Usio’s (USIO) “Buy” Rating Reiterated at HC Wainwright

HC Wainwright reiterated their buy rating on shares of Usio (NASDAQ:USIO) in a research report released on Thursday morning,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a $4.00 price objective on the stock. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for Usio’s Q1 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS, Q2 2025 earnings at $0.02 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS.

Usio Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ USIO opened at $1.47 on Thursday. Usio has a 52 week low of $1.24 and a 52 week high of $2.92. The company has a quick ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. The firm has a market cap of $38.98 million, a P/E ratio of 16.33 and a beta of 1.82. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $1.75 and its 200 day moving average price is $1.60.

Usio (NASDAQ:USIO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 26th. The company reported $0.02 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $20.56 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.10 million. Usio had a net margin of 3.33% and a negative return on equity of 2.98%. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Usio will post -0.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Usio by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 182,116 shares of the company’s stock worth $248,000 after purchasing an additional 9,731 shares during the period. Perkins Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Usio by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Perkins Capital Management Inc. now owns 995,693 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,454,000 after buying an additional 13,500 shares during the period. Perritt Capital Management Inc increased its holdings in Usio by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Perritt Capital Management Inc now owns 478,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $698,000 after buying an additional 10,000 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its position in shares of Usio by 25.5% in the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 479,383 shares of the company’s stock worth $700,000 after acquiring an additional 97,442 shares during the period. Finally, Integrity Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Usio during the 4th quarter worth about $139,000. 20.23% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Usio

Usio, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated electronic payment processing services to merchants and businesses in the United States. The company offers various types of automated clearing house (ACH) processing; and credit, prepaid card, and debit card-based processing services. Its ACH transaction processing services include Represented Check and Check Conversion for electronic payment facilitation.