PagSeguro Digital Ltd. (NYSE:PAGS) Receives $13.18 Consensus PT from Brokerages

Shares of PagSeguro Digital Ltd. (NYSE:PAGS - Get Free Report) have been given an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by the thirteen brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have assigned a hold recommendation, six have given a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $13.18.

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $7.00 price target (down from $17.00) on shares of PagSeguro Digital in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on PagSeguro Digital from $16.00 to $11.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Bank of America reaffirmed a "neutral" rating on shares of PagSeguro Digital in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Susquehanna reduced their price objective on PagSeguro Digital from $19.00 to $16.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Finally, KeyCorp raised PagSeguro Digital to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th.

Institutional Trading of PagSeguro Digital

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Signaturefd LLC lifted its position in shares of PagSeguro Digital by 1,306.5% in the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 4,557 shares of the company's stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 4,233 shares during the last quarter. State of Wyoming lifted its position in shares of PagSeguro Digital by 32.8% in the fourth quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 6,436 shares of the company's stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 1,591 shares during the last quarter. GW Henssler & Associates Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of PagSeguro Digital in the third quarter worth about $87,000. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new stake in shares of PagSeguro Digital in the fourth quarter worth about $66,000. Finally, Point72 Hong Kong Ltd lifted its position in shares of PagSeguro Digital by 34.6% in the third quarter. Point72 Hong Kong Ltd now owns 10,767 shares of the company's stock worth $93,000 after buying an additional 2,767 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 45.88% of the company's stock.

PagSeguro Digital Stock Down 1.5 %

Shares of NYSE PAGS traded down $0.12 on Tuesday, hitting $8.04. The company had a trading volume of 8,643,936 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,474,336. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.64, a PEG ratio of 0.50 and a beta of 1.95. PagSeguro Digital has a 12-month low of $6.11 and a 12-month high of $14.98. The business has a 50 day moving average of $6.94 and a two-hundred day moving average of $8.42.

PagSeguro Digital (NYSE:PAGS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 21st. The company reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.29 by $0.05. PagSeguro Digital had a return on equity of 15.49% and a net margin of 11.12%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that PagSeguro Digital will post 1.17 earnings per share for the current year.

PagSeguro Digital Company Profile

PagSeguro Digital Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides financial technology solutions and services for consumers, individual entrepreneurs, micro-merchants, and small and medium-sized companies in Brazil and internationally. The company's products and services include PagSeguro Ecosystem, a digital ecosystem that operates as a closed loop where its clients are able to address their primary day to day financial needs, including receiving and spending funds, and managing and growing their businesses; PagBank digital account, which offers payment and banking services through the PagBank mobile app, as well as centralizes various cash-in options, functionalities, services, and cash-out options in a single ecosystem; and PlugPag, a tool for medium-sized and larger merchants that enables them to connect their point of sale (POS) device directly to their enterprise resource planning software or sales automation system through Bluetooth.