PaySign PAYS
$14.69 +$0.37 (+2.58%)
Market closed · Nov 6, 8:20 pm ET · Last extended-hours $14.80 +0.75%
Open$14.51
Prev close$14.32
Day range$14.41 – $14.96
Volume698.0K
Market cap$829.43M
P/E (TTM)56.5
Dividend yield–
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership54.8%+0.12 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding171+8 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)20 buys / 29 sellsNet selling
Short interest4.44% of floatDays to cover 2.8 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share25.4%5-day average of daily volume
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$1.16M (12 inflow days, 8 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 41.8% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has risen from 2.74% to 4.44% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Cunningham | Individual/Insider | 2026/Q3 | +247,956 | 0.6% |
| Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +868,508 | 1.6% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +727,560 | 5.5% |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +614,175 | 1.1% |
| UBS Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +478,119 | 1.0% |
| Ballast Asset Management LP | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +467,476 | 0.8% |
| AWM Investment Company Inc | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +415,000 | 1.4% |
| Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +285,331 | 1.1% |
| Los Angeles Capital Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +275,002 | 0.5% |
| Trexquant Investment LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +260,336 | 0.5% |
| Invesco Capital Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +220,508 | 0.4% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +217,556 | 1.9% |
| AQR Capital Management | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +202,778 | 0.4% |
| State Street Global Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +199,193 | 1.5% |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +149,827 | 1.3% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2026 | Mark Newcomer | Chief Executive Officer | Automatic Disposition | -50,000 | $15.34 | 9,113,002 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Joan Herman | Executive VP of EFT Operations & Executive Director | Automatic Disposition | -59,904 | $12.38 | 609,421 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Jeffery Baker | Chief Financial Officer | Open Market Disposition | -35,000 | $12.62 | 542,171 |
| 5 Aug 2026 | Mark Newcomer | Chief Executive Officer | Automatic Disposition | -150,000 | $11.88 | 9,163,002 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | Daniel Henry | Independent Chairperson | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +20,000 | – | 169,885 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | Jeffrey Newman | Independent Director | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +20,000 | – | 90,000 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | Dennis Triplett | Independent Non-Executive Director | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +20,000 | – | 290,000 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | Bruce Mina | Independent Non-Executive Director | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +20,000 | – | 278,500 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Jeffery Baker | Chief Financial Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -28,506 | $8.96 | 577,171 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Jeffery Baker | Chief Financial Officer | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +35,494 | – | 577,171 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Mark Newcomer | Chief Executive Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -59,025 | $8.96 | 9,313,002 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Mark Newcomer | Chief Executive Officer | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +90,975 | – | 9,313,002 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Joan Herman | Executive VP of EFT Operations & Executive Director | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -13,780 | $8.96 | 669,325 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Joan Herman | Executive VP of EFT Operations & Executive Director | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +22,220 | – | 669,325 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Matthew Lanford | Chief Payments Officer & Director | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -25,185 | $8.96 | 273,424 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Matthew Lanford | Chief Payments Officer & Director | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +38,815 | – | 273,424 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Robert Strobo | General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -25,184 | $8.96 | 526,871 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Robert Strobo | General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +38,816 | – | 526,871 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Brad Cunningham | Chief Technology Officer | Sale to Issuer | -46,378 | $8.96 | 314,622 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | Mark Newcomer | Chief Executive Officer | Automatic Disposition | -50,000 | $9.38 | 9,222,027 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 2,507,937 | 4.4% | 2.8 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 2,268,605 | 4.0% | 3.0 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 2,055,867 | 3.6% | 2.8 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 1,609,321 | 2.9% | 2.2 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 1,478,189 | 2.6% | 1.6 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 1,530,760 | 2.7% | 3.0 |
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