William Blair Issues Pessimistic Outlook for CSGS Earnings

CSG Systems International, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSGS) – Equities researchers at William Blair lowered their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for CSG Systems International in a research report issued on Wednesday, October 15th. William Blair analyst M. Nolan now anticipates that the technology company will earn $3.83 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $3.86. The consensus estimate for CSG Systems International’s current full-year earnings is $3.83 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for CSG Systems International’s Q3 2026 earnings at $1.09 EPS.

CSG Systems International (NASDAQ:CSGS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 6th. The technology company reported $1.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.04 by $0.12. CSG Systems International had a return on equity of 40.48% and a net margin of 6.78%.The firm had revenue of $271.26 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $267.41 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.02 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

CSGS has been the subject of several other reports. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on CSG Systems International from $66.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Wall Street Zen cut CSG Systems International from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of CSG Systems International in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Wolfe Research assumed coverage on CSG Systems International in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. They set a “peer perform” rating on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $71.29.

CSG Systems International Stock Performance

CSG Systems International stock opened at $64.75 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.85, a current ratio of 1.56 and a quick ratio of 1.56. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $64.26 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $63.14. CSG Systems International has a 52-week low of $46.17 and a 52-week high of $67.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.40, a P/E/G ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 0.92.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CSG Systems International

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in CSG Systems International by 35.0% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 848 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $55,000 after acquiring an additional 220 shares during the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in CSG Systems International by 21.3% in the first quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 2,124 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $128,000 after acquiring an additional 373 shares during the last quarter. Praxis Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in CSG Systems International in the first quarter valued at about $206,000. Jump Financial LLC bought a new position in CSG Systems International in the second quarter valued at about $240,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in CSG Systems International in the first quarter valued at about $315,000. Institutional investors own 91.07% of the company’s stock.

CSG Systems International Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 19th were issued a dividend of $0.32 per share. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 19th. CSG Systems International’s dividend payout ratio is presently 44.29%.

About CSG Systems International

CSG Systems International, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides revenue management and digital monetization, customer experience, and payment solutions primarily to the communications industry in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It offers Advanced Convergent Platform, a private SaaS platform; and related solutions, including service technician management, analytics, electronic bill presentment, etc.