Cantor Fitzgerald Predicts CSGS FY2025 Earnings

CSG Systems International, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSGS - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Cantor Fitzgerald issued their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of CSG Systems International in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, January 21st. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst B. Knoblauch anticipates that the technology company will post earnings of $3.54 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for CSG Systems International's current full-year earnings is $3.44 per share.

CSG Systems International (NASDAQ:CSGS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The technology company reported $1.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.06. The business had revenue of $295.14 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $283.13 million. CSG Systems International had a return on equity of 32.77% and a net margin of 5.52%. CSG Systems International's revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.74 earnings per share.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of CSG Systems International from $43.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on shares of CSG Systems International from $52.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating and set a $75.00 price objective on shares of CSG Systems International in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered CSG Systems International from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $62.00.

CSG Systems International Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ CSGS traded up $0.92 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $54.98. 220,928 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 217,781. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $52.93 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $49.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.84, a current ratio of 1.58 and a quick ratio of 1.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 0.88. CSG Systems International has a 52 week low of $39.56 and a 52 week high of $57.15.

CSG Systems International Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th were given a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 18th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.18%. CSG Systems International's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 52.86%.

Institutional Trading of CSG Systems International

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH grew its position in CSG Systems International by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH now owns 389,369 shares of the technology company's stock worth $19,901,000 after buying an additional 1,420 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB boosted its position in shares of CSG Systems International by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 49,812 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $2,423,000 after acquiring an additional 302 shares during the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of CSG Systems International by 38.0% during the 3rd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 2,128 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $104,000 after acquiring an additional 586 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of CSG Systems International by 0.7% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 678,994 shares of the technology company's stock worth $33,039,000 after purchasing an additional 4,903 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dean Investment Associates LLC increased its position in shares of CSG Systems International by 116.1% in the third quarter. Dean Investment Associates LLC now owns 119,248 shares of the technology company's stock worth $5,801,000 after purchasing an additional 64,066 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.07% of the company's stock.

About CSG Systems International

CSG Systems International, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides revenue management and digital monetization, customer experience, and payment solutions primarily to the communications industry in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It offers Advanced Convergent Platform, a private SaaS platform; and related solutions, including service technician management, analytics, electronic bill presentment, etc.