Net 1 UEPS Technologies Stock Price, Forecast & Analysis (NASDAQ:UEPS)

Net 1 UEPS Technologies trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "UEPS."

Net 1 UEPS Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:UEPS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September, 26th. The business services provider reported ($2.45) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.10) by $2.35. The business services provider had revenue of $71.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $67.64 million. Net 1 UEPS Technologies had a negative net margin of 71.86% and a negative return on equity of 39.67%. Net 1 UEPS Technologies's revenue for the quarter was down 52.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.29 EPS. View Net 1 UEPS Technologies' Earnings History.

Net 1 UEPS Technologies is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 6th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Net 1 UEPS Technologies.

Net 1 UEPS Technologies updated its fourth quarter 2019 earnings guidance on Tuesday, September, 10th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $70-70 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $71 million.

2 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Net 1 UEPS Technologies' shares. Their forecasts range from $7.00 to $7.00. On average, they anticipate Net 1 UEPS Technologies' share price to reach $7.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 139.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Net 1 UEPS Technologies.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Net 1 UEPS Technologies in the last year. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Net 1 UEPS Technologies.

News stories about UEPS stock have trended very negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Net 1 UEPS Technologies earned a media sentiment score of -3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the business services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Net 1 UEPS Technologies.

Net 1 UEPS Technologies saw a drop in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 263,400 shares, a drop of 38.1% from the September 30th total of 425,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 178,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.5 days. Approximately 0.6% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Net 1 UEPS Technologies' Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Net 1 UEPS Technologies investors own include Micron Technology (MU), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), General Electric (GE), Applied Materials (AMAT), Comcast (CMCSA), Western Digital (WDC), Alibaba Group (BABA), Ford Motor (F) and Netflix (NFLX).

Net 1 UEPS Technologies' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include California Public Employees Retirement System (0.26%) and Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.04%). Company insiders that own Net 1 UEPS Technologies stock include Alasdair Jonathan Kemsley Pein, Alfred T Mockett, Christopher Stefan Seabrooke, Ekta Singh-Bushell, Herman Kotze and Paul Edwards. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Net 1 UEPS Technologies.

UEPS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Russell Investments Group Ltd.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Net 1 UEPS Technologies.

UEPS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including California Public Employees Retirement System. Company insiders that have bought Net 1 UEPS Technologies stock in the last two years include Alasdair Jonathan Kemsley Pein, Alfred T Mockett, Christopher Stefan Seabrooke, Ekta Singh-Bushell and Herman Kotze. View Insider Buying and Selling for Net 1 UEPS Technologies.

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

One share of UEPS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $2.92.

Net 1 UEPS Technologies has a market capitalization of $165.18 million and generates $380.70 million in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $-307,620,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($4.80) on an earnings per share basis. Net 1 UEPS Technologies employs 3,146 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Net 1 UEPS Technologies.

The official website for Net 1 UEPS Technologies is http://www.net1.com/.

Net 1 UEPS Technologies' mailing address is President Place 4th Floor Cnr. Jan Smuts Avenue and Bolton Road, Johannesburg T3, 2196. The business services provider can be reached via phone at 27-11-343-2000 or via email at [email protected]