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Paymentus (PAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$28.88 +0.65 (+2.30%)
Closing price 07/13/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$29.14 +0.26 (+0.90%)
As of 07/13/2026 07:43 PM Eastern
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About Paymentus Stock (NYSE:PAY)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$28.45
$29.29
50-Day Range
$20.26
$28.88
52-Week Range
$20.11
$39.38
Volume
812,824 shs
Average Volume
1.44 million shs
Market Capitalization
$3.63 billion
P/E Ratio
50.67
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$35.20
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Paymentus Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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64th Percentile Overall Score

PAY MarketRank™: 

Paymentus scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 138th out of 293 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Paymentus has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Paymentus has a consensus price target of $35.20, representing about 21.9% upside from its current price of $28.88.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Paymentus has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Paymentus' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Paymentus are expected to grow by 29.23% in the coming year, from $0.65 to $0.84 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Paymentus is 50.67, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.90.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Paymentus is 50.67, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 28.64.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Paymentus has a P/B Ratio of 6.48. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Paymentus' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    10.63% of the float of Paymentus has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Paymentus has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.63, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Paymentus has recently increased by 88.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Paymentus does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Paymentus does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    Paymentus has a news sentiment score of -0.23. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Paymentus this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    2 people have searched for PAY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Paymentus insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    55.75% of the stock of Paymentus is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    78.38% of the stock of Paymentus is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Paymentus' insider trading history.
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PAY Stock News Headlines

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PAY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Paymentus' stock was trading at $31.56 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PAY stock has decreased by 8.5% and is now trading at $28.88.

Paymentus Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PAY) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May, 4th. The business services provider reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.04. The firm's revenue was up 30.2% on a year-over-year basis.
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Paymentus (PAY) raised $200 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday, May 26th 2021. The company issued 10,000,000 shares at a price of $19.00-$21.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, BofA Securities and Citigroup served as the underwriters for the IPO and Baird, Nomura, Raymond James, Wells Fargo Securities, Fifth Third Securities, PNC Securities, AmeriVet and C.L. King & Associates were co-managers.

Paymentus' top institutional investors include Wasatch Advisors LP (4.92%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.07%) and Handelsbanken Fonder AB (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Sanjay Kalra, Andrew A Gerber and William Ingram.
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Shares of PAY stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Paymentus investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), TotalEnergies (TTE), Waste Connections (WCN), NVIDIA (NVDA) and The RMR Group (RMR).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/04/2026
Today
7/13/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/03/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Financial Transaction Services
Sub-Industry
Data Processing & Outsourced Services
Current Symbol
NYSE:PAY
Previous Symbol
NYSE:PAY
CIK
1841156
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,340
Year Founded
2004

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$38.00
Low Price Target
$32.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+21.9%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.71
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.57
Trailing P/E Ratio
50.67
Forward P/E Ratio
44.43
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$66.94 million
Net Margins
5.78%
Pretax Margin
7.55%
Return on Equity
13.75%
Return on Assets
11.53%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
4.41
Quick Ratio
4.41

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.20 billion
Price / Sales
3.04
Cash Flow
$0.89 per share
Price / Cash Flow
32.38
Book Value
$4.46 per share
Price / Book
6.48

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
125,790,000
Free Float
55,662,000
Market Cap
$3.63 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.31

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This page (NYSE:PAY) was last updated on 7/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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