Paysign (PAYS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Paysign, Inc. provides prepaid card programs, comprehensive patient affordability offerings, digital banking services, and integrated payment processing services for businesses, consumers, and government institutions. Its product offerings include solutions for corporate rewards, prepaid gift cards, general purpose reloadable debit cards, employee incentives, consumer rebates, donor compensation, clinical trials, healthcare reimbursement payments and pharmaceutical payment assistance, and demand deposit accounts accessible with a debit card. The company markets its prepaid card solutions under the Paysign brand. Its primary market focus is on companies and municipalities that require a streamlined payment solution for rewards, rebates, payment assistance, and other payments to their customers, employees, agents, and others. The company was formerly known as 3PEA International, Inc. and changed its name to Paysign, Inc. in April 2019. Paysign, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Henderson, Nevada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.00 to $3.07
• 50-Day Range: $2.82 to $3.87
• 52-Week Range: $2.48 to $5.59
• Volume: 164,452 shs
• Average Volume: 252,910 shs
• Market Capitalization: $162.79 million
• P/E Ratio: 20.27
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $6.13
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Paysign Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Paysign scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 36th out of 334 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Paysign has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Paysign has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 38.10%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Paysign are expected to grow by 38.10% in the coming year, from $0.21 to $0.29 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Paysign is 20.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Paysign is 20.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 28.53.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Paysign has a P/B Ratio of 6.61. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.11% of the float of Paysign has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Paysign has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Paysign has recently decreased by 8.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Paysign does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Paysign does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.11% of the float of Paysign has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Paysign has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Paysign has recently decreased by 8.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.31

News Sentiment

Paysign has a news sentiment score of 0.31. 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 0.49 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Paysign this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for PAYS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Paysign to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Paysign insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,050,294.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

23.30% of the stock of Paysign is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 25.89% of the stock of Paysign is held by institutions.

PAYS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PAYS shares performed this year?

Paysign's stock was trading at $3.02 at the start of the year. Since then, PAYS stock has increased by 0.7% and is now trading at $3.04.
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How were Paysign's earnings last quarter?

Paysign, Inc. (NASDAQ:PAYS) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November, 5th. The company reported $0.03 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $15.26 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $14.96 million. Paysign had a net margin of 14.28% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 30.64%.

Who are Paysign's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Paysign include SG Americas Securities LLC (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Mark Newcomer, Daniel Spence, Topline Capital Partners, Lp, Topline Capital Management, Ll, Joan M Herman, Bruce A Mina, Robert Strobo, Jeffery Bradford Baker and Matthew Louis Lanford.
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How do I buy shares of Paysign?

Shares of PAYS 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 Paysign own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Paysign investors own include Waste Connections (WCN), AUO (AUOTY), American Water Works (AWK), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR) and Humana (HUM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/05/2024
• Today: 1/20/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 3/25/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Business services, not elsewhere classified
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PAYS
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1496443
• Web: www.paysign.com
• Phone: (702) 453-2221
• Fax: 702-453-2223
• Employees: 80
• Year Founded: 1995

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $6.13
• High Stock Price Target: $7.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $5.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +101.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.15
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.27
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.48
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $6.46 million
• Net Margins: 14.28%
• Pretax Margin: 7.55%
• Return on Equity: 30.64%
• Return on Assets: 4.82%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.09
• Quick Ratio: 1.09

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $47.27 million
• Price / Sales: 3.44
• Cash Flow: $0.21 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.34
• Book Value: $0.46 per share
• Price / Book: 6.61

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 53,550,000
• Free Float: 41,071,000
• Market Cap: $162.79 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.95