Research Analysts Set Expectations for PRTH FY2026 Earnings

Key Points

• B. Riley has raised its FY2026 earnings per share estimate for Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. to $1.56, up from a previous estimate of $1.54. The consensus estimate for current full-year earnings is negative at ($0.09) per share.
• Priority Technology has received mixed ratings from analysts, with one Strong Buy, four Buy, and two Hold ratings, leading to a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a target price of $13.00.
• Shares of Priority Technology opened at $7.28 and have a market capitalization of $581.82 million, with a 52-week range between $5.01 and $12.47.

Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRTH - Free Report) - Equities researchers at B. Riley lifted their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Priority Technology in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, October 7th. B. Riley analyst H. Goetsch now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.56 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $1.54. The consensus estimate for Priority Technology's current full-year earnings is ($0.09) per share.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. Wall Street Zen raised Priority Technology from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. Cowen reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Priority Technology in a report on Friday, August 8th. Zacks Research lowered Priority Technology from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, September 19th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Priority Technology in a report on Saturday, September 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $13.00.

Priority Technology Stock Performance

Shares of PRTH opened at $7.28 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $7.52 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $7.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $581.82 million, a P/E ratio of 28.00 and a beta of 1.86. Priority Technology has a 52 week low of $5.01 and a 52 week high of $12.47.

Priority Technology (NASDAQ:PRTH - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $239.81 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $239.63 million. Priority Technology had a negative return on equity of 47.35% and a net margin of 4.03%. Priority Technology has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Priority Technology

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in PRTH. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of Priority Technology by 160.1% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 32,980 shares of the company's stock worth $388,000 after acquiring an additional 20,299 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers lifted its position in shares of Priority Technology by 10.2% during the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 26,131 shares of the company's stock worth $178,000 after acquiring an additional 2,425 shares in the last quarter. Hennessy Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Priority Technology during the first quarter worth $170,000. Ritholtz Wealth Management lifted its position in shares of Priority Technology by 140.9% during the first quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 59,686 shares of the company's stock worth $407,000 after acquiring an additional 34,906 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Advisor Resource Council purchased a new stake in shares of Priority Technology during the first quarter worth $328,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 11.52% of the company's stock.

Priority Technology Company Profile

Priority Technology Holdings, Inc operates as a payment technology company in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMB) Payments, Business-To-Business (B2B) Payments, and Enterprise Payments. It offers SMB payments processing solutions for B2C transactions through independent sales organizations, financial institutions, independent software vendors, and other referral partners through its MX product suite, which includes MX Connect and MX Merchant products, such as MX Insights, MX Storefront, MX Retail, MX Invoice, MX B2B and ACH.com, and others, which provides flexible and customizable set of business applications that helps to manage critical business work functions and revenue performance to resellers and merchant clients using core payment processing.

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