Worldline Stock Drops 3.1%: Down 79% Over the Year, Short Interest Increasing
Worldline falls 3.1% to €0.2715 by midday on Monday, May 18, 2026, in an SBF 120 that is down 0.74%. The European payment specialist now shows a year-over-year decline of 79.1%. Reported net short positions continue to rise, as the stock remains well below its medium and long-term moving averages.
Increasing Selling Pressure with Net Short Positions at 3.45%
According to reviewed declarations, cumulative net short positions on Worldline have reached 3.45% of the capital, declared by four funds (latest declaration on May 12). Over thirty days, the cumulative position has increased by 1.94 points, from 1.51% to 3.45%. The main participants identified are Helikon Investments (1.51%), Squarepoint Ops (0.81%), and Walleye Capital (0.60%). This rise in bearish bets accompanies a stock struggling to stabilize its trajectory. Early May, Worldline finalized the divestiture of its Electronic Data Management business to SIX, as part of the group's refocus on its European payment activities. The technical rebound on May 8 (+4.99%) was followed by a nearly 5% drop on May 11, making the stock the worst performer in the SBF 120 that day. This Monday's session prolongs this pressure, with a change of -3.1% placing Worldline at the lower end of the broader index ranking, though not among the top five declines.
Price Clings to the 20-Day Moving Average but Remains 84% Below the 200-Day Average
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At €0.2715, the stock is slightly above its 20-day moving average (€0.27, a +0.56% difference), indicating a very short-term stabilization around this level. However, the break remains significant over longer horizons: the 200-day moving average is at €1.68, making the current price 83.84% lower than this benchmark, and the 50-day average at €0.45 shows a decline of 39.67%. The RSI at 35 reflects the selling exhaustion of recent sessions without indicating a clear oversold condition, with the price moving at mid-Bollinger band (52%). The technical support identified at €0.24, already approached in early May after a session where the stock fell to €0.2462, remains the reference low level; resistance is at €0.31. The three-month performance (-21.3%) reflects the difficulty of the stock to initiate a significant movement after the first-quarter revenue published at the end of April, which showed a marginal decline of 0.5%. The next concrete appointment for shareholders: the general assembly on June 11, 2026, followed by the semi-annual results on July 30.
SectorServices financiers›Services de traitement des transactions
Context
Period
Period: 3T 2025
Guidance from the release
Le chiffre d'affaires du troisième trimestre a été conforme à nos attentes... Nous confirmons donc nos prévisions pour 2025.
T3 conforme aux attentes avec -0,8 % organique ; resserrement de la guidance 2025 (baisse organique 1-4 %) ; EBE ajusté attendu 830-855m€ ; processus de cessions en cours (Mobilité & Services Web Transactionnels, activités nord-américaines) ; revues externes du portefeuille HBR et du cadre de conformité finalisées.
Risks mentioned
Baisse organique du chiffre d'affaires (guidance 2025 -1 % à -4 %)
Opérationnalisation inégale du cadre de conformité FCC au sein des entités
Portefeuille de commerçants à haut risque nécessitant surveillance continue
Hausse des coûts de financement impactant le cash-flow
Opportunities identified
Cessions d'actifs stratégiques (valorisation Mobilité 400m€ +10m€ conditionnels ; Nord-Amérique 70m€) pour simplifier le périmètre
Montée en puissance du nouveau management et simplification organisationnelle
Croissance des solutions SoftPOS et terminaux de nouvelle génération
Partenariats stratégiques (Yeepay, Outpayce) et contrats clients majeurs (RDG, Garanti Bank, grands groupes hôteliers)
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