NYSE:PAY Paymentus (PAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis $26.30 +0.81 (+3.18%) (As of 10/17/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends About Paymentus Stock (NYSE:PAY) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Paymentus alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$25.57▼$26.5050-Day Range$19.81▼$26.3052-Week Range$14.17▼$26.50Volume526,343 shsAverage Volume241,399 shsMarket Capitalization$3.27 billionP/E Ratio105.20Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$20.31Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company OverviewPaymentus Holdings, Inc. provides cloud-based bill payment technology and solutions in the United States and internationally. The company offers electronic bill presentment and payment services, enterprise customer communication, and self-service revenue management to billers through a software-as-a-service technology platform. 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… A Totally New ‘Income Coin’ (Ad)Buckle up… Because this might shatter everything you thought you knew about "income trading." In fact, it's such a radical departure from what most people think of when it comes to typical income strategies, I'm calling it: The Perfect Income AltcoinClick here to get access to my 'Perfect Income Altcoin' for just $3 today. Paymentus Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks62nd Percentile Overall ScorePAY MarketRank™: Paymentus scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 350th out of 659 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingPaymentus has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoveragePaymentus has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Paymentus' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation3.1 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth28.13% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Paymentus are expected to grow by 28.13% in the coming year, from $0.32 to $0.41 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Paymentus is 105.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 133.32.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Paymentus is 105.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 261.34.Price to Book Value per Share RatioPaymentus has a P/B Ratio of 7.58. 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. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.36% of the float of Paymentus has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverPaymentus has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Paymentus has recently decreased by 36.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldPaymentus does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthPaymentus does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted1.36% of the float of Paymentus has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverPaymentus has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Paymentus has recently decreased by 36.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media3.0 / 5News Sentiment0.47 News SentimentPaymentus has a news sentiment score of 0.47. 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 0.59 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Paymentus this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search Interest4 people have searched for PAY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows4 people have added Paymentus to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Paymentus insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders87.76% 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.Read more about Paymentus' insider trading history. 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 PAY Stock News HeadlinesPaymentus to Report Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Results and Host Webcast on November 12, 2024October 16 at 4:05 PM | businesswire.comPaymentus (NYSE:PAY) PT Raised to $25.00 at Robert W. BairdOctober 16 at 2:05 AM | americanbankingnews.comA Totally New ‘Income Coin’Buckle up… Because this might shatter everything you thought you knew about "income trading." In fact, it's such a radical departure from what most people think of when it comes to typical income strategies, I'm calling it: The Perfect Income AltcoinOctober 17, 2024 | Crypto 101 Media (Ad)Paymentus Accelerates Digital Disbursements for Insurance Claims PayoutsOctober 15 at 12:57 PM | finance.yahoo.comAssessing Paymentus Holdings: Insights From 5 Financial AnalystsOctober 15 at 7:56 AM | benzinga.comPaymentus Holdings Inc (PAY) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Highlights: Record Revenue and Strategic ...October 10, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comPaymentus Holdings (PAY) Sees Stock Price Drop by 5%October 2, 2024 | gurufocus.comPaymentus Holdings Inc (PAY) Trading Down 3.75% on Oct 2October 2, 2024 | gurufocus.comSee More Headlines PAY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have PAY shares performed this year? Paymentus' stock was trading at $17.87 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, PAY stock has increased by 47.2% and is now trading at $26.30. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were Paymentus' earnings last quarter? Paymentus Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PAY) issued its earnings results on Thursday, August, 8th. The business services provider reported $0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.09 by $0.03. The company's quarterly revenue was up 32.6% compared to the same quarter last year. When did Paymentus IPO? Paymentus (PAY) raised $200 million in an 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. Who are Paymentus' major shareholders? Paymentus' top institutional investors include Essex Investment Management Co. LLC (0.17%), SG Americas Securities LLC (0.01%) and nVerses Capital LLC. Insiders that own company stock include Gary Trainor, Gerasimos (Jerry) Portocalis, Andrew A Gerber, Matt Parson, Paul E Seamon and Dushyant Sharma. View institutional ownership trends. 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. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What other stocks do shareholders of Paymentus own? 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 Earnings8/08/2024Today10/17/2024Next Earnings (Confirmed)11/12/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorComputer and Technology 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$20.31 High Stock Price Target$26.00 Low Stock Price Target$11.00 Potential Upside/Downside-22.8%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.60 Research Coverage10 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.23 Trailing P/E Ratio105.20 Forward P/E Ratio82.19 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$22.32 million Net Margins4.63% Pretax Margin5.95% Return on Equity9.33% Return on Assets7.96% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio4.55 Quick Ratio4.55 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$699.52 million Price / Sales4.67 Cash Flow$0.64 per share Price / Cash Flow41.31 Book Value$3.47 per share Price / Book7.58Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares124,172,000Free Float15,236,000Market Cap$3.27 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.46 2025 Gold Forecast: A Perfect Storm for DemandUnlock the timeless value of gold with our exclusive 2025 Gold Forecasting Report. 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