Paysign (NASDAQ:PAYS) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Paysign (NASDAQ:PAYS) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.210-0.260 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.350. The company issued revenue guidance of $106.5 million-$110.5 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $107.3 million.

Paysign Stock Up 1.1%

PAYS stock opened at $7.19 on Friday. Paysign has a 52-week low of $3.08 and a 52-week high of $8.88. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $5.86 and its 200-day simple moving average is $4.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $401.99 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.29 and a beta of 0.72.

Paysign (NASDAQ:PAYS) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 12th. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.07 by $0.02. Paysign had a return on equity of 21.74% and a net margin of 11.38%.The firm had revenue of $28.04 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $27.01 million. Paysign has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.060-0.070 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Paysign will post 0.5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on PAYS shares. Lake Street Capital lifted their target price on Paysign from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Paysign from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 16th. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $9.00 target price on shares of Paysign in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Paysign from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $10.00.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Paysign news, EVP Joan M. Herman sold 6,667 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $7.01, for a total value of $46,735.67. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 831,583 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,829,396.83. This trade represents a 0.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 24.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Rhumbline Advisers increased its position in shares of Paysign by 4.7% during the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 48,770 shares of the company’s stock worth $351,000 after acquiring an additional 2,183 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of Paysign by 19.1% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 16,942 shares of the company’s stock worth $122,000 after acquiring an additional 2,716 shares during the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Paysign by 18.0% during the third quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 17,851 shares of the company’s stock worth $112,000 after acquiring an additional 2,723 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its position in shares of Paysign by 11.6% during the third quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 29,930 shares of the company’s stock worth $188,000 after acquiring an additional 3,100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in shares of Paysign by 99.8% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 6,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 3,453 shares during the last quarter. 25.89% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Paysign

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.