Paysign (NASDAQ:PAYS) CFO Jeffery Bradford Baker Sells 35,000 Shares

Paysign, Inc. (NASDAQ:PAYS) CFO Jeffery Bradford Baker sold 35,000 shares of Paysign stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.62, for a total transaction of $441,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 542,171 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,842,198.02. This trade represents a 6.06% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

Paysign Price Performance

PAYS opened at $13.17 on Friday. Paysign, Inc. has a 1-year low of $3.08 and a 1-year high of $13.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $743.60 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.66 and a beta of 0.74. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $8.87 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $6.40.

Paysign (NASDAQ:PAYS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.06 by $0.05. Paysign had a return on equity of 30.13% and a net margin of 15.67%.The business had revenue of $28.25 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $26.36 million. Paysign has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.350-0.370 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.090-0.100 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Paysign, Inc. will post 0.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Paysign

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Paysign during the second quarter worth $30,000. Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new stake in Paysign in the second quarter valued at $35,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings in Paysign by 99.8% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 6,912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 3,453 shares during the last quarter. EFG International AG purchased a new position in shares of Paysign in the second quarter valued at $68,000. Finally, Quarry LP acquired a new position in shares of Paysign during the 3rd quarter worth $54,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 25.89% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have commented on PAYS shares. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Paysign from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. DA Davidson increased their target price on shares of Paysign from $9.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Lake Street Capital reissued a “buy” rating and set a $13.00 price target on shares of Paysign in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Barrington Research set a $15.00 price target on Paysign in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Paysign from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $13.33.

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.