Paysign (NASDAQ:PAYS) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.02 EPS

Paysign (NASDAQ:PAYS) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.02, FiscalAI reports. The company had revenue of $28.04 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $27.01 million. Paysign had a return on equity of 17.19% and a net margin of 9.21%. Paysign updated its Q2 2026 guidance to 0.060-0.070 EPS.

Paysign Trading Down 0.7%

NASDAQ:PAYS traded down $0.05 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $6.65. 1,811,613 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 707,198. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $5.15 and a two-hundred day moving average of $4.90. Paysign has a 12 month low of $2.90 and a 12 month high of $8.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $367.01 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.16 and a beta of 0.72.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Joan M. Herman sold 6,667 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $7.01, for a total transaction of $46,735.67. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 831,583 shares in the company, valued at $5,829,396.83. This represents a 0.80% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 24.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Paysign

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PAYS. Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in Paysign in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $3,477,000. Two Sigma Investments LP raised its holdings in Paysign by 139.5% in the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 504,887 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,176,000 after acquiring an additional 294,041 shares in the last quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. acquired a new position in Paysign in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,640,000. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new position in Paysign in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,716,000. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in Paysign by 118.8% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 344,839 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,776,000 after acquiring an additional 187,224 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 25.89% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

PAYS has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Lake Street Capital upped their price target on Paysign from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Paysign in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $9.00 price target on shares of Paysign in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Paysign from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Paysign presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $10.00.

Paysign Company Profile

Paysign, Inc (NASDAQ:PAYS) is a U.S.-based financial technology company specializing in prepaid payment solutions. Through its cloud-based platform, the company enables corporations, government agencies and payroll providers to issue and manage stored-value cards, digital wallets and disbursement programs. Paysign’s offerings span gift and incentive cards, payroll and earned-wage access cards, government benefit distribution, tax refund solutions and health savings account disbursements.

The company’s flagship Paysign Experience Platform provides configurable card programs with real-time transaction reporting, fraud monitoring and regulatory compliance tools.