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Priority Technology (PRTH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$8.98 -0.43 (-4.57%)
(As of 03:52 PM ET)

About Priority Technology Stock (NASDAQ:PRTH)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$8.80
$9.94
50-Day Range
$5.05
$10.06
52-Week Range
$2.82
$10.44
Volume
249,413 shs
Average Volume
78,220 shs
Market Capitalization
$693.24 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$13.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. operates as a payment technology company in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMB) Payments, Business-To-Business (B2B) Payments, and Enterprise Payments. It offers SMB payments processing solutions for B2C transactions through independent sales organizations, financial institutions, independent software vendors, and other referral partners through its MX product suite, which includes MX Connect and MX Merchant products, such as MX Insights, MX Storefront, MX Retail, MX Invoice, MX B2B and ACH.com, and others, which provides flexible and customizable set of business applications that helps to manage critical business work functions and revenue performance to resellers and merchant clients using core payment processing. The company also offers CPX, a platform that offers accounts payable automation solutions, including virtual card, purchase card, ACH +, dynamic discounting, or check. In addition, it provides curated managed services; payment-adjacent technologies to facilitate the acceptance of electronic payments from customers; and Plastiq payables management software, which helps businesses in improving cash flow with instant access to working capital. Further, the company offers embedded finance and BaaS solutions to enterprise customers to modernize legacy platforms and accelerate software partners' strategies to monetize payments; and managed services solutions that provide audience-specific programs for institutional partners and other third parties; and consulting and development solutions. It serves SMB, and enterprises, as well as distribution partners, including retail and wholesale independent sales organizations, financial institutions, and independent software vendors. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia.

Priority Technology Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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74th Percentile Overall Score

PRTH MarketRank™: 

Priority Technology scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 85th out of 338 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Priority Technology has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

  • Read more about Priority Technology's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Priority Technology are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.09) to $0.73 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Priority Technology is -21.71, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Priority Technology is -21.71, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.53% of the float of Priority Technology has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Priority Technology has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.8.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Priority Technology has recently increased by 640.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Priority Technology does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Priority Technology does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.53% of the float of Priority Technology has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Priority Technology has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.8.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Priority Technology has recently increased by 640.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Priority Technology has a news sentiment score of 0.13. 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 0.56 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

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

    3 people have searched for PRTH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Priority Technology insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $655,166.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    76.30% of the stock of Priority Technology is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 11.52% of the stock of Priority Technology is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Priority Technology's insider trading history.
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PRTH Stock News Headlines

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Priority Technology Holdings Files Self-Registration On Form S-3
Priority Technology price target raised to $13 from $8 at Lake Street
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PRTH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Priority Technology's stock was trading at $3.56 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, PRTH stock has increased by 156.2% and is now trading at $9.12.
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Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRTH) released its earnings results on Thursday, May, 9th. The company reported ($0.10) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.12) by $0.02. The company earned $205.72 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $209.08 million. Priority Technology had a net margin of 1.96% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.86%.

Priority Technology's top institutional investors include Rebalance LLC (0.92%), Geode Capital Management LLC (0.51%), Corsair Capital Management L.P. (0.14%) and Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. (0.09%). Insiders that own company stock include Thomas Charles Priore, John Vito Priore, Sean Kiewiet, Stephen W Hipp, Tim O'leary and Rajiv Kumar.
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Shares of PRTH 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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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Priority Technology investors own include Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), NVIDIA (NVDA), Home Depot (HD), Meta Platforms (META) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/09/2024
Today
12/18/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Business services, not elsewhere classified
Sub-Industry
Business Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:PRTH
Previous Symbol
NASDAQ:PRTH
Fax
N/A
Employees
790
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$13.00
High Stock Price Target
$16.00
Low Stock Price Target
$10.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+35.4%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.67
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$-1,310,000.00
Pretax Margin
3.36%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$851.91 million
Cash Flow
$0.98 per share
Book Value
($1.90) per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
18,296,000
Market Cap
$741.10 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.20
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This page (NASDAQ:PRTH) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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