Value Holdings Management CO. LLC Buys 98,289 Shares of Euronet Worldwide, Inc. $EEFT

Key Points

• Value Holdings Management doubled its stake in Euronet in Q4 (a 100.2% increase), buying 98,289 shares to hold 196,412 shares (0.47% of the company) valued at about $14.95 million, making EEFT its 15th‑largest position (2.5% of its portfolio).
• Institutional ownership is very high at 91.60%, with several other funds reporting modest incremental purchases during the year.
• Wall Street has a consensus "Hold" rating with a $96 target; Euronet missed Q results with $2.39 EPS (vs. $2.48 expected), reported roughly in‑line revenue, and set FY2026 guidance of 10.57–11.05 EPS.

Value Holdings Management CO. LLC boosted its stake in Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:EEFT - Free Report) by 100.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 196,412 shares of the business services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 98,289 shares during the quarter. Euronet Worldwide comprises 2.5% of Value Holdings Management CO. LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest position. Value Holdings Management CO. LLC owned 0.47% of Euronet Worldwide worth $14,948,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of EEFT. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in Euronet Worldwide by 48.4% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 334 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 109 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Euronet Worldwide by 4.9% in the 2nd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,420 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $245,000 after buying an additional 113 shares in the last quarter. Lecap Asset Management Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Euronet Worldwide by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. Lecap Asset Management Ltd. now owns 4,550 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $400,000 after acquiring an additional 129 shares during the period. Evergreen Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Euronet Worldwide by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 34,035 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $3,450,000 after acquiring an additional 129 shares during the period. Finally, Quadrant Capital Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Euronet Worldwide by 3.2% during the 2nd quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 4,228 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $429,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.60% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on EEFT shares. DA Davidson set a $112.00 price objective on shares of Euronet Worldwide in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their target price on Euronet Worldwide from $85.00 to $75.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Needham & Company LLC reduced their target price on Euronet Worldwide from $100.00 to $80.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Wolfe Research reiterated an "underperform" rating and issued a $80.00 price target on shares of Euronet Worldwide in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Monness Crespi & Hardt cut Euronet Worldwide from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $96.00.

Euronet Worldwide Price Performance

EEFT stock opened at $68.53 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $2.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.89, a P/E/G ratio of 0.53 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 1.11. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $71.32 and a 200 day simple moving average of $76.71. Euronet Worldwide, Inc. has a 1 year low of $64.34 and a 1 year high of $114.25.

Euronet Worldwide (NASDAQ:EEFT - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The business services provider reported $2.39 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.48 by ($0.09). The company had revenue of $1.11 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.11 billion. Euronet Worldwide had a net margin of 7.33% and a return on equity of 27.22%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.08 EPS. Euronet Worldwide has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.570-11.050 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Euronet Worldwide, Inc. will post 9.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Euronet Worldwide

Euronet Worldwide, Inc is a global financial technology company specializing in electronic payment services and transaction processing. Through its three primary business segments—Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Network Services, epay® Prepaid and Payment Services, and Money Transfer—Euronet provides end-to-end solutions that enable secure, efficient and convenient payments for consumers, financial institutions and retailers worldwide.

In its EFT Network Services arm, Euronet operates one of the world's largest ATM and point-of-sale (POS) terminal networks, offering deployment, management and connectivity services.

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