William Blair Forecasts Flywire's Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:FLYW)

Flywire Co. (NASDAQ:FLYW - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at William Blair cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Flywire in a report released on Thursday, January 30th. William Blair analyst C. Kennedy now forecasts that the company will earn $0.05 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.06. The consensus estimate for Flywire's current full-year earnings is $0.14 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Flywire's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.27 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.61 EPS.

Flywire (NASDAQ:FLYW - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.16. Flywire had a return on equity of 2.49% and a net margin of 4.23%. The company had revenue of $156.82 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $146.44 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.08 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Seaport Res Ptn lowered Flywire from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Raymond James raised their target price on shares of Flywire from $23.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered shares of Flywire from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and lowered their price target for the company from $20.00 to $18.00 in a report on Friday, October 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of Flywire from $22.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, December 2nd. Finally, Citigroup decreased their price objective on shares of Flywire from $27.00 to $26.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $25.38.

Flywire Stock Performance

Shares of FLYW stock traded down $0.20 on Friday, hitting $19.33. 621,683 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,481,006. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 128.87, a P/E/G ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.10. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $20.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $18.83. Flywire has a one year low of $15.19 and a one year high of $31.54.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Flywire

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Global Retirement Partners LLC purchased a new position in Flywire in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. New York State Common Retirement Fund lifted its holdings in shares of Flywire by 99.7% in the fourth quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 220,625 shares of the company's stock worth $4,549,000 after buying an additional 110,124 shares in the last quarter. Peregrine Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Flywire by 20.7% during the fourth quarter. Peregrine Capital Management LLC now owns 490,749 shares of the company's stock worth $10,119,000 after acquiring an additional 84,040 shares during the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Flywire during the fourth quarter valued at $104,000. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC increased its holdings in Flywire by 53.0% in the 4th quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 3,406,312 shares of the company's stock valued at $70,238,000 after acquiring an additional 1,179,562 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.90% of the company's stock.

About Flywire

Flywire Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a payments enablement and software company in the United States and internationally. Its payment platform and network, and vertical-specific software help clients to get paid and help their customers to pay. The company's platform facilitates payment flows across multiple currencies, payment types, and payment options, as well as provides direct connections to alternative payment methods, such as Alipay, Boleto, PayPal/Venmo, and Trustly.