Corpay (NYSE:CPAY) Cut to “Hold” at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Corpay (NYSE:CPAY) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report published on Sunday.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of Corpay from $379.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Scotiabank raised shares of Corpay to a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their target price on shares of Corpay from $385.00 to $415.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $361.00 price target on shares of Corpay in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Corpay from $315.00 to $380.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $377.57.

Corpay Trading Down 3.8%

Shares of NYSE CPAY opened at $298.42 on Friday. Corpay has a 1-year low of $252.84 and a 1-year high of $361.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.70, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The business’s 50 day moving average is $327.46 and its two-hundred day moving average is $306.53. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.84, a PEG ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 0.80.

Corpay (NYSE:CPAY) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The company reported $6.04 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.93 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $1.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.23 billion. Corpay had a return on equity of 37.13% and a net margin of 23.62%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 20.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $5.36 EPS. Corpay has set its FY 2026 guidance at 25.500-26.500 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 5.380-5.520 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Corpay will post 19.76 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Corpay

In related news, CAO Alissa B. Vickery sold 1,701 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $358.65, for a total value of $610,063.65. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 2,180 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $781,857. The trade was a 43.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 5.04% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Corpay

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CPAY. MV Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Corpay in the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Leonteq Securities AG bought a new stake in Corpay during the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. BOKF NA boosted its position in Corpay by 4,700.0% during the third quarter. BOKF NA now owns 96 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. Torren Management LLC purchased a new position in Corpay in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, DV Equities LLC purchased a new position in Corpay in the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Institutional investors own 98.84% of the company’s stock.

Corpay Company Profile

Corpay (NYSE:CPAY) is a global payments and fintech company that provides businesses with tools to manage, move and optimize corporate spend. The company focuses on commercial payments, foreign exchange and cross-border transactions, aiming to simplify treasury operations and reduce friction in business-to-business payments through technology-driven solutions.

Its product offering includes payment processing and accounts payable automation, corporate and virtual card programs, expense management tools, and foreign-exchange hedging and execution services for international payments.