Seaport Res Ptn Issues Negative Forecast for Fiserv Earnings

Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE:FI) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Fiserv in a research report issued on Tuesday, October 22nd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now expects that the business services provider will earn $2.17 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.22. The consensus estimate for Fiserv’s current full-year earnings is $8.74 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Fiserv’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.45 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.68 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.63 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.90 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.18 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $12.17 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on Fiserv from $188.00 to $208.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday. StockNews.com raised Fiserv from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 26th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on Fiserv from $178.00 to $184.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 25th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Fiserv from $185.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on Fiserv from $185.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $204.38.

Fiserv Trading Down 1.9 %

FI stock opened at $199.52 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $116.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.29, a PEG ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $180.04 and a 200-day simple moving average of $162.37. Fiserv has a 52 week low of $111.53 and a 52 week high of $204.50.

Fiserv (NYSE:FI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 22nd. The business services provider reported $2.30 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.26 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $5.22 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.90 billion. Fiserv had a return on equity of 16.41% and a net margin of 17.45%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.96 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Fiserv

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC acquired a new position in Fiserv in the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Family Firm Inc. acquired a new position in Fiserv in the second quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Clean Yield Group raised its holdings in shares of Fiserv by 431.3% during the third quarter. Clean Yield Group now owns 170 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 138 shares during the last quarter. ZRC Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Fiserv during the first quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Fiserv by 42.5% during the third quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 191 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. 90.98% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Doyle Simons sold 40,000 shares of Fiserv stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.97, for a total value of $8,078,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 76,180 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,386,074.60. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. In other Fiserv news, Director Doyle Simons sold 40,000 shares of Fiserv stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.97, for a total value of $8,078,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 76,180 shares in the company, valued at $15,386,074.60. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Frank Bisignano sold 145,000 shares of Fiserv stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.37, for a total value of $25,718,650.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 2,965,084 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $525,916,949.08. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 227,890 shares of company stock worth $40,934,217. Corporate insiders own 0.75% of the company’s stock.

Fiserv Company Profile

Fiserv, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides payments and financial services technology services in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Latin America, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. It operates through Merchant Acceptance, Financial Technology, and Payments and Network segments.