Is PagSeguro Digital Ltd [PAGS] a good investment? Don’t be fooled by its recent momentum

The price of PagSeguro Digital Ltd (NYSE:PAGS) shares last traded on Wall Street rose 3.93% to $8.73.

Based on available information, 18 analysts follow PagSeguro Digital Ltd (NYSE:PAGS). The consensus rating among analysts is ‘Overweight’. As we calculate the median target price by taking the range between a high of $80.69 and a low of $35.34, we find $58.70. Given the previous closing price of $8.40, this indicates a potential upside of 598.81 percent. PAGS stock price is now 7.62% away from the 50-day moving average and -5.58% away from the 200-day moving average. The market capitalization of the company currently stands at $2.89B.

Among analysts, 7 rate the stock a hold while 8 rate it a buy. Brokers who have rated the stock have averaged $58.80 as their price target over the next twelve months.

With the price target maintained at $14, New Street recently Upgraded its rating from Neutral to Buy for PagSeguro Digital Ltd (NYSE: PAGS).

A total of 38.73% of the company’s stock is owned by insiders.

A candlestick chart of PagSeguro Digital Ltd (NYSE: PAGS) showed a price of $8.41 on Wednesday morning. During the past 12 months, PagSeguro Digital Ltd has had a low of $6.93 and a high of $14.19. As of last week, the company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.43, and a quick ratio of 1.42. According to the stock market information, the enterprise value for the company is $2.31B, which is based on a 9.56 price-to-earnings ratio, a 0.60 price-to-earnings-growth ratio, and a beta of 1.70. The fifty day moving average price for PAGS is $8.11 and a two-hundred day moving average price translates $9.25 for the stock.

The latest earnings results from PagSeguro Digital Ltd (NYSE: PAGS) was released for Jun, 2023. According to the Software – Infrastructure Company, earnings per share came in at $0.25, inline with analysts’ expectations of $0.25. This compares to $0.22 EPS in the same period last year. The net profit margin was 10.05% and return on equity was 12.63% for PAGS. The company reported revenue of $772.83 million for the quarter, compared to $794.62 million a year earlier. Comparatively to last year’s same quarter, the company’s quarterly revenue fell -2.74 percent. For the current quarter, analysts expect PAGS to generate $812.9M in revenue.

PagSeguro Digital Ltd(PAGS) Company Profile

PagSeguro Digital Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides financial technology solutions and services for consumers, individual entrepreneurs, micro-merchants, and small and medium-sized companies in Brazil and internationally. The company’s products and services include PagSeguro Ecosystem, a digital ecosystem that operates as a closed loop where its clients are able to address their primary day to day financial needs, including receiving and spending funds, and managing and growing their businesses; PagBank digital account, which offers payment and banking services through the PagBank mobile app, as well as centralizes various cash-in options, functionalities, services, and cash-out options in a single ecosystem; and PlugPag, a tool for medium-sized and larger merchants that enables them to connect their point of sale (POS) device directly to their enterprise resource planning software or sales automation system through Bluetooth. It also offers cash-in solutions; online and in-person payment tools; and online gaming and cross-border digital services, as well as issues prepaid, credit, and cash cards. In addition, the company provides functionalities, and value-added services and features, such as purchase protection mechanisms, antifraud platform, account and business management tools, POS app, i-Banking App, Super App, and e-commerce support and bill payment services; and PedeFácil, an order management and food delivery app. Further, it is involved in processing of back-office solutions, including sales reconciliation, and gateway solutions and services, as well as the capture of credit cards with acquirers and sub acquirers. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

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