Usio (USIO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Usio, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated electronic payment processing services to merchants and businesses in the United States. The company offers various types of automated clearing house (ACH) processing; and credit, prepaid card, and debit card-based processing services. Its ACH transaction processing services include Represented Check and Check Conversion for electronic payment facilitation. In addition, the company offers merchant account services for the processing of card-based transactions through the VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, and JCB networks, including online terminal services accessed through a website or retail services accessed through a physical terminal. Further, it provides a proprietary web-based customer service application that allows companies to process one-time and recurring payments through e-checks or credit cards; and an interactive voice response telephone system to companies, which accept payments directly from consumers over the telephone using e-checks or credit cards. Additionally, the company offers prepaid and incentive card issuance services; and operates a prepaid core processing platform, as well as provides additional services, such as electronic bill presentment, document composition, document decomposition, and printing and mailing services for various industry verticals, including utilities and financial institutions. It markets and sells ACH products and services primarily through resellers; and prepaid card program directly to government entities, corporations, and to consumers through the internet. The company was formerly known as Payment Data Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Usio, Inc. in June 2019. Usio, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1.45 to $1.48
• 50-Day Range: $1.38 to $1.89
• 52-Week Range: $1.24 to $2.92
• Volume: 46,439 shs
• Average Volume: 108,741 shs
• Market Capitalization: $39.09 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $4.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Usio Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Usio scored higher than 48% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 177th out of 312 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Usio has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Usio has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Usio are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.03) to $0.14 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Usio is 14.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 270.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Usio is 14.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 27.37.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Usio has a P/B Ratio of 2.08. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for USIO.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Usio does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Usio does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for USIO.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Usio has a news sentiment score of 1.88. 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 higher news sentiment than the 1.14 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Usio this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for USIO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Usio insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

17.80% of the stock of Usio is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 20.23% of the stock of Usio is held by institutions.

USIO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have USIO shares performed this year?

Usio's stock was trading at $1.46 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, USIO stock has increased by 1.0% and is now trading at $1.4750.

How were Usio's earnings last quarter?

Usio Inc (NASDAQ:USIO) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 6th. The company reported ($0.01) EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.01). The business earned $19.96 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.41 million. Usio had a net margin of 3.43% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.63%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Usio's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Usio include Ritholtz Wealth Management (0.12%). Insiders that own company stock include Topline Capital Management, Ll and Topline Capital Partners, Lp.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Usio?

Shares of USIO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Usio own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Usio investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Arista Networks (ANET), Jabil (JBL), Meta Platforms (META), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) and Adobe (ADBE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2025
• Today: 9/01/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Financial Transaction Services
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:USIO
• CIK: 1088034
• Web: www.usio.com
• Phone: (210) 249-4100
• Fax: 210-249-4130
• Employees: 110
• Year Founded: 1998

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Usio: $4.00
• High Price Target: $4.00
• Low Price Target: $4.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +171.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.10
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.75
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $3.31 million
• Net Margins: 3.43%
• Pretax Margin: 0.29%
• Return on Equity: -1.63%
• Return on Assets: -0.28%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.03
• Current Ratio: 1.11
• Quick Ratio: 1.11

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $83.85 million
• Price / Sales: 0.47
• Cash Flow: $0.09 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.06
• Book Value: $0.71 per share
• Price / Book: 2.08

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 26,496,000
• Free Float: 21,780,000
• Market Cap: $39.08 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.49