Villanova Investment Management Co LLC Raises Stake in Euronet Worldwide, Inc. $EEFT

Villanova Investment Management Co LLC grew its holdings in Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:EEFT) by 79.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 57,205 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 25,326 shares during the quarter. Euronet Worldwide makes up 3.5% of Villanova Investment Management Co LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Villanova Investment Management Co LLC owned 0.14% of Euronet Worldwide worth $5,023,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in Euronet Worldwide by 248.7% in the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 265 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 189 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Corp purchased a new position in shares of Euronet Worldwide in the 3rd quarter valued at $36,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Euronet Worldwide by 48.4% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 334 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 109 shares in the last quarter. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Euronet Worldwide in the 3rd quarter worth $37,000. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC lifted its stake in shares of Euronet Worldwide by 106.4% during the 2nd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 450 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 232 shares during the last quarter. 91.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EEFT has been the topic of several analyst reports. Monness Crespi & Hardt downgraded shares of Euronet Worldwide from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Needham & Company LLC cut their price objective on shares of Euronet Worldwide from $100.00 to $80.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $112.00 price objective on shares of Euronet Worldwide in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their target price on shares of Euronet Worldwide from $85.00 to $75.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Euronet Worldwide from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $96.00.

Euronet Worldwide Stock Up 2.1%

Euronet Worldwide stock opened at $72.50 on Monday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $73.87 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $80.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.11. The company has a market cap of $3.05 billion, a PE ratio of 10.46, a PEG ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 0.82. Euronet Worldwide, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $64.34 and a fifty-two week high of $114.25.

Euronet Worldwide (NASDAQ:EEFT) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The business services provider reported $2.39 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.48 by ($0.09). The firm had revenue of $1.11 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.11 billion. Euronet Worldwide had a return on equity of 27.22% and a net margin of 7.33%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.08 EPS. Euronet Worldwide has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.570-11.050 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Euronet Worldwide, Inc. will post 9.11 EPS for the current year.

Euronet Worldwide Company Profile

Euronet Worldwide, Inc is a global financial technology company specializing in electronic payment services and transaction processing. Through its three primary business segments—Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Network Services, epay® Prepaid and Payment Services, and Money Transfer—Euronet provides end-to-end solutions that enable secure, efficient and convenient payments for consumers, financial institutions and retailers worldwide.

In its EFT Network Services arm, Euronet operates one of the world’s largest ATM and point-of-sale (POS) terminal networks, offering deployment, management and connectivity services.