Euronet Worldwide (NASDAQ:EEFT) Reaches New 12-Month Low on Disappointing Earnings

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:EEFT) shares reached a new 52-week low during trading on Thursday following a dissappointing earnings announcement. The stock traded as low as $65.99 and last traded at $67.5650, with a volume of 4369 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $70.19.

The business services provider reported $2.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.48 by ($0.09). Euronet Worldwide had a net margin of 7.33% and a return on equity of 27.22%. The business had revenue of $1.11 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.11 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.08 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. Euronet Worldwide has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.570-11.050 EPS.

Key Stories Impacting Euronet Worldwide

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

• Positive Sentiment: Long-term value narrative — several outlets and analysts continue to pitch EEFT as an attractively valued, longer-term holding, which can support buying interest from value-oriented investors. Why Euronet Worldwide (EEFT) is a top value stock for the long term
• Positive Sentiment: Needham maintained a Buy rating despite lowering its price target to $80, implying roughly mid-teens upside from current levels — a vote of confidence that can limit downside and attract growth-oriented buyers. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Revenue broadly met expectations — Q4 revenue of ~$1.11B was in line with consensus, suggesting the topline remains steady even as margins and EPS dynamics are watched closely. Press Release / Slide Deck
• Neutral Sentiment: Company updated FY2026 EPS guidance to $10.57–$11.05, essentially in line with consensus but slightly below the midpoint; this reduces forecast uncertainty but doesn’t materially change the longer-term view. (Company guidance release)
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call materials and transcripts are available for deeper read-throughs; investors seeking clarity on margin drivers, payments trends and FX exposure may dig into the slide deck and call transcript. Earnings Call Presentation
• Negative Sentiment: EPS missed — Q4 EPS was $2.39 vs. the $2.48 consensus, a modest miss that pressured near-term sentiment and re‑rated expectations for margin recovery. MarketBeat earnings summary
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst price-target cuts — Keefe, Bruyette & Woods trimmed its target to $75 and moved to Market Perform, and other shops trimmed targets as well; these downgrades lower the analyst-derived upside and can weigh on sentiment. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest data appears to be anomalous (zero shares / NaN changes) and does not provide a reliable signal about short pressure at this time.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have issued reports on EEFT. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price objective on shares of Euronet Worldwide from $85.00 to $75.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Monness Crespi & Hardt cut shares of Euronet Worldwide from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Oppenheimer reduced their price target on shares of Euronet Worldwide from $134.00 to $133.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Needham & Company LLC decreased their price objective on shares of Euronet Worldwide from $100.00 to $80.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Wolfe Research restated an “underperform” rating and set a $80.00 price objective on shares of Euronet Worldwide in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Euronet Worldwide presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $96.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL purchased a new stake in shares of Euronet Worldwide in the 3rd quarter valued at $42,813,000. Bank of Montreal Can grew its position in Euronet Worldwide by 933.8% in the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 1,993,682 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $151,739,000 after acquiring an additional 1,800,837 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in Euronet Worldwide by 131.9% in the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,308,267 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $132,632,000 after acquiring an additional 744,040 shares in the last quarter. Voss Capital LP increased its stake in Euronet Worldwide by 66.5% during the third quarter. Voss Capital LP now owns 1,340,000 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $117,665,000 after purchasing an additional 535,000 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Euronet Worldwide during the second quarter worth about $48,417,000. 91.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Euronet Worldwide Price Performance

The company’s 50-day moving average price is $74.44 and its 200-day moving average price is $81.51. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The firm has a market cap of $2.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.81, a PEG ratio of 0.53 and a beta of 0.82.

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.