William Blair Has Bearish Estimate for Flywire Q1 Earnings

Flywire Co. (NASDAQ:FLYW) – Investment analysts at William Blair dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Flywire in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 26th. William Blair analyst C. Kennedy now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.04 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.05. The consensus estimate for Flywire’s current full-year earnings is $0.14 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Flywire’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.25 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.06 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.33 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS.

Flywire (NASDAQ:FLYW) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported ($0.12) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.01) by ($0.11). Flywire had a net margin of 4.23% and a return on equity of 2.49%. The firm had revenue of $112.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $118.85 million.

Several other brokerages have also weighed in on FLYW. Seaport Res Ptn lowered Flywire from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Stephens lowered Flywire from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $26.00 to $15.00 in a report on Wednesday. UBS Group lowered Flywire from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $25.00 to $15.00 in a report on Wednesday. BTIG Research lowered Flywire from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lowered their target price on Flywire from $25.00 to $20.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Flywire presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $20.64.

Flywire Price Performance

Shares of FLYW opened at $11.05 on Thursday. Flywire has a 12 month low of $8.62 and a 12 month high of $31.54. The stock has a market cap of $1.37 billion, a PE ratio of 73.67, a P/E/G ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.08. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $19.40 and its two-hundred day moving average is $18.92.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Flywire

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FLYW. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in Flywire in the fourth quarter worth approximately $35,579,000. Voss Capital LP acquired a new stake in Flywire in the fourth quarter worth approximately $30,621,000. Teacher Retirement System of Texas acquired a new stake in Flywire in the fourth quarter worth approximately $24,363,000. Jennison Associates LLC lifted its position in shares of Flywire by 53.0% during the 4th quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 3,406,312 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,238,000 after acquiring an additional 1,179,562 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wasatch Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Flywire by 62.1% during the 4th quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 2,741,644 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,533,000 after acquiring an additional 1,049,888 shares during the last quarter. 95.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Flywire Company Profile

Flywire Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a payments enablement and software company in the United States and internationally. Its payment platform and network, and vertical-specific software help clients to get paid and help their customers to pay. The company’s platform facilitates payment flows across multiple currencies, payment types, and payment options, as well as provides direct connections to alternative payment methods, such as Alipay, Boleto, PayPal/Venmo, and Trustly.