Barclays PLC Invests $276.24 Million in Fiserv, Inc. $FISV

Barclays PLC purchased a new position in shares of Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 4,112,503 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $276,237,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in FISV. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in shares of Fiserv by 91.9% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,245 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $872,000 after purchasing an additional 2,033 shares during the period. Bison Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Fiserv by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 2,299 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $472,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the period. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. grew its stake in Fiserv by 21.0% in the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 2,782 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $480,000 after acquiring an additional 483 shares during the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Fiserv in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,001,000. Finally, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL grew its stake in Fiserv by 7.2% in the 2nd quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 5,200 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $897,000 after acquiring an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. 90.98% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on FISV shares. Raymond James Financial cut shares of Fiserv from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on shares of Fiserv from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $75.00 price objective on shares of Fiserv and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Tigress Financial reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $95.00 price objective on shares of Fiserv in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of Fiserv from $68.00 to $60.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $82.23.

Fiserv Price Performance

Fiserv stock opened at $53.78 on Monday. Fiserv, Inc. has a 12-month low of $51.78 and a 12-month high of $177.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $28.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.12, a P/E/G ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 0.80. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $57.33 and its two-hundred day moving average is $61.10. 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 released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The business services provider reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.22. Fiserv had a net margin of 15.17% and a return on equity of 17.46%. The company had revenue of $4.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.73 billion. The firm’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. Equities analysts predict that Fiserv, Inc. will post 8.14 earnings per share for the current year.

About Fiserv

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.