Paysafe Limited (PSFE)Technology | Software - Infrastructure | London, United Kingdom | NYSE
5.66 USD
After hours: 5.66 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:27 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is fundamentally broken by a deteriorating business model and a catastrophic multi-year price trajectory. Despite a forward P/E that looks attractive on paper, the company is burning cash with negative earnings and a return on equity of -30%, indicating severe capital inefficiency. The price history confirms this distress, showing a brutal 90% drop over five years, with the most recent annual performance still negative. This is not a value opportunity; it is a value trap where the market has correctly priced out the risk of insolvency or further operational decay. Short-term, the outlook remains bleak. The stock is trading well below its 50-day and 200-day averages, confirming a downtrend that shows no signs of reversal. The massive short interest (over 11%) suggests widespread skepticism among sophisticated players, while the low-volume environment makes any bounce fragile. Options flow reinforces this bearish sentiment, with traders stacking protection for the long term rather than betting on a rally. There is no dividend to provide income, leaving investors entirely exposed to capital loss. While the digital wallet segment may show some resilience, it is insufficient to offset the weakness in the small business segment or the broader structural issues. The recent news of debt refinancing and class-action lawsuits adds legal and financial pressure to an already precarious balance sheet. Avoid this security until there is clear, sustained evidence of a turnaround in both fundamentals and share price. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.281750 |
| AutoETS | 0.287766 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.287771 |
| AutoTheta | 0.334837 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 40% |
| H-stat | 3.09 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.054 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.42 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 446.611 |
| Revenue per Share | 32.537 |
| Market Cap | 295,539,552 |
| Forward P/E | 2.63 |
| Beta | 1.79 |
| Profit Margins | -11.82% |
| Website | https://www.paysafe.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 9:27 a.m. EDT: Options activity reveals a distinct defensive posture with heavy put volume concentrated in January 2027 expirations, particularly at strikes below the current price. While October 2026 calls show some out-of-the-money interest, the overwhelming majority of open interest and volume in longer-dated contracts sits in the money for puts, suggesting speculators are positioning for a continued decline rather than a recovery.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.542811 |
| Address1 | 2 Gresham Street |
| Address2 | 1st Floor |
| All Time High | 234.792 |
| All Time Low | 5.35 |
| Ask | 5.65 |
| Ask Size | 2,100 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 3.0 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 290,740 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 349,915 |
| Average Volume | 349,915 |
| Average Volume10Days | 290,740 |
| Beta | 1.785 |
| Bid | 5.41 |
| Bid Size | 600 |
| Book Value | 10.921 |
| City | London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 5.66 |
| Current Ratio | 1.174 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 5.9299 |
| Day Low | 5.61 |
| Debt To Equity | 446.611 |
| Display Name | Paysafe |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,624,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,624,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,624,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,486,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,486,600 |
| Ebitda | 386,280,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.21919 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 6.772 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.484 |
| Enterprise Value | 2,616,055,552 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.99547 |
| Eps Forward | 2.15392 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -3.83 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 6.3828 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.72280025 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.11324187 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -54.281097 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 12.95 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -7.29 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.56293434 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 5.35 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.30999994 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.057943914 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 5.35 - 12.95 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,602,250,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 24,528,218 |
| Forward Eps | 2.15392 |
| Forward P E | 2.627767 |
| Free Cashflow | 191,795,504 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 2,800 |
| Fullday Change | 0.0 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Fullday Price | 5.66 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.56127 |
| Gross Profits | 989,152,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.31570998 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.57178 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 52,215,472 |
| Industry | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Disp | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Key | software-infrastructure |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,670,889,600 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:12 |
| Long Business Summary | Paysafe Limited provides digital payment solutions in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Merchant Solutions and Digital Wallets. The Merchant Solutions segment offers payment acceptance and transaction processing solutions for merchants and integrated service providers, including merchant acquiring, transaction processing, gateway solutions, fraud and risk management tools, data and analytics, point of sale systems, and merchant financing solutions, as well as support services under the Paysafe and Petroleum Card Services brands. Its Digital Wallets segment provides digital wallet solutions under the Neteller, Skrill, PaysafeWallet, and PagoEfectivo brands; eCash solutions under the PaysafeCard, PaysafeCash, viafintech, SafetyPay, and PagoEfectivo brands; and pay-by-bank solutions under the Rapid Transfer brand. The company also offers digital commerce solutions for specialized industry verticals, including travel, streaming and video gaming, retail and hospitality, and digital assets, as well as iGaming, which covers online betting related to sports, e-sports, fantasy sports, poker, and other casino games. Paysafe Limited was founded in 1996 and is based in London, the United Kingdom. |
| Long Name | Paysafe Limited |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 295,539,552 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_557356178 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -208,304,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 336,789,794 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 5.7 |
| Operating Cashflow | 233,263,008 |
| Operating Margins | 0.027320001 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 44 20 7608 8460 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 5.66 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,180,836 |
| Previous Close | 5.66 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 2.8364244 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.5182676 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.16769752 |
| Profit Margins | -0.1182 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.284 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 3.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Regular Market Day High | 5.9299 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 5.61 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 5.61 - 5.9299 |
| Regular Market Open | 5.7 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 5.66 |
| Regular Market Price | 5.66 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,180,802 |
| Regular Market Volume | 445,846 |
| Return On Assets | 0.01422 |
| Return On Equity | -0.30252 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.045 |
| Revenue Per Share | 32.537 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16207206 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Shares Outstanding | 52,215,472 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0621 |
| Shares Short | 3,243,479 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,176,666 |
| Short Name | Paysafe Limited |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1146 |
| Short Ratio | 9.06 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | PSFE |
| Target High Price | 11.0 |
| Target Low Price | 7.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 8.5 |
| Target Median Price | 8.0 |
| Total Cash | 226,162,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 4.331 |
| Total Debt | 2,546,678,016 |
| Total Revenue | 1,762,337,024 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -3.83 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 7.28465 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.62465 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.22302376 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 445,846 |
| Website | https://www.paysafe.com |
| Zip | EC2V 7AD |