Voya Investment Management LLC Acquires 252,113 Shares of ACI Worldwide, Inc. $ACIW

Key Points

• Voya Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in ACI Worldwide by 35.0%, acquiring an additional 252,113 shares during the first quarter, bringing their total ownership to approximately $53.2 million.
• A significant portion of ACI Worldwide's stock, 94.74%, is owned by institutional investors, highlighting strong institutional interest in the company.
• Despite recent upgrades from analysts, ACI Worldwide's stock has experienced a 0.9% decline and currently trades at $50.15, with a 12-month trading range reflecting a low of $40.45 and a high of $59.71.

Voya Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of ACI Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACIW - Free Report) by 35.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 972,141 shares of the technology company's stock after acquiring an additional 252,113 shares during the period. Voya Investment Management LLC owned 0.93% of ACI Worldwide worth $53,186,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of ACI Worldwide in the 1st quarter worth $25,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of ACI Worldwide in the 1st quarter worth $25,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of ACI Worldwide in the 1st quarter worth $39,000. Cheviot Value Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of ACI Worldwide in the 1st quarter worth $44,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of ACI Worldwide by 73.7% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 872 shares of the technology company's stock worth $48,000 after buying an additional 370 shares in the last quarter. 94.74% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Zacks Research cut shares of ACI Worldwide from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Wall Street Zen cut shares of ACI Worldwide from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Stephens raised shares of ACI Worldwide from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $60.00 price target for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target on shares of ACI Worldwide from $68.00 to $60.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 27th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $60.00.

ACI Worldwide Trading Up 2.4%

ACIW traded up $1.22 on Thursday, reaching $50.98. 173,824 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 763,416. ACI Worldwide, Inc. has a one year low of $40.45 and a one year high of $59.71. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $46.62 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $48.73. The company has a market cap of $5.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.51 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a quick ratio of 1.48, a current ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62.

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. ACI Worldwide had a net margin of 14.76% and a return on equity of 19.09%. The company had revenue of $401.26 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $380.45 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.47 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. ACI Worldwide has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that ACI Worldwide, Inc. will post 2 earnings per share for the current year.

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.