PagSeguro Digital Ltd. (NYSE:PAGS) Given Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

PagSeguro Digital Ltd. (NYSE:PAGS - Get Free Report) has been given an average rating of "Moderate Buy" by the twelve ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $12.33.

Several research analysts recently issued reports on PAGS shares. Bank of America reissued a "neutral" rating on shares of PagSeguro Digital in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Susquehanna dropped their price objective on PagSeguro Digital from $19.00 to $16.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on PagSeguro Digital from $16.00 to $11.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Citigroup reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $7.00 price objective (down previously from $17.00) on shares of PagSeguro Digital in a research note on Thursday, January 16th.

Institutional Trading of PagSeguro Digital

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Signaturefd LLC boosted its position in PagSeguro Digital by 1,306.5% during the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 4,557 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 4,233 shares in the last quarter. State of Wyoming lifted its holdings in shares of PagSeguro Digital by 32.8% during the 4th quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 6,436 shares of the company's stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 1,591 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new stake in shares of PagSeguro Digital during the 4th quarter valued at $66,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of PagSeguro Digital during the 4th quarter valued at $79,000. Finally, Wexford Capital LP purchased a new stake in shares of PagSeguro Digital during the 4th quarter valued at $90,000. Institutional investors own 45.88% of the company's stock.

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PagSeguro Digital Trading Down 5.3 %

Shares of NYSE PAGS traded down $0.44 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $7.88. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,881,522 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,559,295. The business's 50 day moving average is $7.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $7.79. PagSeguro Digital has a 12-month low of $6.11 and a 12-month high of $14.82. The firm has a market cap of $2.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.51 and a beta of 2.04.

PagSeguro Digital (NYSE:PAGS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 21st. The company reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.05. PagSeguro Digital had a return on equity of 15.49% and a net margin of 11.12%. The firm had revenue of $875.27 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $872.66 million. On average, analysts predict that PagSeguro Digital will post 1.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.