American Century Companies Inc. Buys 246,228 Shares of ACI Worldwide, Inc. $ACIW

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American Century Companies Inc. raised its position in ACI Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACIW - Free Report) by 24.5% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,251,707 shares of the technology company's stock after acquiring an additional 246,228 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. owned about 1.19% of ACI Worldwide worth $68,481,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of ACI Worldwide during the 4th quarter worth approximately $5,292,000. Barclays PLC raised its stake in shares of ACI Worldwide by 11.9% during the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 253,061 shares of the technology company's stock worth $13,136,000 after purchasing an additional 26,888 shares in the last quarter. Mariner LLC raised its stake in shares of ACI Worldwide by 5.9% during the 4th quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 13,415 shares of the technology company's stock worth $696,000 after purchasing an additional 743 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of ACI Worldwide by 47.0% during the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 160,182 shares of the technology company's stock worth $8,315,000 after purchasing an additional 51,216 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MetLife Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of ACI Worldwide by 6.0% during the 4th quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 63,374 shares of the technology company's stock worth $3,290,000 after purchasing an additional 3,598 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.74% of the company's stock.

ACI Worldwide Price Performance

Shares of ACIW stock traded up $1.44 on Friday, hitting $49.31. 773,956 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 953,318. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 1.48 and a quick ratio of 1.48. ACI Worldwide, Inc. has a 12 month low of $40.45 and a 12 month high of $59.71. The stock has a market cap of $5.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.81 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a 50 day moving average of $45.13 and a 200 day moving average of $49.03.

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, topping the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $401.26 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.47 EPS. ACI Worldwide has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that ACI Worldwide, Inc. will post 2 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen lowered ACI Worldwide from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. DA Davidson raised ACI Worldwide from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $60.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Monday, May 12th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price objective on ACI Worldwide from $68.00 to $60.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 27th. Stephens raised ACI Worldwide from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $60.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered ACI Worldwide from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $60.00.

Insider Activity

In other ACI Worldwide news, Director Janet O. Estep sold 4,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.66, for a total value of $200,970.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 77,631 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,467,000.46. This trade represents a 5.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Mary P. Harman sold 7,194 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.48, for a total value of $341,571.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 34,388 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,632,742.24. This represents a 17.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.