Needham & Company LLC Cuts Euronet Worldwide (NASDAQ:EEFT) Price Target to $80.00

Euronet Worldwide (NASDAQ:EEFT) had its target price reduced by Needham & Company LLC from $100.00 to $80.00 in a report released on Thursday morning,Benzinga reports. Needham & Company LLC currently has a buy rating on the business services provider’s stock.

EEFT has been the topic of several other reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price objective on Euronet Worldwide from $100.00 to $95.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Euronet Worldwide from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, October 18th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “underperform” rating and issued a $80.00 price objective on shares of Euronet Worldwide in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Euronet Worldwide from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Monness Crespi & Hardt lowered Euronet Worldwide from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $96.00.

Euronet Worldwide Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ EEFT opened at $67.96 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $2.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.81, a PEG ratio of 0.53 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.11. Euronet Worldwide has a fifty-two week low of $64.34 and a fifty-two week high of $114.25. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $74.44 and its 200 day simple moving average is $81.37.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Euronet Worldwide

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in shares of Euronet Worldwide by 248.7% in the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 265 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 189 shares during the period. Johnson Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in Euronet Worldwide in the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. Danske Bank A S purchased a new stake in Euronet Worldwide during the third quarter valued at about $26,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in Euronet Worldwide by 48.4% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 334 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares during the period. Finally, First Horizon Corp purchased a new position in shares of Euronet Worldwide in the third quarter worth about $36,000. 91.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Euronet Worldwide

Here are the key news stories impacting Euronet Worldwide this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Long-term value narrative — several outlets and analysts continue to pitch EEFT as an attractively valued, longer-term holding, which can support buying interest from value-oriented investors. Why Euronet Worldwide (EEFT) is a top value stock for the long term
• Positive Sentiment: Needham maintained a Buy rating despite lowering its price target to $80, implying roughly mid-teens upside from current levels — a vote of confidence that can limit downside and attract growth-oriented buyers. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Revenue broadly met expectations — Q4 revenue of ~$1.11B was in line with consensus, suggesting the topline remains steady even as margins and EPS dynamics are watched closely. Press Release / Slide Deck
• Neutral Sentiment: Company updated FY2026 EPS guidance to $10.57–$11.05, essentially in line with consensus but slightly below the midpoint; this reduces forecast uncertainty but doesn’t materially change the longer-term view. (Company guidance release)
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call materials and transcripts are available for deeper read-throughs; investors seeking clarity on margin drivers, payments trends and FX exposure may dig into the slide deck and call transcript. Earnings Call Presentation
• Negative Sentiment: EPS missed — Q4 EPS was $2.39 vs. the $2.48 consensus, a modest miss that pressured near-term sentiment and re‑rated expectations for margin recovery. MarketBeat earnings summary
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst price-target cuts — Keefe, Bruyette & Woods trimmed its target to $75 and moved to Market Perform, and other shops trimmed targets as well; these downgrades lower the analyst-derived upside and can weigh on sentiment. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest data appears to be anomalous (zero shares / NaN changes) and does not provide a reliable signal about short pressure at this time.

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.