ACI Worldwide, Inc. $ACIW Stock Holdings Lifted by Voya Investment Management LLC

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 raised its position in ACI Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACIW - Free Report) by 35.0% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 972,141 shares of the technology company's stock after purchasing an additional 252,113 shares during the quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC owned approximately 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 recently bought and sold shares of the company. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its stake in ACI Worldwide by 4,756.7% in the first quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 18,601 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $1,018,000 after purchasing an additional 18,218 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in ACI Worldwide by 2.3% in the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 558,040 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $30,530,000 after purchasing an additional 12,534 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in ACI Worldwide by 24.5% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,266 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $179,000 after purchasing an additional 642 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in ACI Worldwide by 267.7% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 563,335 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $29,243,000 after purchasing an additional 410,142 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. grew its stake in ACI Worldwide by 5.9% in the first quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 144,122 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $7,885,000 after purchasing an additional 8,023 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.74% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at ACI Worldwide

In other news, Director Janet O. Estep sold 4,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 in the company, valued at approximately $3,467,000.46. This represents a 5.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

ACI Worldwide Trading Down 0.9%

ACI Worldwide stock opened at $50.15 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $46.38 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $48.82. 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 stock has a market cap of $5.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.16 and a beta of 1.07. ACI Worldwide, Inc. has a 12 month low of $40.45 and a 12 month high of $59.71.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 return on equity of 19.09% and a net margin of 14.76%.The company had revenue of $401.26 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $380.45 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.47 EPS. The company's revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. ACI Worldwide has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that ACI Worldwide, Inc. will post 2 EPS for the current 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.

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