The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who not so much). Let’s take a look at how diversified financial services stocks fared in Q3, starting with Payoneer (NASDAQ: PAYO).

Diversified financial services encompass specialized offerings outside traditional categories. These firms benefit from identifying niche market opportunities, developing tailored financial products, and often facing less direct competition. Challenges include scale limitations, regulatory classification uncertainties, and the need to continuously innovate to maintain market differentiation against larger competitors expanding their offerings.

The 10 diversified financial services stocks we track reported a strong Q3. As a group, revenues beat analysts’ consensus estimates by 2.2% while next quarter’s revenue guidance was in line.

In light of this news, share prices of the companies have held steady as they are up 1.7% on average since the latest earnings results.

Payoneer (NASDAQ: PAYO)

Founded during the early days of global e-commerce in 2005 to solve international payment challenges, Payoneer (NASDAQ: PAYO) provides financial technology services that enable small and medium-sized businesses to send and receive payments globally across borders.

Payoneer reported revenues of $270.9 million, up 9.1% year on year. This print exceeded analysts’ expectations by 2.9%. Despite the top-line beat, it was still a mixed quarter for the company with an impressive beat of analysts’ yield estimates but EPS in line with analysts’ estimates.

Our mission is straightforward: remove friction between an entrepreneur's ambition and their achievement by delivering a financial stack that is secure, easy to use, and built for global commerce. We are executing against our strategy and have driven over 10 consecutive quarters of year-over-year ARPU and SMB take rate expansion as we move upmarket, increase adoption of multiple products and services, and align our pricing with the value we offer customers. We will continue to navigate short term volatility as our customers adapt their businesses in a dynamic landscape while evolving our business to capture the significant long-term opportunity in front of us, with a clear focus on delivering shareholder returns." John Caplan, Chief Executive Officer

Unsurprisingly, the stock is down 8.3% since reporting and currently trades at $5.31.

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Best Q3: Paymentus (NYSE: PAY)

Founded in 2004 to simplify the complex world of bill payments, Paymentus (NYSE: PAY) provides a cloud-based platform that helps utilities, municipalities, and service providers automate billing and payment processes.

Paymentus reported revenues of $310.7 million, up 34.2% year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 10.7%. The business had a stunning quarter with a solid beat of analysts’ revenue estimates and an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.

Paymentus achieved the biggest analyst estimates beat and fastest revenue growth among its peers. The market seems content with the results as the stock is up 4% since reporting. It currently trades at $29.75.

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Weakest Q3: NCR Atleos (NYSE: NATL)

Spun off from NCR Voyix in 2023 to focus exclusively on self-service banking technology, NCR Atleos (NYSE: NATL) provides self-directed banking solutions including ATM and interactive teller machine technology, software, services, and a surcharge-free ATM network for financial institutions and retailers.

NCR Atleos reported revenues of $1.12 billion, up 4.5% year on year, exceeding analysts’ expectations by 0.6%. Still, it was a softer quarter as it posted a significant miss of analysts’ EPS estimates.

Interestingly, the stock is up 4.1% since the results and currently trades at $39.37.

Read our full analysis of NCR Atleos’s results here.

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE: DFIN)

Born from the need to navigate increasingly complex financial regulations in the digital age, Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE: DFIN) provides software and technology-enabled services that help companies comply with SEC regulations and manage financial transactions and reporting requirements.

Donnelley Financial Solutions reported revenues of $175.3 million, down 2.3% year on year. This result surpassed analysts’ expectations by 3.3%. Overall, it was an exceptional quarter as it also put up a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates and an impressive beat of analysts’ revenue estimates.

Donnelley Financial Solutions had the slowest revenue growth among its peers. The stock is up 2.2% since reporting and currently trades at $52.86.

Read our full, actionable report on Donnelley Financial Solutions here, it’s free.

Euronet Worldwide (NASDAQ: EEFT)

Operating a global network of over 47,000 ATMs and 821,000 point-of-sale terminals across more than 60 countries, Euronet Worldwide (NASDAQ: EEFT) provides electronic payment solutions including ATM services, prepaid product processing, and international money transfer services.

Euronet Worldwide reported revenues of $1.15 billion, up 4.2% year on year. This number came in 4.5% below analysts' expectations. It was a softer quarter as it also recorded a significant miss of analysts’ EFT Processing segment estimates and a significant miss of analysts’ Money Transfer segment estimates.

Euronet Worldwide had the weakest performance against analyst estimates among its peers. The stock is down 18.8% since reporting and currently trades at $71.98.

Read our full, actionable report on Euronet Worldwide here, it’s free.

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