Litchfield Hills Research Predicts Higher Earnings for Usio

Usio Inc (NASDAQ:USIO) – Research analysts at Litchfield Hills Research increased their Q1 2027 earnings estimates for shares of Usio in a note issued to investors on Thursday, May 14th. Litchfield Hills Research analyst B. Sine now expects that the company will earn $0.00 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of ($0.01). The consensus estimate for Usio’s current full-year earnings is ($0.04) per share. Litchfield Hills Research also issued estimates for Usio’s Q2 2027 earnings at $0.01 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.00 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $0.00 EPS.

Usio (NASDAQ:USIO) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 13th. The company reported $0.00 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.01) by $0.01. Usio had a negative net margin of 2.43% and a negative return on equity of 11.68%. The firm had revenue of $25.47 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $23.20 million.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Zacks Research cut Usio from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, March 20th. HC Wainwright reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $4.00 price target on shares of Usio in a report on Friday, March 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Usio in a research report on Friday, March 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $4.00.

Usio Stock Performance

Shares of USIO opened at $1.59 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The company has a market capitalization of $43.92 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -19.88 and a beta of 1.29. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $1.22 and a 200 day moving average of $1.33. Usio has a 12 month low of $1.03 and a 12 month high of $2.02.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Usio

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of USIO. Whittier Trust Co. bought a new stake in shares of Usio in the first quarter valued at $3,202,000. North Star Investment Management Corp. bought a new position in shares of Usio during the 1st quarter worth $205,000. Rothschild Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Usio during the 4th quarter worth $563,000. Citadel Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Usio by 103.7% in the 3rd quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 78,493 shares of the company’s stock worth $111,000 after acquiring an additional 39,959 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Scoggin Management LP purchased a new stake in Usio in the 3rd quarter worth about $114,000. 20.23% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Usio

Usio, Inc (NASDAQ: USIO) is a financial technology company that delivers integrated payment, transaction processing, and money services solutions. The company’s platform combines merchant acquiring, multi?rail payment enablement and business management tools to support merchants, financial institutions and business partners in automating and securing electronic and cash?based transactions.

Through its subsidiaries, Usio provides a broad range of products and services, including point-of-sale terminals, payment gateway services, automated teller machine (ATM) processing, bill payment, money order issuance, domestic and international money transfer and remittance solutions.