Analysts expect four financial technology stocks to gain at least 40% over the next year and another nine stocks to gain at least 20%.
According to current analyst estimates, shares in Diebold Nixdorf Inc., a payments technology company, are expected to gain 45.9% over the next 12 months, more than any other fintech stock in this analysis. However, only one out of six covering analysts recommends buying the stock. Diebold's stock price has struggled over the last year, dropping 55.7% over that time.
Mitek Systems Inc. and R1 RCM Inc. had the second- and third-highest implied upside at 44% and 41.6%, respectively. Mitek's stock has returned 7.4% over the past year, but R1 RCM's stock has more than doubled. All analysts for both stocks currently recommend buying the shares.
Of the the 97 companies eligible for this analysis, 33 were trading above their one-year mean price target. As of June 4, Appian Corp. shares traded 18.1% above analysts' one-year price target, the most of any company in the group. Appian's shares are up 88.1% in a year, and only one out of its eight covering analysts recommends buying the stock.

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