NYSE:PAY Paymentus (PAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis → top AI stock (it’s not MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN or AAPL) (From Traders Agency) (Ad) Free PAY Stock Alerts $20.17 +0.81 (+4.18%) (As of 04/23/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$19.30▼$20.1750-Day Range$14.90▼$24.8752-Week Range$7.76▼$25.21Volume220,464 shsAverage Volume279,862 shsMarket Capitalization$2.50 billionP/E Ratio112.06Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$17.81 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Get Paymentus alerts: Email Address Paymentus MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingHold2.13 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside11.7% Downside$17.81 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy6.25% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthN/ASustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment0.32Based on 3 Articles This WeekInsider TradingN/AProj. Earnings Growth28.57%From $0.35 to $0.45 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.1.02 out of 5 starsBusiness Services Sector256th out of 301 stocksBusiness Services, Not Elsewhere Classified Industry77th out of 86 stocks 1.1 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingPaymentus has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.13, and is based on 1 buy rating, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoveragePaymentus has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 4.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted6.25% of the float of Paymentus has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverPaymentus has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Paymentus has recently decreased by 15.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldPaymentus does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthPaymentus does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for PAY. Previous Next 1.8 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentPaymentus has a news sentiment score of 0.32. 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 0.45 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Paymentus this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 9 people have searched for PAY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -69% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 7 people have added Paymentus to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -53% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 0.8 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Paymentus insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders17.60% 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 InstitutionsOnly 12.55% of the stock of Paymentus is held by institutions. Previous Next 2.5 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Paymentus are expected to grow by 28.57% in the coming year, from $0.35 to $0.45 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Paymentus is 112.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 148.63.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Paymentus is 112.06, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 37.38.Price to Book Value per Share RatioPaymentus has a P/B Ratio of 5.81. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. 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Its platform's payment processing includes credit cards, debit cards, eChecks, and digital wallets. It serves utility, financial service, government, insurance, telecommunication, real estate management, education, consumer finance, healthcare, and small business industries. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.Read More PAY Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart PAY Stock News HeadlinesApril 23, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comPaymentus (NYSE:PAY) Share Price Crosses Above 200-Day Moving Average of $17.62April 22, 2024 | businesswire.comPaymentus to Report First Quarter 2024 Earnings Results and Host Webcast on May 6, 2024April 24, 2024 | Traders Agency (Ad)top AI stock (it’s not MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN or AAPL)AI was by far the biggest tech investing trend right now. 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Nope — his research is pointing to a tiny, under-the-radar stock that’s trading for just a few dollars right now… And could soon shoot to the moon, handing early investors a windfall.March 31, 2024 | investorplace.com3 Stocks That Are Completely Underestimated by Wall StreetMarch 15, 2024 | ca.finance.yahoo.comPAY Apr 2024 20.000 callMarch 15, 2024 | ca.finance.yahoo.comPAY Apr 2024 7.500 putMarch 12, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comPaymentus Holdings Inc's SVP and CFO Sanjay Kalra Sells 65,855 SharesMarch 10, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comPaymentus Holdings Full Year 2023 Earnings: Beats ExpectationsMarch 6, 2024 | investing.comPaymentus shoots up 27% on strong Q4 EBITDA and upbeat guidanceMarch 6, 2024 | msn.comWhy Paymentus Stock Is Higher TodayMarch 6, 2024 | msn.comThese Stocks Are Moving the Most Today: GitLab, Target, AeroVironment, Tesla, MicroStrategy, Paymentus, and MoreMarch 5, 2024 | msn.comThese Stocks Are Moving the Most Today: Target, GitLab, Tesla, Apple, AeroVironment, Albemarle, Paymentus, and MoreMarch 5, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comPaymentus Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PAY) Q4 2023 Earnings Call TranscriptMarch 5, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comQ4 2023 Paymentus Holdings Inc Earnings CallMarch 5, 2024 | marketwatch.comPaymentus Profit Soars in 4QMarch 4, 2024 | benzinga.comRecap: Paymentus Holdings Q4 EarningsMarch 4, 2024 | marketwatch.comStocks to Watch: GitLab, Paymentus, ThredUpMarch 4, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comPaymentus Holdings, Inc. Q4 Profit Increases, beats estimatesMarch 4, 2024 | marketwatch.comPaymentus Shares Climb 25% After 4Q BeatMarch 4, 2024 | msn.comPaymentus stock jumps after blowout Q4 earnings, strong EBITDA guidanceMarch 4, 2024 | msn.comPaymentus Stock Climbs After Q4: Here's WhySee More Headlines Receive PAY Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Paymentus and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Company Calendar Last Earnings3/04/2024Today4/24/2024Next Earnings (Confirmed)5/06/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorBusiness Services Industry Business services, not elsewhere classified Sub-IndustryData Processing & Outsourced Services Current SymbolNYSE:PAY Previous SymbolNYSE:PAY CUSIP92342Y10 CIK1312073 Webwww.verifone.com Phone408-232-7800FaxN/AEmployees1,273Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$17.81 High Stock Price Target$22.50 Low Stock Price Target$11.00 Potential Upside/Downside-11.7%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.13 Research Coverage8 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.18 Trailing P/E Ratio112.06 Forward P/E Ratio57.63 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$22.32 million Net Margins3.63% Pretax Margin4.09% Return on Equity7.42% Return on Assets6.34% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio4.31 Quick Ratio4.31 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$614.49 million Price / Sales4.07 Cash Flow$0.54 per share Price / Cash Flow37.18 Book Value$3.47 per share Price / Book5.81Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares123,920,000Free Float102,113,000Market Cap$2.50 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.51 7 Energy Stocks to Buy and Hold ForeverDo you expect the global demand for energy to shrink?! 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(Age 56)General Counsel & Secretary Comp: $523.74kMr. Gerasimos Portocalis (Age 59)Chief Commercial Officer Comp: $642.12kMr. Sanjay Kalra (Age 51)Senior VP, CFO & Principal Accounting Officer Key CompetitorsWestern UnionNYSE:WUExlServiceNASDAQ:EXLSFlywireNASDAQ:FLYWWNSNYSE:WNSFirst AdvantageNYSE:FAView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsQuadrature Capital LtdBought 30,083 shares on 3/25/2024Ownership: 0.024%G2 Investment Partners Management LLCSold 113,453 shares on 2/15/2024Ownership: 0.026%CenterBook Partners LPBought 82,000 shares on 2/14/2024Ownership: 0.066%Dynamic Technology Lab Private LtdBought 15,833 shares on 2/9/2024Ownership: 0.013%Trexquant Investment LPBought 14,215 shares on 2/9/2024Ownership: 0.011%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions PAY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Paymentus stock right now? 8 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Paymentus in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" PAY shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in PAY, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. View PAY analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Paymentus' stock price target for 2024? 8 analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Paymentus' shares. Their PAY share price targets range from $11.00 to $22.50. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $17.81 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 11.7%. View analysts price targets for PAY or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have PAY shares performed in 2024? Paymentus' stock was trading at $17.87 at the start of the year. Since then, PAY stock has increased by 12.9% and is now trading at $20.17. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. Are investors shorting Paymentus? Paymentus saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,200,000 shares, an increase of 85.7% from the February 29th total of 646,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 278,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.3 days. Approximately 7.4% of the company's shares are short sold. View Paymentus' Short Interest. When is Paymentus' next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, May 6th 2024. View our PAY earnings forecast. How can I listen to Paymentus' earnings call? Paymentus will be holding an earnings conference call on Monday, May 6th at 5:00 PM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link. How were Paymentus' earnings last quarter? Paymentus Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PAY) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March, 4th. The business services provider reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.06 by $0.03. The business services provider had revenue of $164.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $157.38 million. Paymentus had a net margin of 3.63% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.42%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 24.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.02 EPS. What guidance has Paymentus issued on next quarter's earnings? Paymentus issued an update on its FY 2024 earnings guidance on Monday, March, 4th. The company provided EPS guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $720.0 million-$744.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $732.2 million. What other stocks do shareholders of Paymentus own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Paymentus investors own include Gilead Sciences (GILD), Twitter (TWTR), Netflix (NFLX), NIKE (NKE), Alibaba Group (BABA), First Data (FDC), Walt Disney (DIS), Alphabet (GOOG), AT&T (T) and Endo International (ENDP). When did Paymentus IPO? Paymentus (PAY) raised $200 million in an initial public offering 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. How do I buy shares of Paymentus? 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. 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