Paysign (NASDAQ:PAYS) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Paysign issued FY2026 guidance of EPS $0.210–$0.260 (consensus $0.240) and revenue $106.5M–$110.5M (consensus $96.3M), and set Q1 2026 EPS guidance of $0.070–$0.080.
• Analyst sentiment has improved with three Buy ratings and one Hold, a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $9.42, including recent target upgrades to $11.00 and $9.00 from Lake Street and DA Davidson respectively.
• Paysign shares traded at $5.77 (market cap ~$318M, PE ~44.4); the company recently missed quarterly EPS ($0.02 vs. $0.03) but beat revenue estimates, and institutional ownership is about 25.9% with notable inflows from firms like Two Sigma and Goldman Sachs.

Paysign (NASDAQ:PAYS - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.210-0.260 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.240. The company issued revenue guidance of $106.5 million-$110.5 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $96.3 million. Paysign also updated its Q1 2026 guidance to 0.070-0.080 EPS.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Paysign in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. DA Davidson reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $9.00 target price on shares of Paysign in a report on Thursday, March 26th. Lake Street Capital upped their target price on shares of Paysign from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Paysign from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, March 30th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $9.42.

Paysign Stock Performance

PAYS traded down $0.22 on Thursday, hitting $5.77. 626,514 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 673,188. Paysign has a 12 month low of $1.93 and a 12 month high of $8.88. The company has a market cap of $318.17 million, a PE ratio of 44.43 and a beta of 0.64. The stock's fifty day moving average is $4.03 and its 200-day moving average is $4.84.

Paysign (NASDAQ:PAYS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 24th. The company reported $0.02 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.03 by ($0.01). Paysign had a return on equity of 17.19% and a net margin of 9.21%.The business had revenue of $22.76 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.54 million. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Paysign will post 0.21 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of PAYS. Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Paysign in the 3rd quarter valued at $3,477,000. Two Sigma Investments LP increased its holdings in Paysign by 139.5% in the third quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 504,887 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,176,000 after purchasing an additional 294,041 shares during the period. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Paysign in the third quarter valued at $1,640,000. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new stake in Paysign in the second quarter valued at $1,716,000. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in Paysign by 118.8% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 344,839 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,776,000 after purchasing an additional 187,224 shares during the period. 25.89% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Paysign Company Profile

Paysign, Inc NASDAQ: PAYS is a U.S.-based financial technology company specializing in prepaid payment solutions. Through its cloud-based platform, the company enables corporations, government agencies and payroll providers to issue and manage stored-value cards, digital wallets and disbursement programs. Paysign's offerings span gift and incentive cards, payroll and earned-wage access cards, government benefit distribution, tax refund solutions and health savings account disbursements.

The company's flagship Paysign Experience Platform provides configurable card programs with real-time transaction reporting, fraud monitoring and regulatory compliance tools.

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