Wedbush Has Bullish Forecast for Paymentus Q4 Earnings

Key Points

• Wedbush has raised its Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) forecast for Paymentus from $0.14 to $0.15, while maintaining an "Outperform" rating with a target price of $40.00.
• Paymentus reported a net revenue of $280.08 million for the most recent quarter, exceeding analyst expectations of $262.78 million and showcasing a 41.9% year-over-year increase.
• Currently, Paymentus holds a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with a consensus price target of $37.00 from various analysts.

Paymentus Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PAY - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Wedbush upped their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Paymentus in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, August 5th. Wedbush analyst D. Ives now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $0.15 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.14. Wedbush currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $40.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Paymentus' current full-year earnings is $0.39 per share.

Paymentus (NYSE:PAY - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, August 4th. The business services provider reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $280.08 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $262.78 million. Paymentus had a net margin of 5.37% and a return on equity of 12.63%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 41.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.12 EPS.

PAY has been the topic of a number of other reports. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Paymentus from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Wolfe Research raised shares of Paymentus from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of Paymentus from $28.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Paymentus from $29.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Paymentus from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, July 5th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Paymentus presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $37.00.

Paymentus Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of NYSE:PAY traded up $0.28 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $33.99. 944,555 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 753,293. The firm has a market cap of $4.25 billion, a PE ratio of 79.05 and a beta of 1.54. Paymentus has a fifty-two week low of $19.53 and a fifty-two week high of $40.43. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $32.00 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $31.24.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Paymentus

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in PAY. Park Square Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Paymentus in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000. AlphaQuest LLC raised its position in Paymentus by 152,600.0% during the first quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 1,527 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 1,526 shares in the last quarter. Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new stake in Paymentus during the first quarter worth $47,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Paymentus by 2,763.9% in the 1st quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 2,062 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 1,990 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG acquired a new stake in shares of Paymentus in the 4th quarter valued at $73,000. 78.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Paymentus

In other Paymentus news, Director William Ingram sold 11,409 shares of Paymentus stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.01, for a total value of $433,656.09. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 73,963 shares in the company, valued at $2,811,333.63. The trade was a 13.36% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 75.43% of the company's stock.

About Paymentus

Paymentus Holdings, Inc provides cloud-based bill payment technology and solutions in the United States and internationally. The company offers electronic bill presentment and payment services, enterprise customer communication, and self-service revenue management to billers through a software-as-a-service technology platform.