Litchfield Hills Research Predicts Higher Earnings for Usio

Usio Inc (NASDAQ:USIO) – Investment analysts at Litchfield Hills Research raised their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Usio in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, August 13th. Litchfield Hills Research analyst B. Sine now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.00 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of ($0.01). Litchfield Hills Research also issued estimates for Usio’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.00 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.01 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.01 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $0.01 EPS.

USIO has been the topic of several other research reports. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Usio from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Zacks Research raised shares of Usio from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, May 18th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH increased their target price on shares of Usio from $6.25 to $6.75 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Usio to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 25th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $5.38.

Usio Stock Up 0.4%

NASDAQ USIO opened at $2.46 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $2.16 and a 200 day moving average price of $1.61. Usio has a one year low of $1.03 and a one year high of $2.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.10. The company has a market cap of $70.11 million, a P/E ratio of -41.00 and a beta of 1.32.

Usio (NASDAQ:USIO) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 12th. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $23.68 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $23.67 million. Usio had a negative return on equity of 8.20% and a negative net margin of 1.63%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Usio

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. FNY Investment Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of Usio in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $49,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its holdings in Usio by 246.1% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 28,353 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 20,161 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP purchased a new stake in Usio in the second quarter valued at approximately $102,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in Usio by 34.6% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 59,692 shares of the company’s stock valued at $87,000 after purchasing an additional 15,334 shares during the period. Finally, Citadel Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Usio by 103.7% during the third quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 78,493 shares of the company’s stock worth $111,000 after purchasing an additional 39,959 shares in the last quarter. 20.23% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Usio Company Profile

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.