What is Wedbush’s Estimate for Paymentus Q2 Earnings?

Paymentus Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PAY) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Paymentus in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 6th. Wedbush analyst D. Ives anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings of $0.13 per share for the quarter. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $40.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Paymentus’ current full-year earnings is $0.39 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Paymentus’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.14 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.12 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.16 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.17 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.20 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.66 EPS.

PAY has been the topic of several other reports. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Paymentus from $28.00 to $34.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Paymentus from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Paymentus from $29.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday. StockNews.com raised shares of Paymentus from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Paymentus from $30.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $36.00.

Paymentus Price Performance

Shares of Paymentus stock opened at $36.90 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.61 billion, a PE ratio of 119.03 and a beta of 1.61. Paymentus has a 1-year low of $16.94 and a 1-year high of $38.94. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $28.99 and its 200-day simple moving average is $30.61.

Institutional Trading of Paymentus

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of PAY. Park Square Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Paymentus during the 4th quarter worth about $32,000. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Paymentus in the 4th quarter worth about $35,000. R Squared Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Paymentus in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its stake in Paymentus by 2,763.9% in the first quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 2,062 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 1,990 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG purchased a new position in Paymentus during the 4th quarter worth $73,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.38% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Paymentus news, CFO Sanjay Kalra sold 15,794 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.99, for a total transaction of $505,250.06. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 466,035 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,908,459.65. The trade was a 3.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, General Counsel Andrew A. Gerber sold 3,070 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.98, for a total value of $98,178.60. Following the sale, the general counsel now owns 94,855 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,033,462.90. This trade represents a 3.14 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 75.43% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Paymentus Company Profile

Paymentus Holdings, Inc provides cloud-based bill payment technology and solutions in the United States and internationally. The company offers electronic bill presentment and payment services, enterprise customer communication, and self-service revenue management to billers through a software-as-a-service technology platform.