Evertec, Inc. (NYSE:EVTC) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts

Evertec, Inc. (NYSE:EVTCGet Free Report) has been given an average recommendation of “Hold” by the seven research firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $35.80.

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Susquehanna cut their price objective on Evertec from $37.00 to $32.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Zacks Research cut shares of Evertec from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price objective on shares of Evertec from $44.00 to $40.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Evertec from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of Evertec from $34.00 to $29.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th.

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Evertec News Roundup

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Evertec Price Performance

NYSE:EVTC opened at $25.75 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.91, a current ratio of 2.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.59. Evertec has a 52 week low of $24.95 and a 52 week high of $38.56. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $28.51 and its 200-day moving average price is $30.67. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.65 billion, a PE ratio of 11.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 0.86.

Evertec Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.05 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 2nd. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Evertec’s dividend payout ratio is presently 8.89%.

Institutional Trading of Evertec

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in EVTC. Millennium Management LLC boosted its stake in Evertec by 731.6% during the 3rd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 686,281 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $23,183,000 after purchasing an additional 603,753 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners acquired a new position in Evertec during the second quarter worth about $12,995,000. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in Evertec by 7.4% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 4,894,013 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $165,320,000 after acquiring an additional 335,639 shares in the last quarter. Globeflex Capital L P raised its holdings in Evertec by 9,133.9% in the 2nd quarter. Globeflex Capital L P now owns 289,207 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $10,426,000 after acquiring an additional 286,075 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Voloridge Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Evertec by 151.5% in the 4th quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 285,693 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $8,311,000 after acquiring an additional 172,101 shares during the last quarter. 96.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Evertec Company Profile

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Evertec, Inc (NYSE: EVTC) is a leading full‐service transaction processor in Puerto Rico, Latin America and the Caribbean. The company delivers integrated technology solutions for electronic payments, providing financial institutions, merchants and governments with secure and scalable platforms to accept, process and settle transactions across card, ATM, debit and digital channels. Headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Evertec supports both domestic and cross‐border payment flows, enabling clients to streamline operations and expand their digital commerce capabilities.

Evertec’s suite of services includes merchant acquiring, payment gateway connectivity, ATM and point‐of‐sale network management, and fraud prevention solutions.

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