ACI Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACIW) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

Key Points

• ACI Worldwide, Inc. has received a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from analysts, with one hold and three buy ratings.
• The company's earnings report showed a profit of $0.35 per share, beating estimates, and a year-over-year revenue growth of 7.4%.
• Significant insider selling has occurred, with directors selling shares worth over $500,000 recently, resulting in a decrease in ownership for both directors involved.

Shares of ACI Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACIW - Get Free Report) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the four brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $60.00.

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Zacks Research lowered shares of ACI Worldwide from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on shares of ACI Worldwide from $68.00 to $60.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 27th. Stephens raised shares of ACI Worldwide from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $60.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 17th. DA Davidson raised shares of ACI Worldwide from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $60.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Monday, May 12th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of ACI Worldwide from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th.

ACI Worldwide Stock Performance

ACI Worldwide stock opened at $49.31 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 1.48 and a quick ratio of 1.48. ACI Worldwide has a 1-year low of $40.45 and a 1-year high of $59.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.81 and a beta of 1.07. The company's 50-day moving average is $45.13 and its 200 day moving average is $49.10.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The technology company reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.08. ACI Worldwide had a net margin of 14.76% and a return on equity of 19.09%. The firm had revenue of $401.26 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $380.45 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.47 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. ACI Worldwide has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Research analysts forecast that ACI Worldwide will post 2 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at ACI Worldwide

In other ACI Worldwide news, Director Janet O. Estep sold 4,500 shares of ACI Worldwide stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $44.66, for a total value of $200,970.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 77,631 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,467,000.46. The trade was a 5.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Mary P. Harman sold 7,194 shares of ACI Worldwide stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.48, for a total transaction of $341,571.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 34,388 shares in the company, valued at $1,632,742.24. This represents a 17.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On ACI Worldwide

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its stake in shares of ACI Worldwide by 3.8% during the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 5,378,701 shares of the technology company's stock worth $246,936,000 after buying an additional 199,286 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its stake in shares of ACI Worldwide by 16.2% during the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 2,228,131 shares of the technology company's stock worth $102,293,000 after buying an additional 310,785 shares during the period. North Reef Capital Management LP lifted its stake in shares of ACI Worldwide by 18.3% during the fourth quarter. North Reef Capital Management LP now owns 2,141,000 shares of the technology company's stock worth $111,139,000 after buying an additional 331,000 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of ACI Worldwide by 0.7% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,027,606 shares of the technology company's stock worth $110,930,000 after buying an additional 14,278 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in shares of ACI Worldwide by 6.7% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,677,338 shares of the technology company's stock worth $77,004,000 after buying an additional 105,975 shares during the period. 94.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ACI Worldwide Company Profile

ACI Worldwide, Inc, a software company, develops, markets, installs, and supports a range of software products and solutions for facilitating digital payments in the United States and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Banks, Merchants, and Billers. The company offers ACI Acquiring, a solution to process credit, debit, and prepaid card transactions, deliver digital innovation, and fraud prevention; ACI Issuing, a digital payment issuing solution for new payment offering; and ACI Enterprise Payments Platform that provides payment processing and orchestration capabilities for digital payments.

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