Bottomline Technologies Company Profile (NASDAQ:EPAY)

Bottomline Technologies trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "EPAY."

Bottomline Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:EPAY) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 10th. The company reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.12. The company earned $93.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $90.95 million. Bottomline Technologies had a negative net margin of 9.48% and a positive return on equity of 4.35%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.37 earnings per share. View Bottomline Technologies' Earnings History.

Bottomline Technologies is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October, 31st 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Bottomline Technologies.

5 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Bottomline Technologies' stock. Their predictions range from $29.00 to $33.00. On average, they expect Bottomline Technologies' share price to reach $32.00 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Bottomline Technologies.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Bottomline Technologies stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc. provides software as a service based solutions. The company's products and services include Paymode-X, a cloud-based payment network that offers electronic payments and remittance delivery, online access to payment detail and reports, online payment approvals, electronic invoice delivery, and turnkey vendor enrollment and support; and digital banking solutions that provide payments, cash management, and online banking solutions to financial institutions. In addition, the company offers payment and document automation solutions to automate a range of business documents and supply chain processes, as well as related Web-based delivery and document archive; and healthcare solutions for patient registration, electronic signature, mobile document, and payments. Further, it provides consulting, project implementation, and training services; and sells printers, check papers, and magnetic ink character recognition toners. " (10/11/2017)
• 2. Needham & Company LLC analysts commented, "Bottomline reported solid 2Q results, with both revenue and EPS coming in above consensus estimates. Subscription and transaction revenue growth accelerated to 19% Y/Y on a constant currency basis, well above November guidance of 16% Y/Y. Strength in customer acquisition continued, particularly in Paymode-X where 19 new customers were added in the quarter. Management reaffirmed the outlook for 3Q and 4Q. We are raising our FY17 estimates to reflect the 2Q upside performance and flowing the incremental strength into our FY18 outlook. We maintain our BUY rating as continued strength in subscription and transaction growth and stability in the operating outlook provide a favorable setup for the remainder of the fiscal year. We are raising our price target to $31, which is based on 15x our FY18 EV/EBITDA estimate." (2/2/2017)

Bottomline Technologies saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,147,733 shares, an increase of 28.1% from the August 31st total of 2,456,908 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 345,495 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 9.1 days. Currently, 8.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

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Bottomline Technologies' management team includes the folowing people:

• Joseph L. Mullen, Chairman of the Board
• Robert A. Eberle, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
• Richard D. Booth, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
• Andrew J. Mintzer, Executive Vice President-Product Strategy and Delivery
• David G. Sweet, Executive Vice President - Strategy and Corporate Development
• Eric K. Morgan, Senior Vice President, Global Controller
• John J. Mason, Chief Information Officer
• Christine M. Nurnberger, Chief Marketing Officer
• Basilios E. Tsingos, Vice President, General Counsel
• Karen S. Brieger, Vice President - Human Resources

Shares of Bottomline Technologies can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Bottomline Technologies stock can currently be purchased for approximately $32.71.