Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV) has received an average rating of “Hold” from the thirty-six analysts that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty-six have assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $76.7667.

A number of research firms have weighed in on FISV. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on Fiserv from $63.00 to $60.00 in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $57.00 target price (down from $60.00) on shares of Fiserv in a report on Friday, July 10th. Susquehanna reiterated a “positive” rating and set a $91.00 price target (down from $99.00) on shares of Fiserv in a research report on Monday, May 4th. BNP Paribas Exane downgraded Fiserv from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $46.00 price target for the company. in a report on Friday, June 5th. Finally, Raymond James Financial restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Fiserv in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th.

Fiserv Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of Fiserv stock opened at $50.22 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 1.06. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $52.36 and a 200 day moving average price of $57.89. Fiserv has a 1 year low of $47.04 and a 1 year high of $144.18. The stock has a market cap of $26.78 billion, a PE ratio of 8.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.82.

Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The business services provider reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 $4.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.73 billion. Fiserv’s revenue was down 2.0% on a year-over-year basis. Fiserv has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.000-8.300 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Fiserv will post 8.13 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Fiserv

In other news, CFO Paul M. Todd bought 10,060 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 17th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $49.70 per share, for a total transaction of $499,982.00. Following the purchase, the chief financial officer directly owned 184,107 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,150,117.90. This trade represents a 5.78% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.06% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Fiserv

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Stonebridge Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Fiserv by 2.3% during the second quarter. Stonebridge Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,318 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $744,000 after buying an additional 98 shares during the period. Bison Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Fiserv by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 2,299 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $472,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares during the period. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Fiserv by 3.3% in the 2nd quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 6,184 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $303,000 after acquiring an additional 195 shares during the period. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Fiserv by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC now owns 7,052 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $474,000 after acquiring an additional 198 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Fiserv by 10.4% in the 1st quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 2,290 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $128,000 after acquiring an additional 215 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.98% of the company’s stock.

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.