Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Has Lowered Expectations for Euronet Worldwide (NASDAQ:EEFT) Stock Price

Euronet Worldwide (NASDAQ:EEFT) had its price target cut by investment analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $85.00 to $75.00 in a note issued to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a “market perform” rating on the business services provider’s stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods’ target price would indicate a potential upside of 10.36% from the company’s previous close.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on EEFT. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Euronet Worldwide from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 18th. Needham & Company LLC dropped their price target on Euronet Worldwide from $100.00 to $80.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “underperform” rating and set a $80.00 price objective on shares of Euronet Worldwide in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Euronet Worldwide from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Monness Crespi & Hardt cut Euronet Worldwide from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $96.00.

Euronet Worldwide Price Performance

Shares of EEFT opened at $67.96 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $74.44 and a 200 day simple moving average of $81.37. Euronet Worldwide has a 52-week low of $64.34 and a 52-week high of $114.25. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $2.86 billion, a PE ratio of 9.81, a P/E/G ratio of 0.53 and a beta of 0.82.

Euronet Worldwide (NASDAQ:EEFT) last announced its earnings results 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). The company 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 business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.08 earnings per share. Euronet Worldwide has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.570-11.050 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Euronet Worldwide will post 9.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Meritage Portfolio Management lifted its holdings in shares of Euronet Worldwide by 18.8% during the third quarter. Meritage Portfolio Management now owns 124,343 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $10,919,000 after buying an additional 19,713 shares in the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC grew its stake in shares of Euronet Worldwide by 1,358.1% in the third quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 32,560 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,859,000 after acquiring an additional 30,327 shares in the last quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. increased its position in Euronet Worldwide by 80.3% during the second quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 98,147 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $9,950,000 after acquiring an additional 43,710 shares during the period. Reinhart Partners LLC. raised its stake in Euronet Worldwide by 20.3% in the 3rd quarter. Reinhart Partners LLC. now owns 1,079,798 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $94,818,000 after purchasing an additional 181,888 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. raised its stake in Euronet Worldwide by 20.4% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,342,733 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $136,126,000 after purchasing an additional 227,597 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.60% of the company’s stock.

Euronet Worldwide News Summary

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.