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USIO

Usio Inc. Common Stock (USIO) fair value

Technology · Software - Infrastructure · NASDAQ · United States
$3.14-0.63%
Market cap $89MNext earnings 2026-11-11Updated Oct 20, 2026
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Our verdict
Trades 56% below our fair value
Price
$3.14
Model fair valueConfidence: low
about $7.14
Built from weaker models, sales multiples or analyst targets, so treat it as a rough guide.
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Valued as a loss-making company: Sales comps and Analyst consensus.
ACCE opinionUsio Inc. Common Stock (USIO)
Fair value (3 models)
Not available
ACCE price target
$2.60
Rating
Not rated
Horizon
12 months
ACCE price target published on 15 Oct 2026, 00:00 CEST.
Price used: $3.14 at the close on 23 Oct 2026, 22:00 CEST.
Models: Analyst consensus and Sales comps.
Fair value: the average of the applicable valuation models (discounted cash flow, multiples, residual income, dividend discount, shareholder yield), each run on the latest financial statements and the market price shown. Opinion columns (fair value, target, rating) are shown apart from the data. Full methodology: acceinvestments.com/data/how-we-value-stocks
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Data
ACCE score
53
out of 100
Analysts
100% buy
3 covering
1-year return
+115.1%
Dividend yield
0.00%

Usio Inc. Common Stock in four questions

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Overview

ACCE thesis

Usio (USIO) runs payment processing and transaction software for merchants, including card-present and online payment acceptance, ACH, and payment gateway services that sit between small and mid-sized businesses and their acquiring banks. Its edge is in vertical-specific integrations, where switching costs come from embedded software and compliance workflows rather than price, though the company is small and does not dominate its niche. The near-term story rests on revenue growth of 18.6% against a gross margin of only 22.3%, so the question is whether that growth can carry through to operating leverage, which an operating margin of 1.6% suggests has not yet happened. The stock is interesting now mainly because it trades on a forward P/E of 151.5 with negative ROE of -8.0%, which prices in a large earnings ramp that the current margins do not yet show. With an 81M USD market cap, no index membership, and a composite score of 53/100, this is a thin-margin, sub-scale payments name that deserves a look only if the margin trajectory can be verified in the next few reported quarters.

AI-assisted·How I use AIWritten Oct 18, 2026
⚠ Investor warnings · 3 flagsAI-assisted·How I use AI
  • high
    Earnings collapsing despite revenue growth
    Revenue grew 18.6% YoY, but earnings fell 63.3%, and the net margin is -1.6%. Growth is not converting into profit.
  • moderate
    Price well above ACCE target
    The stock trades 20.8% above the ACCE price target of $2.60, with the price at $3.14. Position sizing should reflect that gap.
  • moderate
    Thin free cash flow
    Free cash flow is only $1M against a $91M market cap, and the operating margin of 1.6% leaves little room for error.

AI research notes

AI-assisted·How I use AIWritten Oct 23, 2026 · figures from 2026-06-30 · prices to Oct 23, 2026
Why it could do well
  • Revenue grew 18.6% over the past year, and the five-year average annual growth rate is 20.8%.
  • Free cash flow over the last twelve months was $1M, so the business generated cash rather than burning it.
Why it could disappoint
  • Net margin is -1.6% and return on equity is -8.0%, so the company still loses money on what it sells and on shareholder capital.
  • At $3.16 the forward P/E is 151.5x, and the free cash flow yield is only 1.2%, leaving little room for error.
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Nov 11, 2026
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Price
$3.14
Model fair valueConfidence: low
about $7.14
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Recent performance

1 week
+11.3%
1 month
+38.3%
3 months
+62.7%
6 months
+163.9%
YTD
+130.9%
1 year
+115.1%

SEC filings

Recommendation history, last 12 months

DateTypeNewPreviousPrice
15 Oct 2026, 00:00 CESTACCE price target$2.60first publication$2.67
7 Oct 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$1.12$0.82$2.80
4 Oct 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$0.82$0.79$2.93
30 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$0.79$0.81$2.35
27 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$0.81$0.79$2.33
22 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$0.79$0.81$2.37
19 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$0.81$0.77$2.27
16 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$0.77$0.79$2.37
14 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$0.79$0.77$2.45
11 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$0.77$0.81$2.57

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Investing in shares carries a risk of losing capital. The value of an investment can go down as well as up.

Valuation horizon: 12 months from the publication date.

Conflicts of interest. ACCE Investments is operated by Adrien Chantreuil, who may hold personal positions in the securities analysed. Positions are declared on each security. ACCE receives no payment from the companies analysed or from any intermediary for this analysis.

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Snapshot

Growth52Value28Quality35Momentum97Total53
Valuation
Trailing P/E
no data
Forward P/E
18.5x
PEG
no data
P/B
3.44x
EV / Revenue
0.7x
Book value/sh
$0.66
Enterprise value
$63M
Profitability
ROE
-8.0%
FCF yield
1.21%
ROIC
-9.4%
Health and risk
Debt / equity
0.22
Dividend yield
0.00%
Beta
1.36

Price

+118.1% · 1Y

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Answered from Usio Inc. Common Stock fundamentals + recent valuations. Every number shows its source and date.

This stock Peer Peer median weaker → stronger
ROEbetter than 0% of peers
low -8%-8%high 62%
Div yieldbetter than 33% of peers
low 0.0%0.0%high 4.1%

Peers

Prices Oct 23, 2026
CompanyPriceFair valuevs fair valueP/EROEQualityScore
USIO Usio Inc. Common Stock$3.14----8.0%3553
YUBICO.ST Yubico ABkr 126.00kr 51147% above72.8x8.9%7166
3769.T GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.¥8725.00--27.1x21.7%9172
4704.T Trend Micro Incorporated¥7260.00--27.2x30.0%8665
4716.T Oracle Corporation Japan¥10000.00--19.1x-4655
OFSS.NS Oracle Financial Services Software Limited₹9677.00--24.7x49.9%9681
DOCN DigitalOcean Holdings Inc. Common Stock$93.22$40131% above42.4x62.3%7048

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  • GlobeNewswire•Sep 29, 2026
    Usio Named by Harris Computer Corporation as a “Preferred Payments Service Provider”
  • GlobeNewswire•Sep 9, 2026
    Usio Appoints Linda Loof as Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships
  • GlobeNewswire•Aug 12, 2026
    Usio Announces Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results
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40 filings
October 2026
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8-KCurrent reportPeriod 2026-10-19
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September 2026
Sep 3
Form 4Insider transactionPeriod 2026-08-21
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August 2026
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Form 4Insider transactionPeriod 2026-07-01
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