NYSE:PAY Paymentus (PAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis $25.80 -0.55 (-2.07%) As of 11:26 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock 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$25.24▼$26.0050-Day Range$24.92▼$32.5752-Week Range$16.94▼$38.94Volume50,411 shsAverage Volume467,738 shsMarket Capitalization$3.22 billionP/E Ratio83.24Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$31.83Consensus 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… Remove Ads Paymentus Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks56th Percentile Overall ScorePAY MarketRank™: Paymentus scored higher than 56% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 193rd out of 323 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingPaymentus has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoveragePaymentus has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Paymentus' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth12.82% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Paymentus are expected to grow by 12.82% in the coming year, from $0.39 to $0.44 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Paymentus is 82.55, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.42.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Paymentus is 82.55, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 29.49.Price to Book Value per Share RatioPaymentus has a P/B Ratio of 7.38. 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 Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted4.39% of the float of Paymentus has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverPaymentus has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Paymentus has recently increased by 30.23%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing 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 Shorted4.39% of the float of Paymentus has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverPaymentus has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Paymentus has recently increased by 30.23%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media3.4 / 5News Sentiment1.08 News SentimentPaymentus has a news sentiment score of 1.08. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.92 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Paymentus this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 3 people have searched for PAY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% 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 Ownership4.2 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Paymentus insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $603,429.00 in 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 Institutions78.38% of the stock of Paymentus is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.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 Holdings (PAY): Among Top High-Risk, High-Reward Growth Stocks To Buy NowMarch 30 at 6:15 PM | insidermonkey.comWedbush Sticks to Its Buy Rating for Paymentus Holdings (PAY)March 13, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comWhy Buffett and 100 members of Congress are Piling into this One InvestmentWhile everyone's distracted by the recent stock market rally and Trump's tariffs... There's a much bigger story that's flying under the radar for now: Why are Warren Buffett, Ken Griffin, Roman Abramovich, the Koch Brothers, Carlos Slim and at least 100 members of Congress all going against "conventional wisdom?" And why are they all piling into ONE overlooked corner of the stock market? It's not crypto... gold... or options strategies.March 31, 2025 | Behind the Markets (Ad)Q4 2024 Paymentus Holdings Inc Earnings CallMarch 12, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comPaymentus Holdings Shines in Earnings Call with Record GrowthMarch 11, 2025 | tipranks.comPaymentus Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PAY) Q4 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptMarch 11, 2025 | msn.comPaymentus price target lowered to $36 from $40 at BairdMarch 11, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comPaymentus rises 25.1%March 11, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comSee More Headlines PAY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have PAY shares performed this year? Paymentus' stock was trading at $32.67 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, PAY stock has decreased by 21.6% and is now trading at $25.6110. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Paymentus' earnings last quarter? Paymentus Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PAY) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 8th. The business services provider reported $0.12 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.09 by $0.03. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 32.6% on a year-over-year basis. When did Paymentus IPO? Paymentus (PAY) raised $200 million in an initial public offering 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 acted 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 Capital International Investors (3.50%), Vanguard Group Inc. (1.44%), Franklin Resources Inc. (1.35%) and Next Century Growth Investors LLC (1.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Gary Trainor, Sanjay Kalra, Gerasimos (Jerry) Portocalis, Matt Parson, Andrew A Gerber and Paul E Seamon. 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. 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 Earnings8/08/2024Today3/31/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)5/05/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorBusiness Services Industry Business services, not elsewhere classified Sub-IndustryData Processing & Outsourced Services Current SymbolNYSE:PAY Previous SymbolNYSE:PAY CIK1312073 Webwww.verifone.com Phone408-232-7800FaxN/AEmployees1,273Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$31.83 High Stock Price Target$38.00 Low Stock Price Target$22.00 Potential Upside/Downside+20.9%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage8 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.34 Trailing P/E Ratio84.94 Forward P/E Ratio67.51 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$22.32 million Net Margins5.19% Pretax Margin6.28% Return on Equity10.84% Return on Assets9.24% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio4.31 Quick Ratio4.31 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$871.75 million Price / Sales3.77 Cash Flow$0.47 per share Price / Cash Flow56.15 Book Value$3.47 per share Price / Book7.59Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares124,969,000Free Float15,255,000Market Cap$3.29 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.68 13 Stocks Institutional Investors Won't Stop BuyingWhich stocks are hedge funds and endowments buying in today's market? 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