Corpay, Inc. (NYSE:CPAY) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Corpay, Inc. (NYSE:CPAY) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twelve research firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $366.25.

Several equities research analysts have commented on CPAY shares. Oppenheimer lowered their price objective on Corpay from $380.00 to $369.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Corpay from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 11th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price target on shares of Corpay from $445.00 to $400.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Corpay from $340.00 to $315.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, Williams Trading set a $300.00 target price on shares of Corpay in a research note on Monday, November 3rd.

Corpay Price Performance

Shares of CPAY opened at $320.81 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $307.24 and its two-hundred day moving average is $305.62. The company has a market capitalization of $22.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.78, a P/E/G ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.13. Corpay has a fifty-two week low of $252.84 and a fifty-two week high of $400.81.

Corpay (NYSE:CPAY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $5.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.63 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $1.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.16 billion. Corpay had a return on equity of 37.83% and a net margin of 24.37%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $5.00 EPS. Corpay has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 4.600-4.800 EPS. Research analysts predict that Corpay will post 19.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Corpay news, Director Steven T. Stull purchased 8,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 12th. The shares were bought at an average price of $314.98 per share, for a total transaction of $2,519,840.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 29,241 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,210,330.18. This trade represents a 37.66% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders own 5.04% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Corpay

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. BOKF NA raised its holdings in shares of Corpay by 4,700.0% during the third quarter. BOKF NA now owns 96 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 94 shares during the last quarter. CVA Family Office LLC increased its position in shares of Corpay by 56.7% during the second quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 94 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. acquired a new position in Corpay in the 2nd quarter valued at $33,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Corpay in the 2nd quarter valued at $37,000. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in Corpay in the 3rd quarter valued at $40,000. 98.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Corpay Company Profile

Corpay (NYSE:CPAY) is a global payments and fintech company that provides businesses with tools to manage, move and optimize corporate spend. The company focuses on commercial payments, foreign exchange and cross-border transactions, aiming to simplify treasury operations and reduce friction in business-to-business payments through technology-driven solutions.

Its product offering includes payment processing and accounts payable automation, corporate and virtual card programs, expense management tools, and foreign-exchange hedging and execution services for international payments.