** Shares of Earlypay EPY.AX jump as much as 24.2% to A$0.205, highest since Aug. 2

** Financial products and services provider targets FY25 underlying EPS of 2.2 Australian $(AU)$ cents vs 1.7 AU cents in FY24

** Expects to return dividend payout ratio of at least 60%

** About 468,890 shares traded, ~7x the 30-day avg, in stock's busiest session since July 3

** EPY has fallen 36.5% this year, as of last close

(Reporting by Sherin Sunny in Bengaluru)

((Sherin.Sunny@thomsonreuters.com))