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i3 Verticals Inc

IIIVNASDAQ

SectorInformation Technology

IndustryApplication Software

Beta (adjusted)0.90

Intrinsic Value $15.69median of 6 methods · middle span $3-$26based on filings through 30 Jun 2026

Market Price $13.82Price as of 30 Sep 2026

Near fair valueIntrinsic value is 14% above the market price

−50% · IV below pricenear fair value ±15%IV above price · +50%

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Market Cap $480.7M

Enterprise Value $592.3M

Shares Outstanding 34.8M diluted

Moat Rating None

Next Earnings Date19 Nov 2026

All prices and values are periodic snapshots, not live quotes. Source dates are shown for reference.

Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

i3 Verticals has successfully transitioned into a pure-play public sector enterprise software and integrated payments provider following the strategic divestitures of its Healthcare RCM and Merchant Services businesses. This portfolio reshaping significantly reduces regulatory and operational complexity while shifting the business mix toward higher-margin, highly predictable recurring revenue streams. With annualized recurring revenue (ARR) growing at double-digit rates and a robust balance sheet characterized by low leverage, the company is well-positioned to execute self-sourced, highly accretive acquisitions in niche public sector verticals (such as its recent $60 million transportation software transaction). The current valuation discount relative to public sector software peers offers an attractive entry point for investors.

This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.

Street view · analyst 12-month targets4 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026

Low · most bearish analyst$27.00

Mean target$28.50

High · most bullish analyst$30.00

Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 19 Jun 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Bear CaseDownside scenario

$22.0020%

Organic growth slows due to longer sales cycles or budget constraints within state and local government agencies. Integration of recent acquisitions faces delays or fails to achieve expected cross-sell synergies, leading to write-downs of goodwill or contingent consideration. Increased competition in niche public sector workflows limits pricing power, pressuring operating margins and delaying the expected post-divestiture margin expansion.

Base CaseCentral scenario

$27.2050%

The company delivers steady organic revenue growth of 6-8% in its core public sector software business, supported by stable municipal and state IT budgets. Annualized recurring revenue (ARR) continues to grow at a low-double-digit pace, maintaining a high recurring revenue mix (~80%). Operating margins expand moderately as transition services agreements wind down and integration synergies from the January 2026 transportation acquisition are realized. Share repurchases provide additional support to EPS.

Bull CaseUpside scenario

$30.0030%

SaaS and recurring revenue growth accelerate beyond expectations, driven by rapid cross-selling of integrated payment solutions into newly acquired public sector software platforms. Operating margins expand significantly faster than consensus estimates due to post-divestiture cost efficiencies and high-margin software mix. The company successfully deploys capital into highly accretive, self-sourced public sector acquisitions, driving a valuation re-rating toward pure-play software peers.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits

Transition to a high-margin, pure-play public sector software model with high revenue predictability (~80% recurring revenue mix).
Strong balance sheet with low leverage (1.2x total leverage ratio as of March 31, 2026) and substantial liquidity to fund strategic M&A.
Proven track record of self-sourcing and integrating niche vertical software acquisitions with embedded payment capabilities.
Active capital return program, including significant share repurchases that reduce diluted share count and support EPS growth.

Key Investment Risks

Dependence on state and local government IT budgets, which can be subject to political and macroeconomic pressures.
Execution and integration risks associated with a continuous roll-up M&A strategy in fragmented software niches.
Potential margin pressure if professional services or non-recurring software implementation revenues decline faster than SaaS revenues scale.
Concentration of economic ownership and voting power among continuing equity owners through Class B common units.

Thesis Invalidation Triggers

A sustained decline in Annualized Recurring Revenue (ARR) growth below mid-single digits.
Significant integration failures or material goodwill impairment charges related to the $60.0 million transportation acquisition.
A meaningful deterioration in operating margins or failure to achieve the projected FY 2026 adjusted EPS guidance range of $1.09 to $1.15.

All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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