Brokers Issue Forecasts for ACI Worldwide FY2025 Earnings

Key Points

• Seaport Res Ptn has lowered ACI Worldwide's FY2025 earnings per share estimate to $2.37, down from a previous forecast of $2.40, while the consensus estimate for the current full-year earnings stands at $2.00 per share.
• A number of analysts have recently adjusted their ratings on ACI Worldwide, with Zacks and Wall Street Zen downgrading the stock to a "hold" rating, while Stephens increased its rating to "overweight" with a price target of $60.00.
• ACI Worldwide's stock opened at $51.48, with a market cap of $5.31 billion, and has seen a price fluctuation between a low of $40.45 and a high of $59.71 over the past year.

ACI Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACIW - Free Report) - Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of ACI Worldwide in a note issued to investors on Monday, October 13th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now forecasts that the technology company will post earnings per share of $2.37 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $2.40. The consensus estimate for ACI Worldwide's current full-year earnings is $2.00 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for ACI Worldwide's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.42 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.27 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.84 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on the company. Zacks Research cut ACI Worldwide from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Wall Street Zen cut ACI Worldwide from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Stephens raised ACI Worldwide from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $60.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of ACI Worldwide in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, ACI Worldwide has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $60.00.

ACI Worldwide Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ACIW opened at $51.48 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $5.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.72 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a current ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. ACI Worldwide has a 1-year low of $40.45 and a 1-year high of $59.71. The stock's 50-day moving average is $49.73 and its 200 day moving average is $48.55.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On ACI Worldwide

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in ACI Worldwide by 3.8% in the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 5,378,701 shares of the technology company's stock worth $246,936,000 after acquiring an additional 199,286 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its position in ACI Worldwide by 16.2% during the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 2,228,131 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $102,293,000 after acquiring an additional 310,785 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in ACI Worldwide by 0.7% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,027,606 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $110,930,000 after acquiring an additional 14,278 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in ACI Worldwide by 6.7% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,677,338 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $77,004,000 after acquiring an additional 105,975 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. increased its position in ACI Worldwide by 32.8% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,662,130 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $76,308,000 after acquiring an additional 410,423 shares during the last quarter. 94.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About ACI Worldwide

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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