ACI Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACIW) Given Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages

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.

ACI Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACIW - Get Free Report) has been given an average rating of "Moderate Buy" by the four research firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $60.00.

Several research firms have recently weighed in on ACIW. DA Davidson raised ACI Worldwide from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $60.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Zacks Research lowered ACI Worldwide from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Wall Street Zen lowered ACI Worldwide from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on ACI Worldwide from $68.00 to $60.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 27th. Finally, Stephens raised ACI Worldwide from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $60.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 17th.

Insider Buying and Selling at ACI Worldwide

In other news, Director Mary P. Harman sold 7,194 shares of the firm's 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 sale, the director directly owned 34,388 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,632,742.24. This trade represents a 17.30% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Janet O. Estep sold 4,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.66, for a total value of $200,970.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 77,631 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,467,000.46. This represents a 5.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 1.10% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of ACI Worldwide

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of ACI Worldwide by 4.1% during the first quarter. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,962 shares of the technology company's stock worth $271,000 after acquiring an additional 197 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of ACI Worldwide by 5.0% during the first quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 4,367 shares of the technology company's stock worth $237,000 after acquiring an additional 207 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of ACI Worldwide by 1.4% during the first quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 15,744 shares of the technology company's stock worth $861,000 after acquiring an additional 212 shares in the last quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System raised its holdings in shares of ACI Worldwide by 0.7% during the second quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System now owns 30,828 shares of the technology company's stock worth $1,415,000 after acquiring an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Snowden Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of ACI Worldwide by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC now owns 8,048 shares of the technology company's stock worth $418,000 after acquiring an additional 246 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.74% of the company's stock.

ACI Worldwide Price Performance

NASDAQ ACIW traded up $0.09 on Friday, reaching $48.58. 183,013 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 753,172. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $45.33 and its 200 day simple moving average is $48.99. The company has a quick ratio of 1.48, a current ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. The company has a market cap of $5.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.50 and a beta of 1.07. ACI Worldwide has a 12 month low of $40.45 and a 12 month high of $59.71.

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

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.