Euronet Worldwide (NASDAQ:EEFT) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Euronet Worldwide has updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance, projecting earnings per share between 9.640 and 9.990, slightly above the consensus estimate of 9.840.
• Analysts have mixed views on Euronet, with price targets ranging from a reduction by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $112.00 to $110.00 to an increase by Oppenheimer from $135.00 to $137.00, with a majority rating it as a "Moderate Buy."
• Euronet Worldwide's stock opened at $99.01 and has experienced a market cap of $4.28 billion, reflecting a 2.2% decline in value recently.

Euronet Worldwide (NASDAQ:EEFT - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 9.640-9.990 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 9.840. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EEFT has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price objective on shares of Euronet Worldwide from $112.00 to $110.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 25th. William Blair reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Euronet Worldwide in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on shares of Euronet Worldwide from $135.00 to $137.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 2nd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC dropped their price objective on shares of Euronet Worldwide from $130.00 to $120.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $123.83.

Euronet Worldwide Price Performance

EEFT stock traded up $0.52 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $94.42. The stock had a trading volume of 203,206 shares, compared to its average volume of 431,803. Euronet Worldwide has a 52-week low of $85.24 and a 52-week high of $114.25. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $104.62 and its 200 day simple moving average is $102.50. The company has a market cap of $4.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 1.25.

Euronet Worldwide (NASDAQ:EEFT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The business services provider reported $2.56 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.66 by ($0.10). The company had revenue of $1.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.08 billion. Euronet Worldwide had a return on equity of 26.62% and a net margin of 8.06%. The firm's revenue was up 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.25 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Euronet Worldwide will post 9.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Euronet Worldwide

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in Euronet Worldwide by 17.0% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 628,384 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $67,143,000 after purchasing an additional 91,348 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its stake in Euronet Worldwide by 4.3% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 121,475 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $12,980,000 after purchasing an additional 5,009 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth purchased a new stake in Euronet Worldwide during the first quarter worth about $202,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Euronet Worldwide by 48.4% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 334 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 109 shares in the last quarter. 91.60% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Euronet Worldwide

Euronet Worldwide, Inc provides payment and transaction processing and distribution solutions to financial institutions, retailers, service providers, and individual consumers worldwide. It operates through three segments: Electronic Fund Transfer Processing, epay, and Money Transfer. The Electronic Fund Transfer Processing segment provides electronic payment solutions, including automated teller machine (ATM) cash withdrawal and deposit services, ATM network participation, outsourced ATM and point-of-sale (POS) management solutions, credit and debit and prepaid card outsourcing, card issuing, and merchant acquiring services.