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In the latest session, Paymentus Holdings Inc (NYSE: PAY) closed at $30.24 down -0.33% from its previous closing price of $30.34. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.33 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.57 million shares were traded. PAY stock price reached its highest trading level at $30.8676 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $30.06.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Paymentus Holdings Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 19.76 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 63.14. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.27 and its Current Ratio is at 4.27. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.02 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.02.
On January 17, 2024, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $17.Wells Fargo initiated its Equal Weight rating on January 17, 2024, with a $17 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 04 ’24 when Gerber Andrew A. sold 34,272 shares for $37.36 per share. The transaction valued at 1,280,272 led to the insider holds 97,925 shares of the business.
ANDREW A GERBER bought 34,272 shares of PAY for $1,303,364 on Dec 04 ’24. On Nov 18 ’24, another insider, Kalra Sanjay, who serves as the SVP and CFO of the company, sold 15,654 shares for $34.20 each. As a result, the insider received 535,428 and left with 481,829 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PAY now has a Market Capitalization of 3768932096 and an Enterprise Value of 3587737088. As of this moment, Paymentus’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 95.12, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 53.05. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.07. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.84 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.04. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.608 whereas that against EBITDA is 66.91.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PAY is 1.67, which has changed by 0.85679317 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.22677135 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PAY has reached a high of $38.94, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $14.77. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.69%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 26.79%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, PAY has traded an average of 476.66K shares per day and 565180 over the past ten days. A total of 24.48M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 19.92M. Insiders hold about 84.02% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 13.98% stake in the company. Shares short for PAY as of 1735603200 were 689693 with a Short Ratio of 1.45, compared to 1732838400 on 265054. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 689693 and a Short% of Float of 4.46.
