William Blair Has Pessimistic Outlook of Flywire Q3 Earnings

Flywire Co. (NASDAQ:FLYW - Free Report) - Investment analysts at William Blair lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Flywire in a research report issued on Wednesday, May 7th. William Blair analyst C. Kennedy now anticipates that the company will earn $0.19 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.25. The consensus estimate for Flywire's current full-year earnings is $0.14 per share.

Flywire (NASDAQ:FLYW - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.03 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $128.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $124.18 million. Flywire had a return on equity of 2.49% and a net margin of 4.23%. The company's revenue was up 17.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned ($0.05) earnings per share.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Raymond James downgraded Flywire from a "strong-buy" rating to an "outperform" rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $29.00 to $17.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their target price on Flywire from $20.00 to $17.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. BTIG Research downgraded Flywire from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Flywire from $16.00 to $13.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on Flywire from $21.00 to $15.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $15.62.

Flywire Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of FLYW stock traded down $0.01 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $11.28. The stock had a trading volume of 838,914 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,726,194. The business's fifty day moving average is $9.58 and its 200-day moving average is $16.07. The firm has a market cap of $1.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 75.20, a PEG ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.22. Flywire has a 1-year low of $8.20 and a 1-year high of $23.40.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, General Counsel Peter Butterfield sold 5,523 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.08, for a total value of $55,671.84. Following the transaction, the general counsel now owns 247,561 shares in the company, valued at $2,495,414.88. This trade represents a 2.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Gretchen Howard bought 8,889 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 27th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $10.94 per share, for a total transaction of $97,245.66. Following the transaction, the director now owns 30,770 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $336,623.80. This represents a 40.62% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 3.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Flywire

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Arizona State Retirement System lifted its position in shares of Flywire by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 32,215 shares of the company's stock valued at $664,000 after acquiring an additional 513 shares in the last quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Flywire by 6.8% in the fourth quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 12,634 shares of the company's stock valued at $261,000 after acquiring an additional 802 shares in the last quarter. Dakota Wealth Management lifted its position in shares of Flywire by 8.7% in the first quarter. Dakota Wealth Management now owns 13,334 shares of the company's stock valued at $127,000 after acquiring an additional 1,066 shares in the last quarter. Bayesian Capital Management LP lifted its position in shares of Flywire by 6.9% in the fourth quarter. Bayesian Capital Management LP now owns 20,059 shares of the company's stock valued at $414,000 after acquiring an additional 1,300 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Flywire by 3.2% in the first quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 43,858 shares of the company's stock valued at $417,000 after acquiring an additional 1,361 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.90% of the company's stock.

Flywire Company Profile

Flywire Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a payments enablement and software company in the United States and internationally. Its payment platform and network, and vertical-specific software help clients to get paid and help their customers to pay. The company's platform facilitates payment flows across multiple currencies, payment types, and payment options, as well as provides direct connections to alternative payment methods, such as Alipay, Boleto, PayPal/Venmo, and Trustly.