Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the thirty-five brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, twenty-six have given a hold recommendation and six have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $76.5667.

A number of research firms have recently commented on FISV. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $60.00 price objective (down from $70.00) on shares of Fiserv in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their target price on shares of Fiserv from $80.00 to $75.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. Loop Capital dropped their price target on shares of Fiserv from $63.00 to $62.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated a “neutral” rating and set a $53.00 price target (down from $62.00) on shares of Fiserv in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and set a $91.00 price objective (down from $99.00) on shares of Fiserv in a report on Monday, May 4th.

Fiserv Stock Up 2.6%

Shares of FISV stock opened at $55.63 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $29.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.82. Fiserv has a one year low of $47.04 and a one year high of $142.83. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $52.07 and a 200 day moving average price of $57.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 1.06.

Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The business services provider reported $1.79 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.22. The firm had revenue of $4.67 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.73 billion. Fiserv had a net margin of 15.17% and a return on equity of 17.46%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 2.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Fiserv has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.000-8.300 EPS. Analysts predict that Fiserv will post 8.13 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Fiserv

In related news, CFO Paul M. Todd bought 10,060 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 17th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $49.70 per share, for a total transaction of $499,982.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 184,107 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,150,117.90. This represents a 5.78% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.06% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Oakworth Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Fiserv in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Fiserv during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. American National Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in shares of Fiserv during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Kimelman & Baird LLC bought a new position in Fiserv during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, Goodman Advisory Group LLC acquired a new position in Fiserv in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. 90.98% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Fiserv Company Profile

Fiserv, Inc, founded in 1984 and headquartered in Brookfield, Wisconsin, is a global provider of financial services technology. The company develops and delivers integrated solutions for payments, processing, risk and compliance, customer and channel management, and business insights and optimization. Serving thousands of clients, Fiserv supports banks, credit unions, securities broker-dealers, leasing and finance companies, and retailers.

Fiserv’s core offerings include account processing systems that automate deposit, lending and transaction processing for financial institutions, as well as digital banking platforms that enable mobile and online banking services.