Paysign (NASDAQ:PAYS) Rating Increased to Strong-Buy at Wall Street Zen

Posted by Brenda Bartman on May 17th, 2026

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Paysign (NASDAQ:PAYS – Free Report) from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating in a research note published on Saturday.

A number of other research analysts have also commented on PAYS. Lake Street Capital lifted their price objective on shares of Paysign from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Paysign from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and issued a $9.00 price objective on shares of Paysign in a research note on Wednesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $10.00.

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Paysign Stock Performance

NASDAQ PAYS opened at $5.62 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $314.21 million, a PE ratio of 33.06 and a beta of 0.72. Paysign has a one year low of $3.08 and a one year high of $8.88. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $5.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $4.91.

Paysign (NASDAQ:PAYS – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 12th. The company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.07 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $28.04 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $27.01 million. Paysign had a net margin of 11.38% and a return on equity of 21.74%. Paysign has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.060-0.070 EPS. Research analysts predict that Paysign will post 0.5 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Joan M. Herman sold 6,667 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $7.01, for a total transaction of $46,735.67. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 831,583 shares in the company, valued at $5,829,396.83. The trade was a 0.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 24.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Paysign during the second quarter worth about $30,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in shares of Paysign by 99.8% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 6,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 3,453 shares during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its stake in shares of Paysign by 381.5% during the fourth quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 9,876 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,000 after acquiring an additional 7,825 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Paysign during the first quarter worth about $51,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Paysign during the fourth quarter worth about $52,000. 25.89% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Paysign Company Profile

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Paysign, Inc (NASDAQ:PAYS) is a U.S.-based financial technology company specializing in prepaid payment solutions. Through its cloud-based platform, the company enables corporations, government agencies and payroll providers to issue and manage stored-value cards, digital wallets and disbursement programs. Paysign’s offerings span gift and incentive cards, payroll and earned-wage access cards, government benefit distribution, tax refund solutions and health savings account disbursements.

The company’s flagship Paysign Experience Platform provides configurable card programs with real-time transaction reporting, fraud monitoring and regulatory compliance tools.