The Goldman Sachs Group Lowers Flywire (NASDAQ:FLYW) Price Target to $15.00

Flywire (NASDAQ:FLYW) had its price target lowered by equities researchers at The Goldman Sachs Group from $17.00 to $15.00 in a research report issued on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “neutral” rating on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group’s target price would indicate a potential upside of 16.64% from the stock’s current price.

FLYW has been the subject of a number of other reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded Flywire from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 25th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Flywire from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $19.00 target price on shares of Flywire in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Truist Financial set a $17.00 price target on shares of Flywire in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, B. Riley Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Flywire from $15.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $15.50.

Flywire Trading Up 2.7%

Shares of FLYW opened at $12.86 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $13.02 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $13.23. The firm has a market cap of $1.57 billion, a PE ratio of 128.61, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.28. Flywire has a 1-year low of $8.20 and a 1-year high of $15.25.

Flywire (NASDAQ:FLYW) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 24th. The company reported $105.55 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.01) by $105.56. The company had revenue of $157.54 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $144.96 million. Flywire had a return on equity of 2.76% and a net margin of 2.17%.Flywire’s revenue was up 34.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted ($0.12) earnings per share. As a group, research analysts forecast that Flywire will post 0.14 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Flywire news, major shareholder Voss Capital, Lp purchased 25,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 13th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $10.99 per share, with a total value of $274,750.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider directly owned 2,300,000 shares in the company, valued at $25,277,000. The trade was a 1.10% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Phillip John Riese sold 16,612 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.08, for a total value of $250,508.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 234,493 shares in the company, valued at $3,536,154.44. The trade was a 6.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders acquired 251,112 shares of company stock worth $3,477,834 and sold 38,426 shares worth $567,215. 4.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. GDS Wealth Management grew its holdings in shares of Flywire by 9.0% in the third quarter. GDS Wealth Management now owns 1,039,320 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,072,000 after purchasing an additional 85,411 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in Flywire during the second quarter valued at $2,334,000. Walleye Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Flywire by 206.0% in the 2nd quarter. Walleye Capital LLC now owns 462,665 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,413,000 after buying an additional 311,448 shares in the last quarter. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Flywire in the 2nd quarter worth $421,000. Finally, First Eagle Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Flywire in the 2nd quarter worth about $1,363,000. 95.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Flywire News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Flywire this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat expectations: Flywire reported a revenue beat (Q4 revenue $157.5M, +34% YoY) and positive EPS vs. year-ago loss — the print and accompanying slide deck/earnings call reinforced momentum. Earnings Press Release & Slides
• Positive Sentiment: Management outlined 2026 FX‑neutral revenue growth guidance of 15%–21% while signaling continued EBITDA margin expansion — this supports the growth story and gives investors a path to improving profitability. Guidance Coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada raised its price target to $20 and kept an outperform rating — a bullish analyst call that provides upside support versus other downgrades. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Flywire will attend upcoming investor conferences — increases management access to investors but is informational rather than catalytic. Investor Conference Notice
• Neutral Sentiment: Company published its earnings call transcript and slide deck, helping investors evaluate the quarter and guidance in detail. Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple brokers trimmed price targets and set neutral ratings this week (Goldman to $15, UBS to $14, Citi to $13) — these downgrades could cap near-term upside and put downward pressure on the stock. Benzinga
• Negative Sentiment: Flywire disclosed a new risk around proposed U.S. 2025 policy shifts that could reduce international student flows — this specifically threatens the education revenue stream, a material end-market for Flywire. Policy Risk Article
• Negative Sentiment: Unusually large put-option activity (large increase in put purchases) signals some traders are hedging or betting on near-term downside, adding short-term volatility risk.

Flywire Company Profile

Flywire Corp (NASDAQ: FLYW) is a global payments enablement and software company that specializes in facilitating complex cross-border transactions. Its cloud-based platform streamlines receivables and payer workflows across key verticals including education, healthcare, travel and hospitality, and commercial services. Flywire’s technology integrates with institutional systems to automate payment posting, reconciliation and reporting, aiming to improve the payer experience and accelerate cash flow for its clients.

Founded in 2009 by entrepreneur Iker Marcaide as peerTransfer, the company rebranded as Flywire in 2015.