Bastion Asset Management Inc. Buys Shares of 10,550 Euronet Worldwide, Inc. $EEFT

Bastion Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:EEFT) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 10,550 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $932,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in Euronet Worldwide by 20.4% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,342,733 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $136,126,000 after purchasing an additional 227,597 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Euronet Worldwide by 131.9% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,308,267 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $132,632,000 after buying an additional 744,040 shares during the period. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. increased its position in shares of Euronet Worldwide by 3.9% during the second quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. now owns 1,217,631 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $123,443,000 after acquiring an additional 46,205 shares in the last quarter. Van Berkom & Associates Inc. increased its position in shares of Euronet Worldwide by 7.0% during the third quarter. Van Berkom & Associates Inc. now owns 1,105,348 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $97,061,000 after acquiring an additional 72,138 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Reinhart Partners LLC. raised its holdings in shares of Euronet Worldwide by 20.3% during the third quarter. Reinhart Partners LLC. now owns 1,079,798 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $94,818,000 after acquiring an additional 181,888 shares during the period. 91.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Euronet Worldwide News

Here are the key news stories impacting Euronet Worldwide this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Long-term value narrative — several outlets and analysts continue to pitch EEFT as an attractively valued, longer-term holding, which can support buying interest from value-oriented investors. Why Euronet Worldwide (EEFT) is a top value stock for the long term
• Positive Sentiment: Needham maintained a Buy rating despite lowering its price target to $80, implying roughly mid-teens upside from current levels — a vote of confidence that can limit downside and attract growth-oriented buyers. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Revenue broadly met expectations — Q4 revenue of ~$1.11B was in line with consensus, suggesting the topline remains steady even as margins and EPS dynamics are watched closely. Press Release / Slide Deck
• Neutral Sentiment: Company updated FY2026 EPS guidance to $10.57–$11.05, essentially in line with consensus but slightly below the midpoint; this reduces forecast uncertainty but doesn’t materially change the longer-term view. (Company guidance release)
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call materials and transcripts are available for deeper read-throughs; investors seeking clarity on margin drivers, payments trends and FX exposure may dig into the slide deck and call transcript. Earnings Call Presentation
• Negative Sentiment: EPS missed — Q4 EPS was $2.39 vs. the $2.48 consensus, a modest miss that pressured near-term sentiment and re‑rated expectations for margin recovery. MarketBeat earnings summary
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst price-target cuts — Keefe, Bruyette & Woods trimmed its target to $75 and moved to Market Perform, and other shops trimmed targets as well; these downgrades lower the analyst-derived upside and can weigh on sentiment. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest data appears to be anomalous (zero shares / NaN changes) and does not provide a reliable signal about short pressure at this time.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Monness Crespi & Hardt lowered shares of Euronet Worldwide from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Needham & Company LLC cut their price target on Euronet Worldwide from $100.00 to $80.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings cut Euronet Worldwide from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their target price on Euronet Worldwide from $85.00 to $75.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Finally, Wolfe Research restated an “underperform” rating and issued a $80.00 target price on shares of Euronet Worldwide in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $96.00.

Euronet Worldwide Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ EEFT opened at $67.96 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 1.15. The business has a 50-day moving average of $74.44 and a 200-day moving average of $81.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.81, a PEG ratio of 0.53 and a beta of 0.82. Euronet Worldwide, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $64.34 and a fifty-two week high of $114.25.

Euronet Worldwide (NASDAQ:EEFT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The business services provider reported $2.39 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.48 by ($0.09). The company had revenue of $1.11 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.11 billion. Euronet Worldwide had a net margin of 7.33% and a return on equity of 27.22%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.08 earnings per share. Euronet Worldwide has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.570-11.050 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Euronet Worldwide, Inc. will post 9.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Euronet Worldwide

Euronet Worldwide, Inc is a global financial technology company specializing in electronic payment services and transaction processing. Through its three primary business segments—Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Network Services, epay® Prepaid and Payment Services, and Money Transfer—Euronet provides end-to-end solutions that enable secure, efficient and convenient payments for consumers, financial institutions and retailers worldwide.

In its EFT Network Services arm, Euronet operates one of the world’s largest ATM and point-of-sale (POS) terminal networks, offering deployment, management and connectivity services.