PagSeguro Digital (PAGS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

PagSeguro Digital Ltd. is a Brazilian financial technology company that operates the PagBank ecosystem. The company provides payment acceptance and digital banking services primarily to micro, small and medium-sized businesses, self-employed professionals and individual consumers in Brazil.

Its products and services include point-of-sale payment terminals, online payment processing, digital accounts, payment cards, money transfers, bill payment and other financial services. PagSeguro also offers tools designed to help merchants manage transactions and business finances through digital platforms and mobile applications.

PagSeguro was developed as part of Brazil’s UOL group and became a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange in 2018. The company’s operations are focused principally on the Brazilian market, where it serves merchants and consumers through its PagSeguro and PagBank brands. Ricardo Dutra serves as chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.69 to $9.02
• 50-Day Range: $8.43 to $10.14
• 52-Week Range: $8.42 to $12.32
• Volume: 3.19 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.98 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.52 billion
• P/E Ratio: 6.29
• Dividend Yield: 12.45%
• Price Target: $10.73
• Consensus Rating: Hold

PagSeguro Digital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

PagSeguro Digital scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 134th out of 843 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

PagSeguro Digital has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.13, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

PagSeguro Digital has a consensus price target of $10.73, representing about 19.3% upside from its current price of $9.00.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

PagSeguro Digital has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.09%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for PagSeguro Digital are expected to grow by 9.09% in the coming year, from $1.65 to $1.80 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of PagSeguro Digital is 6.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.89.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of PagSeguro Digital is 6.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.49.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

PagSeguro Digital has a PEG Ratio of 0.35. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

PagSeguro Digital has a P/B Ratio of 0.96. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.93% of the float of PagSeguro Digital has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

PagSeguro Digital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.06.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in PagSeguro Digital has recently increased by 4.07%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

PagSeguro Digital is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 12.58%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

PagSeguro Digital does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of PagSeguro Digital is 78.32%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, PagSeguro Digital will have a dividend payout ratio of 62.22% next year. This indicates that PagSeguro Digital will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.22

News Sentiment

PagSeguro Digital has a news sentiment score of -0.22. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for PagSeguro Digital this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for PAGS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added PagSeguro Digital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, PagSeguro Digital insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $231,000.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

45.88% of the stock of PagSeguro Digital is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/11/2026
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/16/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/16/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Today: 10/02/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/11/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Financial Services
• Sub-Industry: Transaction & Payment Processing Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:PAGS
• CIK: 1712807
• Web: pagbank.com.br
• Phone: 551130388123
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 9,772
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for PagSeguro Digital: $10.73
• High Price Target: $12.00
• Low Price Target: $9.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +19.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.13
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.43
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.29
• Forward P/E Ratio: 5.45
• P/E Growth: 0.35
• Net Income: $379.40 million
• Net Margins: 10.46%
• Pretax Margin: 12.61%
• Return on Equity: 16.36%
• Return on Assets: 3.25%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.55
• Quick Ratio: 1.55

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $20.59 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.12
• Cash Flow: $2.71 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.32
• Book Value: $9.37 per share
• Price / Book: 0.96

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 279,706,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $2.52 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.27