HC Wainwright Comments on Usio’s Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:USIO)

Usio, Inc. (NASDAQ:USIO) – Analysts at HC Wainwright issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Usio in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, March 27th. HC Wainwright analyst S. Buck forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.07 for the quarter. HC Wainwright currently has a “Buy” rating and a $4.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Usio’s current full-year earnings is ($0.03) per share. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for Usio’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.02 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS.

Usio (NASDAQ:USIO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 26th. The company reported $0.02 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.01. Usio had a net margin of 3.33% and a negative return on equity of 2.98%. The firm had revenue of $20.56 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $21.10 million.

Usio Trading Down 1.9 %

USIO stock opened at $1.56 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $1.77 and a 200 day moving average price of $1.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 1.10. Usio has a fifty-two week low of $1.24 and a fifty-two week high of $2.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $42.32 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.33 and a beta of 1.82.

Institutional Trading of Usio

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in USIO. Integrity Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Usio in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $139,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its position in Usio by 25.5% in the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 479,383 shares of the company’s stock valued at $700,000 after buying an additional 97,442 shares during the last quarter. Perritt Capital Management Inc increased its stake in shares of Usio by 2.1% in the 4th 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 during the period. Perkins Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Usio by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Perkins Capital Management Inc. now owns 995,693 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,454,000 after acquiring an additional 13,500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Usio by 5.6% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 182,116 shares of the company’s stock valued at $248,000 after acquiring an additional 9,731 shares during the period. 20.23% of the stock is currently 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.