Insider Selling: Paysign, Inc. (NASDAQ:PAYS) Major Shareholder Sells 100,000 Shares of Stock

Paysign, Inc. (NASDAQ:PAYS) major shareholder Daniel Spence sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $3.60, for a total transaction of $360,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 9,090,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,724,000. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Major shareholders that own 10% or more of a company’s shares are required to disclose their transactions with the SEC.

Paysign Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ PAYS traded up $0.02 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $3.67. The stock had a trading volume of 153,112 shares, compared to its average volume of 268,403. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $4.54 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $4.39. Paysign, Inc. has a 52 week low of $1.67 and a 52 week high of $5.59. The company has a market capitalization of $194.16 million, a P/E ratio of 28.19 and a beta of 0.96.

Paysign (NASDAQ:PAYS) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 31st. The company reported $0.01 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $14.33 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.07 million. Paysign had a net margin of 14.42% and a return on equity of 32.55%. As a group, analysts expect that Paysign, Inc. will post 0.21 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Paysign

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of PAYS. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Paysign in the second quarter worth about $512,000. Algert Global LLC bought a new position in shares of Paysign in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $46,000. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company acquired a new stake in Paysign in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $66,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its position in Paysign by 25.0% during the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,504,380 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,484,000 after purchasing an additional 301,000 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in Paysign by 51.5% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 116,779 shares of the company’s stock valued at $502,000 after purchasing an additional 39,710 shares during the last quarter. 25.89% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $7.00 price target on shares of Paysign in a research note on Friday, June 28th.

Paysign Company Profile

Paysign, Inc provides prepaid card programs, comprehensive patient affordability offerings, digital banking services, and integrated payment processing services for businesses, consumers, and government institutions. Its product offerings include solutions for corporate rewards, prepaid gift cards, general purpose reloadable debit cards, employee incentives, consumer rebates, donor compensation, clinical trials, healthcare reimbursement payments and pharmaceutical payment assistance, and demand deposit accounts accessible with a debit card.