Asure Software, Inc. (ASUR)Technology | Software - Application | Austin, United States | NasdaqCM
9.07 USD
+0.10
(1.115%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 9.07 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:35 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Asure Software is currently paralyzed by a severe disconnect between its optimistic analyst consensus and its deteriorating operational reality. While eight analysts maintain a 'strong buy' rating with a mean target of $13.38, the company is bleeding cash, posting negative operating margins, and failing to meet recent earnings estimates. The balance sheet is fragile, with debt significantly outweighing cash reserves, and the stock has failed to capitalize on its recent revenue growth, trading well below its 200-day average. The short-term outlook is murky. The stock is hovering near its 50-day moving average, showing no clear momentum to drive a breakout, and the statistical forecasting models offer no directional guidance due to low reliability. This lack of clarity is mirrored in the options chain, which displays minimal liquidity and a mix of speculative long calls and defensive puts, suggesting traders are waiting for a catalyst rather than committing capital to a trend. Long-term investors should remain cautious. Despite a positive cumulative return over the last nine years, the most recent annual performance was flat, and the company lacks the consistent profitability required to justify a premium valuation in a mature software sector. Without a clear path to restoring operating margins and strengthening the balance sheet, the stock remains a speculative hold rather than a core investment. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.087422 |
| AutoTheta | 0.087790 |
| AutoETS | 0.088127 |
| MSTL | 0.099510 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 43% |
| H-stat | 1.63 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.340 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.05 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 37.862 |
| Revenue per Share | 5.517 |
| Market Cap | 261,935,504 |
| Forward P/E | 8.43 |
| Beta | 0.50 |
| Profit Margins | -5.42% |
| Website | https://www.asuresoftware.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:35 a.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is extremely thin and fragmented. In the near term (August), there is negligible open interest on both sides. For September and December expirations, the market shows a distinct preference for deep out-of-the-money calls (strikes around $5.00) over the money, suggesting a speculative bet on a sharp, volatile spike rather than a steady grind higher. However, put volume remains active at strikes near the current price ($7.50-$10.00), indicating a 'straddle' mentality where traders are hedging against a potential drop while simultaneously betting on a rally, reflecting high uncertainty and low conviction in either direction.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.095410585 |
| Address1 | 405 Colorado Street |
| Address2 | Suite 1800 |
| All Time High | 173.33333 |
| All Time Low | 0.666667 |
| Ask | 11.31 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 123,400 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 117,404 |
| Average Volume | 117,404 |
| Average Volume10Days | 123,400 |
| Beta | 0.501 |
| Bid | 6.49 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 8 |
| Book Value | 6.861 |
| City | Austin |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 9.07 |
| Current Ratio | 1.064 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 9.14 |
| Day Low | 8.7514 |
| Debt To Equity | 37.862 |
| Display Name | Asure Software |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,441,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,441,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,441,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,304,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,304,000 |
| Ebitda | 26,548,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.1708 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 11.946 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.04 |
| Enterprise Value | 317,134,496 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.855 |
| Eps Forward | 1.076 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.3 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 512 437 2718 |
| Fifty Day Average | 8.257 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.8129997 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.09846188 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 9.541059 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 10.2 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.1300001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.11078433 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 6.8 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.2699995 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.33382344 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 6.8 - 10.2 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 702,653,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 26,323,507 |
| Forward Eps | 1.076 |
| Forward P E | 8.429368 |
| Free Cashflow | 5,484,625 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 627 |
| Fullday Change | 0.0999994 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 1.11482 |
| Fullday Price | 9.07 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.68119 |
| Gross Profits | 105,880,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.14329 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.76678 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 28,879,328 |
| Industry | Software - Application |
| Industry Disp | Software - Application |
| Industry Key | software-application |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,335,830,400 |
| Last Split Factor | 3:2 |
| Long Business Summary | Asure Software, Inc. engages in the provision of cloud-based Human Capital Management (HCM) software solutions in the United States. It provides its human resources (HR) tool as Software-as-a-Service that helps various small and medium-sized businesses to build a productive workforce to help them stay compliant and allocate resources to grow their business. The company offers a comprehensive suite of HCM tools through its Asure HCM platform, which includes payroll and tax filing, HR management tools, time and attendance software, recruiting, and benefits administration. It provides technology-enabled services such as AsureMarketplace, facilitating automated data exchange with third-party providers; HR compliance services; AsurePay, a payroll card solution; and insurance brokerage services for benefits management. The company also offers payroll processing and compliance; offers payroll calculation and processing services, including wage and overtime calculations, garnishments, direct deposit processing, and related payroll administration; HR compliance and workforce management; time and attendance solutions; applicant tracking and recruiting tools; insurance brokerage and benefits administration, retirement plan administration; tax management solutions; payroll tax processing platforms; outsourced payroll tax services; and treasury and funds management services. The company delivers its products directly and through a national network of reseller partners and referral partners. Asure Software, Inc. was formerly known as Forgent Networks Inc. and changed its name to Asure Software, Inc. in September 2007. Asure Software, Inc. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. |
| Long Name | Asure Software, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 261,935,504 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_36427 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -8,423,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 259,047,572 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 8 |
| Open | 9.0 |
| Operating Cashflow | 24,247,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.064559996 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.68 |
| Phone | 512 437 2700 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 9.07 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,805 |
| Previous Close | 8.97 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 10.608187 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.3219646 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.6851989 |
| Profit Margins | -0.054190002 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.157 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0999994 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.11482 |
| Regular Market Day High | 9.14 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 8.7514 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 8.7514 - 9.14 |
| Regular Market Open | 9.0 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 8.97 |
| Regular Market Price | 9.07 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 152,774 |
| Return On Assets | -0.0023 |
| Return On Equity | -0.042969998 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.232 |
| Revenue Per Share | 5.517 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 28,879,328 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0312 |
| Shares Short | 899,712 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 806,074 |
| Short Name | Asure Software Inc |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0399 |
| Short Ratio | 8.75 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | ASUR |
| Target High Price | 15.0 |
| Target Low Price | 11.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 13.375 |
| Target Median Price | 13.0 |
| Total Cash | 19,679,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.681 |
| Total Debt | 74,878,000 |
| Total Revenue | 155,432,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.3 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 0.6682 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 8.6236 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.4463997 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.051764887 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 152,774 |
| Website | https://www.asuresoftware.com |
| Zip | 78,701 |