FY2026 EPS Estimates for Paymentus Decreased by Analyst

Paymentus Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PAY) – Equities research analysts at Freedom Capmkts decreased their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Paymentus in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, September 15th. Freedom Capmkts analyst L. Clarke now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $0.55 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $0.63. The consensus estimate for Paymentus’ current full-year earnings is $0.76 per share. Freedom Capmkts also issued estimates for Paymentus’ Q4 2026 earnings at $0.15 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.16 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Paymentus from $34.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of Paymentus from $32.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Freedom Broker upgraded Paymentus to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Wolfe Research lowered Paymentus from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 25th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Paymentus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $38.67.

Paymentus Trading Up 1.7%

Shares of Paymentus stock opened at $36.62 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.48 and a beta of 1.31. Paymentus has a twelve month low of $20.11 and a twelve month high of $45.31. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $35.55 and its 200-day simple moving average is $28.54.

Paymentus (NYSE:PAY) last issued its earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The business services provider reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.06. Paymentus had a net margin of 6.24% and a return on equity of 15.26%. The company had revenue of $360.74 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $345.44 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.11 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 28.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Paymentus

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its stake in shares of Paymentus by 7.2% during the 1st quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 9,943 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $253,000 after acquiring an additional 665 shares in the last quarter. LVZ Inc. raised its stake in shares of Paymentus by 5.5% in the 1st quarter. LVZ Inc. now owns 13,760 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $350,000 after acquiring an additional 713 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in shares of Paymentus by 3.5% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 43,292 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,100,000 after acquiring an additional 1,468 shares in the last quarter. KBC Group NV acquired a new stake in Paymentus in the 1st quarter worth approximately $41,000. Finally, Arizona State Retirement System lifted its holdings in Paymentus by 13.5% in the 2nd quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 15,611 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $377,000 after purchasing an additional 1,861 shares during the last quarter. 78.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Paymentus

In related news, CFO Sanjay Kalra sold 25,000 shares of Paymentus stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $41.21, for a total transaction of $1,030,250.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 508,506 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,955,532.26. The trade was a 4.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Gary Trainor sold 80,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.79, for a total transaction of $3,263,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 509,888 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,798,331.52. This trade represents a 13.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 147,909 shares of company stock worth $5,735,337. 55.75% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Paymentus Company Profile

Paymentus Holdings, Inc (NYSE: PAY) provides cloud-based electronic bill presentment and payment technology. Its platform enables organizations to issue bills and invoices, accept digital payments, and manage payment-related communications through web, mobile, text, interactive voice response, and other channels.

The company serves billers across industries including utilities, government, financial services, telecommunications, insurance, and other recurring-payment businesses. Its offerings are designed to support payment processing, billing and account management, customer engagement, automated notifications, and related back-office workflows through a unified software platform.

Paymentus was founded in 2004 and primarily serves organizations in the United States and Canada.