Insider Selling: Paysafe (NYSE:PSFE) Insider Sells $65,800.00 in Stock

Paysafe Limited (NYSE:PSFE) insider Richard Swales sold 10,000 shares of Paysafe stock in a transaction on Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $6.58, for a total transaction of $65,800.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 34,456 shares in the company, valued at approximately $226,720.48. This trade represents a 22.49% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

Paysafe Price Performance

Paysafe stock opened at $6.71 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $7.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of $7.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $346.77 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.76 and a beta of 1.74. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.38. Paysafe Limited has a 52-week low of $5.95 and a 52-week high of $15.02.

Paysafe (NYSE:PSFE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.04. Paysafe had a negative net margin of 11.82% and a positive return on equity of 10.31%. The firm had revenue of $447.44 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $446.85 million. Paysafe has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900-2.030 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Paysafe

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Paysafe by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,439,793 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,522,000 after buying an additional 82,440 shares during the period. Private Management Group Inc. grew its position in Paysafe by 60.3% in the fourth quarter. Private Management Group Inc. now owns 2,384,594 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,291,000 after acquiring an additional 897,103 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Paysafe by 57.0% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 543,416 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,396,000 after acquiring an additional 197,268 shares during the period. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. increased its stake in Paysafe by 2.0% during the third quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 516,289 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,670,000 after acquiring an additional 9,947 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Paysafe by 1.8% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 399,449 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,041,000 after purchasing an additional 7,155 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 54.39% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on PSFE. UBS Group set a $7.00 price target on Paysafe and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Susquehanna set a $7.00 price objective on Paysafe and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Wall Street Zen cut Paysafe from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. BTIG Research cut their target price on Paysafe from $12.00 to $11.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Paysafe from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Paysafe has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $8.50.

About Paysafe

Paysafe is a global payments provider that delivers a comprehensive suite of online and offline payment solutions. The company operates a diverse portfolio of products, including digital wallets under the Skrill and Neteller brands, prepaid voucher services through paysafecard, and integrated payment processing solutions for merchants. Paysafe’s platform is designed to serve a wide range of industries, from e-commerce and digital goods to gaming, financial services, and regulated verticals, offering tailored risk and compliance management alongside its core transaction capabilities.

Founded through a series of mergers and strategic acquisitions, Paysafe traces its origins to the launch of paysafecard in 2000 and the establishment of Optimal Payments in 1996.