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Paymentus (PAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$31.34 +0.20 (+0.63%)
Closing price 04/25/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$31.10 -0.24 (-0.76%)
As of 04/25/2025 05:11 PM Eastern
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About Paymentus Stock (NYSE:PAY)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$30.63
$31.43
50-Day Range
$24.17
$32.57
52-Week Range
$16.94
$38.94
Volume
191,278 shs
Average Volume
336,694 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.92 billion
P/E Ratio
101.08
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$30.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Paymentus 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.

Paymentus Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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37th Percentile Overall Score

PAY MarketRank™: 

Paymentus scored higher than 37% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 125th out of 321 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Paymentus 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 Coverage

    Paymentus has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Paymentus' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings 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 Market

    The P/E ratio of Paymentus is 101.08, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.69.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Paymentus is 101.08, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 30.79.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Paymentus has a P/B Ratio of 9.03. 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.54% of the float of Paymentus has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Paymentus has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Paymentus has recently increased by 10.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Paymentus does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.54% of the float of Paymentus has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Paymentus has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Paymentus has recently increased by 10.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Paymentus 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 Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Paymentus this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 2 people have searched for PAY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 2 people have added Paymentus to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In 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 Insiders

    87.76% 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 Institutions

    78.38% 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.
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PAY Stock News Headlines

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Paymentus price target lowered to $30 from $36 at Baird
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PAY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Paymentus' stock was trading at $32.67 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, PAY stock has decreased by 4.1% and is now trading at $31.3360.
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Paymentus Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PAY) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 8th. The business services provider reported $0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.09 by $0.03. Paymentus's revenue was up 32.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Paymentus (PAY) raised $200 million in an IPO on Wednesday, May 26th 2021. The company issued 10,000,000 shares at $19.00-$21.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, BofA Securities and Citigroup served 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.

Paymentus' top institutional shareholders include Lisanti Capital Growth LLC (0.10%), SG Americas Securities LLC (0.01%), Yorktown Management & Research Co Inc (0.01%) and Bessemer Group Inc.. Insiders that own company stock include Gary Trainor, Sanjay Kalra, Gerasimos (Jerry) Portocalis, Matt Parson, Andrew A Gerber and Paul E Seamon.
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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.

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 Earnings
8/08/2024
Today
4/27/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/05/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Business services, not elsewhere classified
Sub-Industry
Data Processing & Outsourced Services
Current Symbol
NYSE:PAY
Previous Symbol
NYSE:PAY
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,260
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$30.00
High Stock Price Target
$38.00
Low Stock Price Target
$22.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-4.3%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
8 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
101.08
Forward P/E Ratio
80.35
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$22.32 million
Pretax Margin
6.28%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$871.75 million
Cash Flow
$0.56 per share
Price / Cash Flow
56.15
Book Value
$3.47 per share
Price / Book
9.03

Miscellaneous

Free Float
15,255,000
Market Cap
$3.92 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.65
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This page (NYSE:PAY) was last updated on 4/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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