company's stock worth $111,000 after buying an additional 39,959 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 20.23% of the company's stock.

About Usio

Usio, Inc NASDAQ: USIO is a financial technology company that delivers integrated payment, transaction processing, and money services solutions. The company's platform combines merchant acquiring, multi‐rail payment enablement and business management tools to support merchants, financial institutions and business partners in automating and securing electronic and cash‐based transactions.

Through its subsidiaries, Usio provides a broad range of products and services, including point-of-sale terminals, payment gateway services, automated teller machine (ATM) processing, bill payment, money order issuance, domestic and international money transfer and remittance solutions.

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