Evertec offers an unusually cheap valuation — forward earnings at 6.3x with a price/earnings-to-growth ratio of 0.06 — backed by three recent earnings beats and strong profitability metrics, but the confirmed technical downtrend below the 200-day moving average and leverage at a debt-to-equity of 1.5 create genuine near-term risk that the discount may deepen before it closes.
Thesis pillars
- Cheap Valuation Growth Combination→Stable
- Leverage Balance Sheet Constraint↑Improving
- Confirmed Downtrend Technical Risk↑Improving
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Evertec, Inc. (EVTC) Stock Analysis
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Technology · Software - Infrastructure
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $31.57, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.8): -1.0.
EVERTEC provides transaction-processing and financial technology services across Latin America, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean through merchant acquiring, payment services, and business solutions segments, processing over ten billion transactions annually. Revenue is... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $31.57, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.8): -1.0. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 6.8/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 82d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
About Evertec, Inc.
About Evertec, Inc.
EVERTEC processes over ten billion transactions annually across 26 countries through its ATH debit network, merchant acquiring, and business solutions platforms, with approximately 29% of 2025 revenue derived from its relationship with Banco Popular. The company operates from 24 offices including its headquarters in Puerto Rico and acquired a 75% stake in Tecnobank Tecnologia Bancária in October 2025, entering Brazil's digital vehicle financing contract registration sector.
EVERTEC earns revenue through three primary segments: Payment Services Puerto Rico & Caribbean (card processing and ATH network), Latin America Payments and Solutions (fintech solutions and the Sinqia suite in Brazil), and Merchant Acquiring (point-of-sale and e-commerce). Most revenue is recurring through per-transaction fees, account-on-file fees, and multi-year contracts of one to six years with automatic renewals. Banco Popular serves as both the primary service contract counterparty under the A&R MSA expiring in 2028 and the main merchant distribution channel under the A&R ISO Agreement running through 2035. EVERTEC is also the only non-bank provider of cash processing services to the U.S. Federal Reserve in the Caribbean. Competitors include Fidelity National Information Services, Fiserv, Global Payments, and Visa and Mastercard. The company has invested over $404 million in technology over the last five years.
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The most material single-counterparty exposure is Banco Popular, which accounted for approximately 29% of 2025 revenue under the A&R MSA expiring in 2028. If Popular were to terminate the A&R MSA, revenues could be materially reduced. Separately, the A&R ISO Agreement governing merchant acquiring with Banco Popular runs through 2035 but, if terminated, could require EVERTEC to assign up to 50% of its merchant contracts to Banco Popular — a structural transfer of customer relationships. The dual contract expirations in 2028 and 2035 create sequential renegotiation exposure at the company's most significant client.
See also: Technology · Software - Infrastructure
From Evertec, Inc.'s most recent 10-K filing, extracted June 10, 2026.
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updated 2026-08-15Recent Developments — Evertec, Inc.
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- NEWS EVTC|Evertec Inc|Price:31.615|Chg%:-0.285 - TradingKey — TradingKey neutral
- NEWS EVTC|Evertec Inc|Price:31.615|Chg%:-0.285 - tradingkey.com — tradingkey.com neutral
- NEWS Evertec (EVTC) Misses Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance negative
- NEWS EVERTEC (NYSE:EVTC) Reports Sales Below Analyst Estimates In Q1 CY2026 Earnings - StockStory — StockStory negative
- NEWS EVERTEC (NYSE:EVTC) Reports Sales Below Analyst Estimates In Q1 CY2026 Earnings - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance negative
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- MEDIUMCustomerBanco Popular29%10-K Item 1A: 'approximately 29% of our revenue was attributable to Banco Popular, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Popular'
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $31.57, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.8): -1.0. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $33.72 (+6.8%), stop $29.36 (−7.5%), A.R:R -0.2:1. Score 6.8/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $33.72 (-1.9% upside). Target $33.72 (+6.8%), stop $29.36 (−7.5%), A.R:R -0.2:1. Stop-loss: $29.36.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.8): -1.0.
Evertec, Inc. trades at a P/E of 19.7 (forward 7.3). TrendMatrix value score: 7.5/10. Verdict: Hold.
12 analysts cover EVTC with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $36.
What does Evertec, Inc. do?EVERTEC provides transaction-processing and financial technology services across Latin America, Puerto Rico, and the...
EVERTEC provides transaction-processing and financial technology services across Latin America, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean through merchant acquiring, payment services, and business solutions segments, processing over ten billion transactions annually. Revenue is predominantly recurring via multi-year contracts with financial institutions, merchants, and government agencies, with approximately 29% of 2025 revenue from Banco Popular.