Wedbush Issues Positive Outlook for Paymentus Earnings

Paymentus Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PAY) – Research analysts at Wedbush lifted their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Paymentus in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 4th. Wedbush analyst D. Ives now anticipates that the business services provider will earn $0.18 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.17. The consensus estimate for Paymentus’ current full-year earnings is $0.39 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Paymentus’ Q4 2026 earnings at $0.19 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.68 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on PAY. Raymond James Financial set a $38.00 target price on shares of Paymentus and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Wall Street Zen raised Paymentus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Paymentus in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Wolfe Research raised Paymentus from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $37.00.

Paymentus Trading Up 3.6%

PAY stock opened at $37.43 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $32.52 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $33.51. Paymentus has a 12-month low of $22.65 and a 12-month high of $40.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 81.37 and a beta of 1.50.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Paymentus

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PAY. Plato Investment Management Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Paymentus during the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. AlphaQuest LLC lifted its position in Paymentus by 152,600.0% during the 1st quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 1,527 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 1,526 shares during the period. Summit Securities Group LLC purchased a new position in Paymentus during the 1st quarter valued at about $47,000. Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Paymentus by 23.9% during the first quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,450 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $90,000 after acquiring an additional 665 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cliffwater LLC purchased a new stake in Paymentus in the second quarter worth about $124,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.38% of the company’s stock.

Paymentus Company Profile

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.