Euronet Worldwide, Inc. $EEFT is Villanova Investment Management Co LLC’s 4th Largest Position

Villanova Investment Management Co LLC boosted its stake in shares of Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:EEFT) by 79.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 57,205 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 25,326 shares during the period. Euronet Worldwide makes up approximately 3.5% of Villanova Investment Management Co LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Villanova Investment Management Co LLC’s holdings in Euronet Worldwide were worth $5,023,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in Euronet Worldwide by 248.7% during the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 265 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 189 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Euronet Worldwide by 48.4% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 334 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares during the period. First Horizon Corp purchased a new position in shares of Euronet Worldwide during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Euronet Worldwide in the 3rd quarter valued at $37,000. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC boosted its holdings in Euronet Worldwide by 106.4% during the second quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 450 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 232 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.60% of the company’s stock.

Euronet Worldwide Stock Up 2.1%

NASDAQ EEFT opened at $72.50 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $73.87 and a 200 day moving average price of $80.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.11. The company has a market cap of $3.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.46, a P/E/G ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 0.82. Euronet Worldwide, Inc. has a one year low of $64.34 and a one year high of $114.25.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price objective on shares of Euronet Worldwide from $85.00 to $75.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 13th. Monness Crespi & Hardt cut Euronet Worldwide from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Euronet Worldwide from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Needham & Company LLC dropped their price objective on Euronet Worldwide from $100.00 to $80.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “underperform” rating and set 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, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $96.00.

Euronet Worldwide Company Profile

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.