What is HC Wainwright’s Forecast for Usio Q1 Earnings?

Usio, Inc. (NASDAQ:USIO) – Investment analysts at HC Wainwright issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Usio in a note issued to investors on Thursday, March 27th. HC Wainwright analyst S. Buck forecasts that the company will earn $0.07 per share for the quarter. HC Wainwright currently has a “Buy” rating and a $4.00 target price 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 Stock Down 5.8 %

USIO opened at $1.47 on Friday. Usio has a fifty-two week low of $1.24 and a fifty-two week high of $2.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $39.88 million, a P/E ratio of 16.33 and a beta of 1.82. The company’s 50-day moving average is $1.75 and its 200 day moving average is $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 (NASDAQ:USIO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 26th. The company reported $0.02 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $20.56 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.10 million. Usio had a negative return on equity of 2.98% and a net margin of 3.33%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Usio

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Integrity Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new position 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 fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 479,383 shares of the company’s stock worth $700,000 after purchasing an additional 97,442 shares during the last quarter. Perritt Capital Management Inc grew its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 10,000 shares during the period. Perkins Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Usio by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Perkins Capital Management Inc. now owns 995,693 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,454,000 after purchasing an additional 13,500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Usio by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 182,116 shares of the company’s stock worth $248,000 after purchasing an additional 9,731 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 20.23% of the company’s stock.

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.