NASDAQ:UEPS - Net 1 UEPS Technologies Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Net 1 UEPS Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:UEPS) announced its earnings results on Thursday, February, 6th. The business services provider reported ($0.10) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.03) by $0.07. The business services provider earned $74.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $72.34 million. Net 1 UEPS Technologies had a negative net margin of 66.89% and a negative return on equity of 44.07%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.88) EPS. View Net 1 UEPS Technologies' Earnings History.

Net 1 UEPS Technologies is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 14th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Net 1 UEPS Technologies.

2 equities research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Net 1 UEPS Technologies' stock. Their forecasts range from $7.00 to $7.00. On average, they expect Net 1 UEPS Technologies' share price to reach $7.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 72.8% 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.

Headlines about UEPS stock have trended negative recently, according to InfoTrie. The research firm rates the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Net 1 UEPS Technologies earned a media sentiment score of -2.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the business services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Net 1 UEPS Technologies.

Net 1 UEPS Technologies saw a drop in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 230,000 shares, a drop of 14.8% from the January 15th total of 270,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 227,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.0 days. Currently, 0.5% of the company's shares are short sold. 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), Applied Materials (AMAT), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), General Electric (GE), Comcast (CMCSA), Western Digital (WDC), Alibaba Group (BABA), Ford Motor (F) and Gilead Sciences (GILD).

Net 1 UEPS Technologies' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C. (6.56%), Newtyn Management LLC (3.62%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.26%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (0.98%), Hosking Partners LLP (0.92%) and FMR LLC (0.86%). Company insiders that own Net 1 UEPS Technologies stock include Alasdair Jonathan Kemsley Pein, Alfred T Mockett, Christopher Stefan Seabrooke, Ekta Singh-Bushell and Herman Kotze. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Net 1 UEPS Technologies.

UEPS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C., B. Riley Financial Inc., Boston Partners, Renaissance Technologies LLC, AQR Capital Management LLC, Intrepid Capital Management Inc., FMR LLC and Hosking Partners LLP. View Insider Buying and Selling for Net 1 UEPS Technologies.

UEPS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Newtyn Management LLC, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc., Southside Capital LLC, Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Geode Capital Management LLC and Oxford Asset Management LLP. 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 $4.05.

Net 1 UEPS Technologies has a market capitalization of $229.11 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 Cnr. Jan Smuts Avenue and Bolton Road President Place 4th Floor, Johannesburg T3, 2196. The business services provider can be reached via phone at 27-11-343-2000 or via email at [email protected]