CSG Systems International (NASDAQ:CSGS) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.20 EPS

CSG Systems International (NASDAQ:CSGS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The technology company reported $1.40 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.20, Zacks reports. CSG Systems International had a net margin of 5.52% and a return on equity of 32.77%. CSG Systems International updated its FY 2025 guidance to 4.550-4.800 EPS.

CSG Systems International Trading Up 5.6 %

Shares of CSG Systems International stock opened at $65.11 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.66, a P/E/G ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 0.89. CSG Systems International has a 52-week low of $39.56 and a 52-week high of $65.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.84, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a current ratio of 1.58. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $53.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is $50.23.

CSG Systems International Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 19th will be paid a $0.32 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 19th. This is a positive change from CSG Systems International’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.97%. CSG Systems International’s payout ratio is presently 39.47%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on CSGS. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of CSG Systems International from $58.00 to $69.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. StockNews.com downgraded shares of CSG Systems International from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and set a $75.00 target price on shares of CSG Systems International in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on CSG Systems International from $60.00 to $66.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on CSG Systems International from $51.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $71.17.

About CSG Systems International

CSG Systems International, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides revenue management and digital monetization, customer experience, and payment solutions primarily to the communications industry in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It offers Advanced Convergent Platform, a private SaaS platform; and related solutions, including service technician management, analytics, electronic bill presentment, etc.