Evertec Inc (NYSE: EVTC)’s stock price has gone decline by -0.73 in comparison to its previous close of 33.07, however, the company has experienced a -0.97% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-03-06 that Investors looking for stocks in the Financial Transaction Services sector might want to consider either Evertec (EVTC) or Visa (V). But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now?
Is It Worth Investing in Evertec Inc (NYSE: EVTC) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Evertec Inc (NYSE: EVTC) is above average at 18.96x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.03.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for EVTC is 62.98M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.87% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of EVTC on April 18, 2025 was 317.75K shares.
EVTC’s Market Performance
EVTC stock saw a decrease of -0.97% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -12.01% and a quarterly a decrease of 0.21%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.36%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.10% for Evertec Inc (EVTC). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -6.57% for EVTC’s stock, with a simple moving average of -3.60% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of EVTC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EVTC stocks, with Susquehanna repeating the rating for EVTC by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for EVTC in the upcoming period, according to Susquehanna is $30 based on the research report published on February 27, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EVTC reach a price target of $35, previously predicting the price at $33. The rating they have provided for EVTC stocks is “Equal-Weight” according to the report published on November 21st, 2024.
Susquehanna gave a rating of “Negative” to EVTC, setting the target price at $28 in the report published on September 05th of the previous year.
EVTC Trading at -6.73% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought EVTC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -15.54% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.10%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.36%, as shares sank -11.58% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +0.15% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EVTC fell by -0.97%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -0.18% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $35.14. In addition, Evertec Inc saw -4.92% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at EVTC starting from Schuessler Morgan M, who sale 80,000 shares at the price of $37.45 back on Mar 06 ’25. After this action, Schuessler Morgan M now owns 282,172 shares of Evertec Inc, valued at $2,996,376 using the latest closing price.
Perez-Surillo Paola, the Executive Vice President of Evertec Inc, sale 14,585 shares at $37.15 during a trade that took place back on Mar 07 ’25, which means that Perez-Surillo Paola is holding 35,203 shares at $541,830 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EVTC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.2 for the present operating margin
- 0.44 for the gross margin
The net margin for Evertec Inc stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.0. Equity return is now at value 21.11, with 5.75 for asset returns.
Based on Evertec Inc (EVTC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.61 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.0. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.57. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.22.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 322.2 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2139.78. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 808.55. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.64for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.0. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.87.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Evertec Inc (EVTC) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
