Priority Technology (PRTH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Priority Technology Acquisition Corp is a special purpose acquisition company formed to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization or similar business combination with one or more businesses in the technology sector. As a blank-check company, it does not conduct any operations of its own and holds the proceeds from its initial public offering in a trust account pending the identification and completion of a business combination.

The company’s management team is focused on evaluating target businesses that offer scalable technology products or services, including software, digital platforms and related infrastructure. Priority Technology Acquisition Corp seeks opportunities across North America and select international markets, leveraging the SPAC structure to provide private companies with a public listing and access to growth capital.

Since its initial public offering, Priority Technology Acquisition Corp has been engaged in sourcing potential acquisition partners and conducting due diligence on prospective targets. Upon completion of a qualifying transaction, the combined company will operate under the name of the acquired business and pursue growth strategies supported by the capital raised in the SPAC trust.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $7.50 to $7.86
• 50-Day Range: $6.74 to $8.72
• 52-Week Range: $5.01 to $12.47
• Volume: 361,768 shs
• Average Volume: 573,036 shs
• Market Capitalization: $601.78 million
• P/E Ratio: 28.96
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $13.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Priority Technology Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Priority Technology scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 44th out of 305 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: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Priority Technology has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.33, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Priority Technology has a consensus price target of $13.00, representing about 72.6% upside from its current price of $7.53.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Priority Technology are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.09) to $0.76 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Priority Technology is 28.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 279.69.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Priority Technology is 28.96, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 26.87.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.50% of the float of Priority Technology has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Priority Technology has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Priority Technology has recently increased by 40.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Priority Technology does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Priority Technology does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.65

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.50% of the float of Priority Technology has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Priority Technology has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Priority Technology has recently increased by 40.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.41

News Sentiment

Priority Technology has a news sentiment score of 1.41. 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 0.86 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Priority Technology this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

6 people have searched for PRTH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% 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, Priority Technology insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $855,000.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

66.20% of the stock of Priority Technology is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 11.52% of the stock of Priority Technology is held by institutions.

PRTH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PRTH shares performed this year?

Priority Technology's stock was trading at $11.75 at the start of the year. Since then, PRTH stock has decreased by 35.9% and is now trading at $7.53.

How were Priority Technology's earnings last quarter?

Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRTH) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 7th. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.01. The business earned $239.81 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $239.63 million. Priority Technology had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 47.35% and a net margin of 4.03%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Priority Technology's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Priority Technology include Divisadero Street Capital Management LP (3.44%), Hood River Capital Management LLC (1.21%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (0.74%) and AQR Capital Management LLC (0.72%). Insiders that own company stock include Thomas Charles Priore, John Vito Priore, Sean Kiewiet, Ranjana Ram, Bradley J Miller, Stephen W Hipp, Marietta Davis, Marietta Davis, Tim O'leary and Rajiv Kumar.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Priority Technology?

Shares of PRTH 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 Priority Technology own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Priority Technology investors own include Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), NVIDIA (NVDA), Home Depot (HD), Meta Platforms (META) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/07/2025
• Today: 9/10/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/06/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Technology Services
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PRTH
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:PRTH
• CIK: 1653558
• Web: www.prth.com
• Phone: (404) 952-2107
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,019
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Priority Technology: $13.00
• High Price Target: $16.00
• Low Price Target: $10.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +68.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.33
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.26
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 29.75
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $23.38 million
• Net Margins: 4.03%
• Pretax Margin: 5.64%
• Return on Equity: -47.35%
• Return on Assets: 3.97%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.06
• Quick Ratio: 1.06

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $918.56 million
• Price / Sales: 0.67
• Cash Flow: $1.91 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.05
• Book Value: ($2.14) per share
• Price / Book: -3.61

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 79,918,000
• Free Float: 27,012,000
• Market Cap: $618.17 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.64