Janus Henderson Group PLC Acquires 48,990 Shares of Euronet Worldwide, Inc. $EEFT

Janus Henderson Group PLC lifted its holdings in shares of Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:EEFT) by 3.6% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,406,556 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 48,990 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC’s holdings in Euronet Worldwide were worth $93,353,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Johnson Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Euronet Worldwide in the third quarter valued at about $26,000. Danske Bank A S acquired a new position in Euronet Worldwide during the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in Euronet Worldwide by 48.4% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 334 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in Euronet Worldwide in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Finally, 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Euronet Worldwide by 123.1% during the 4th quarter. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 589 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 325 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.60% of the company’s stock.

Euronet Worldwide News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Euronet Worldwide this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Adjusted EPS rose 10% year over year to $2.82, while revenue increased 3% to $1.108 billion. Euronet also reiterated its outlook for 10%–15% full-year adjusted EPS growth. Euronet Worldwide Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Digital accelerator revenue grew 31% and represented 26% of quarterly revenue. New agreements with Unibanca, Capcom and six Dandelion partners, including Mastercard Move, support Euronet’s longer-term expansion. Euronet Worldwide Second Quarter Results
• Positive Sentiment: Payments Infrastructure revenue and adjusted EBITDA increased 11% and 7%, respectively, while epay revenue, operating income and adjusted EBITDA each grew 5%. Euronet also repurchased approximately $50 million of stock.
• Positive Sentiment: Needham raised its price target for EEFT to $90 from $85 and maintained a Buy rating, implying substantial upside based on the referenced share price. Euronet Price Target Raised by Needham
• Neutral Sentiment: Management attributed the Cross-Border Payments weakness partly to U.S. immigration-policy changes, a contraction in outbound remittances and difficult comparisons with one-time benefits in the prior-year period. Digital transactions in the segment still grew 33%.
• Negative Sentiment: Second-quarter adjusted EPS of $2.82 missed the $2.97 consensus estimate, and revenue of $1.108 billion fell short of analysts’ $1.14 billion forecast. Euronet Q2 Earnings and Revenues Miss Estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Cross-Border Payments revenue declined 4%, while operating income plunged 34% and adjusted EBITDA fell 31%. The segment’s weakness drove consolidated operating income down 14% and adjusted EBITDA down 6%.
• Negative Sentiment: GAAP net income attributable to Euronet fell 21% to $77.4 million, or $1.71 per diluted share, from $97.6 million, or $2.27, a decline likely to reinforce investor concerns about near-term profitability.

Euronet Worldwide Trading Down 7.0%

Shares of Euronet Worldwide stock opened at $71.33 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $72.80 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $71.57. Euronet Worldwide, Inc. has a 1 year low of $62.50 and a 1 year high of $105.86. The company has a market capitalization of $2.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.20, a P/E/G ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.47, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 1.28.

Euronet Worldwide (NASDAQ:EEFT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The business services provider reported $2.82 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.93 by ($0.11). Euronet Worldwide had a return on equity of 28.60% and a net margin of 6.63%.The company had revenue of $1.11 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.14 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.56 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts forecast that Euronet Worldwide, Inc. will post 9.83 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on EEFT shares. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $102.00 price objective on shares of Euronet Worldwide in a research note on Friday, July 10th. Needham & Company LLC raised their target price on shares of Euronet Worldwide from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Euronet Worldwide from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Tuesday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $96.00.

Insider Activity at Euronet Worldwide

In related news, Director Thomas A. Mcdonnell bought 3,000 shares of Euronet Worldwide stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $66.87 per share, with a total value of $200,610.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 100,219 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,701,644.53. This represents a 3.09% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 12.19% of the company’s stock.

Euronet Worldwide Company Profile

Euronet Worldwide, Inc is a global financial technology company specializing in electronic payment services and transaction processing. Through its three primary business segments—Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Network Services, epay® Prepaid and Payment Services, and Money Transfer—Euronet provides end-to-end solutions that enable secure, efficient and convenient payments for consumers, financial institutions and retailers worldwide.

In its EFT Network Services arm, Euronet operates one of the world’s largest ATM and point-of-sale (POS) terminal networks, offering deployment, management and connectivity services.