Paymentus stock just sank nearly 10% — here’s what investors are watching next
NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 10:44 ET — Market closed Paymentus Holdings shares closed down 9.9% at $28.47 on Friday, after swinging between $28.23 and $31.63 as volume rose to about 1.44 million shares. The slide lands as investors head into the first full trading week of 2026 with catalysts that can reprice rate expectations, including U.S. employment data due Jan. 9 and consumer price inflation data due Jan. 13. “The market is looking for direction,” Matthew Maley, chief market strategist at Miller Tabak, said. Reuters For Paymentus, that matters because the stock trades like a growth name: sentiment can