NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 2:07 PM ET — Regular session
- Paymentus Holdings shares slid about 10% in afternoon trading after an early bounce faded.
- A Nasdaq technical screen flagged PAY as “oversold,” with a key momentum gauge dipping below 30.
- Investors are now looking ahead to the company’s next earnings update and whether the broader payments selloff deepens.
Paymentus Holdings, Inc. shares were down 9.7% at $28.53 in afternoon trading on Friday, after touching a session low of $28.53. The stock opened at $31.43, hit an intraday high of $31.63 and has traded about 703,000 shares, compared with a prior close of $31.59.
The slide matters because Paymentus, a bill-payment software provider, has traded like a sentiment gauge for investors’ appetite for growth-oriented payments names. A near-double-digit move in a single session can force portfolio managers and short-term traders to reassess positioning quickly.
The drop also lands as markets enter the early stretch of a new year, when investors often rotate exposure and reset risk budgets. In that environment, stocks that have relied on growth expectations can see sharper swings when risk appetite cools.
Broader markets were softer. The S&P 500-focused SPDR S&P 500 ETF was down about 0.3%, while the tech-heavy Invesco QQQ ETF slipped about 0.7%.
Paymentus was not alone among payments and fintech names. BILL Holdings fell about 7%, Toast dropped about 4.8% and Global Payments slid about 2.6% in the same session.
Technical traders also pointed to momentum signals. BNK Invest wrote on Nasdaq that Paymentus entered “oversold” territory, with its relative strength index (RSI) at 29.9 after shares traded as low as $28.89. RSI is a widely used momentum gauge; readings below 30 are often viewed as showing heavy selling pressure. Nasdaq
Paymentus sells cloud-based bill payment technology to billers and financial institutions, and says its platform is used by tens of millions of consumers and businesses in North America. The company says it serves more than 2,500 billers and financial institutions. Paymentus
For investors, the question is whether Friday’s move is mostly a sector-wide risk-off trade or something more specific that emerges in coming disclosures. Paymentus has tended to trade on expectations for continued payment volume growth and operating leverage as it scales.
The next obvious checkpoint is earnings. Earnings calendars from TipRanks and Investing.com list Paymentus’ next report for Feb. 18, after the close, though schedules can change. TipRanks
When results arrive, investors will be watching revenue growth, payment transaction volume, and profitability trends such as margins. Any update to forward guidance is likely to matter as much as the quarter itself in setting the tone for valuation-sensitive names.
