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

Shares of Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV) have earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the thirty-seven research firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty-six have given a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $82.80.

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on FISV shares. Raymond James Financial lowered Fiserv from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. Mizuho dropped their price objective on Fiserv from $100.00 to $90.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Stephens dropped their price objective on Fiserv from $75.00 to $70.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. UBS Group set a $65.00 price objective on Fiserv and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on Fiserv from $63.00 to $60.00 in a research note on Monday, May 11th.

Fiserv Price Performance

NASDAQ FISV opened at $56.46 on Wednesday. Fiserv has a fifty-two week low of $52.17 and a fifty-two week high of $177.36. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $57.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is $61.59. 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 market cap of $30.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 0.79.

Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The business services provider reported $1.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.22. Fiserv had a return on equity of 17.46% and a net margin of 15.17%.The company had revenue of $4.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.73 billion. Fiserv’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.0% on a year-over-year basis. Fiserv has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.000-8.300 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Fiserv will post 8.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Fiserv

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Chicago Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Fiserv during the fourth quarter worth about $1,316,000. AGF Management Ltd. boosted its holdings in Fiserv by 55.4% during the third quarter. AGF Management Ltd. now owns 194,524 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $25,080,000 after purchasing an additional 69,383 shares in the last quarter. Machina Capital S.A.S. boosted its holdings in Fiserv by 256.8% during the third quarter. Machina Capital S.A.S. now owns 47,170 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $6,082,000 after purchasing an additional 33,949 shares in the last quarter. Vulcan Value Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Fiserv during the third quarter valued at approximately $103,398,000. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its holdings in Fiserv by 14.1% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 209,775 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $27,147,000 after purchasing an additional 25,987 shares in the last quarter. 90.98% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.