B. Riley Issues Negative Outlook for Fiserv Earnings

Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE:FI - Free Report) - Research analysts at B. Riley cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Fiserv in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, April 25th. B. Riley analyst H. Goetsch now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $2.42 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.50. The consensus estimate for Fiserv's current full-year earnings is $10.23 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Fiserv's Q3 2025 earnings at $2.73 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on FI. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Fiserv from $240.00 to $270.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Morgan Stanley reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $268.00 price target (up from $267.00) on shares of Fiserv in a research note on Friday, April 25th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on Fiserv from $254.00 to $232.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Fiserv from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price target for the company from $246.00 to $260.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. Finally, Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Fiserv from $265.00 to $230.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, twenty-two have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $230.00.

Fiserv Price Performance

NYSE FI traded down $0.64 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $184.65. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,470,693 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,811,543. The company has a quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. Fiserv has a 1 year low of $146.25 and a 1 year high of $238.59. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $213.93 and its 200-day moving average price is $211.84. The company has a market capitalization of $103.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.26, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.91.

Fiserv (NYSE:FI - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The business services provider reported $2.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.08 by $0.06. Fiserv had a net margin of 15.31% and a return on equity of 17.93%. The company had revenue of $4.79 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.86 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.88 EPS. Fiserv's revenue for the quarter was up 5.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vega Investment Solutions purchased a new stake in shares of Fiserv in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Park Square Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Fiserv in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Valley National Advisers Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Fiserv in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Marshall Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Fiserv during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Compass Financial Services Inc purchased a new stake in Fiserv during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. 90.98% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Fiserv

In other news, COO Guy Chiarello sold 45,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $235.55, for a total transaction of $10,599,750.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 227,711 shares in the company, valued at approximately $53,637,326.05. This trade represents a 16.50 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.75% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Fiserv declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Thursday, February 20th that allows the company to buyback 60,000,000 outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the business services provider to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

About Fiserv

Fiserv, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides payments and financial services technology services in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Latin America, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. It operates through Merchant Acceptance, Financial Technology, and Payments and Network segments.