Paysign, Inc. $PAYS Shares Bought by Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC

Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC grew its holdings in shares of Paysign, Inc. (NASDAQ:PAYS) by 14.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,457,941 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 187,767 shares during the quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC owned 2.65% of Paysign worth $7,508,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in PAYS. Royce & Associates LP grew its stake in shares of Paysign by 25.0% in the fourth quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 778,183 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,008,000 after buying an additional 155,606 shares in the last quarter. Strs Ohio raised its stake in shares of Paysign by 25.4% in the 4th quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 99,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $513,000 after purchasing an additional 20,200 shares in the last quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. bought a new stake in shares of Paysign in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $196,000. State of Alaska Department of Revenue lifted its position in shares of Paysign by 434.3% in the 4th quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 11,498 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,000 after buying an additional 9,346 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Palisades Investment Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Paysign by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Palisades Investment Partners LLC now owns 924,373 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,761,000 after purchasing an additional 26,739 shares during the period. 25.89% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Paysign Trading Up 6.6%

Shares of PAYS opened at $7.75 on Tuesday. Paysign, Inc. has a 1-year low of $3.08 and a 1-year high of $8.88. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $6.04 and its 200 day moving average price is $5.02. The stock has a market capitalization of $433.27 million, a P/E ratio of 45.59 and a beta of 0.72.

Paysign (NASDAQ:PAYS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 12th. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $28.04 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $27.01 million. Paysign had a net margin of 11.38% and a return on equity of 21.74%. Paysign has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.060-0.070 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Paysign, Inc. will post 0.5 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Joan M. Herman sold 22,534 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $7.01, for a total value of $157,963.34. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 813,989 shares in the company, valued at $5,706,062.89. This represents a 2.69% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 24.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

PAYS has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Lake Street Capital boosted their target price on shares of Paysign from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Paysign from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $9.00 price target on shares of Paysign in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Paysign from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $10.00.

Paysign Company Profile

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.